Cases reported:
• Theft: 4
• Theft of motor vehicle: 1
• Murder: 1
• Common assault: 1
• Contravention of second-hand goods act: 6
• Culpable homicide: 1
• Rape: 1
• Theft from motor vehicle: 1
• Child neglect: 1
• Dealing in drugs: 1
• Business burglary: 1
Arrests:
• Murder, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearm: 8
• Possession of drugs: 1
Murder:
• Taxi-related violence in Brakpan yesterday morning (Wednesday) resulted in the death of four taxi drivers. Six others were injured.
Read more here: Early morning shooting rocks Brakpan CBD
Rape:
• A woman was raped at gunpoint along Olga Mitchell Street in Anzac yesterday.
The victim was walking to work at around 6.30am when she noticed a man following her.
The man pointed a gun at her and forced her to follow him to a secluded area where he raped her.
Burglary:
• 20th Road, Witpoort Estates.
The break-in took place yesterday.
Stolen: Unknown. No further information pertaining to this incident was received.
Theft of motor vehicle:
• A motorbike (make and model not provided) was stolen from an address along Muir Avenue on Tuesday.
Theft from motor vehicle:
• On Tuesday, a car battery was stolen from a vehicle parked along Kitzinger Avenue.
Also read: Police appeal for info after skeleton found
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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