Another year has come and gone and again crime related articles dominated our web and social media platforms.
Number 1
The most popular story last year broke in August when a metro police officer hit a mother at Kempton Park Police Station after her daughter had been arrested for speeding.
Video footage of a prior roadside altercation between the daughther, her friend and an officer was taken by a passing motorist. This video was the most watched and was also in fourth position on the list of news articles.
Later that month the metro police issued a statement giving the department’s view of the incident.
Number 2
In early December the police, metro police and emergency services flocked to a scene on Pretoria Road where it was believed several boys from Sebokeng were kept in an open veld after they had been abducted.
It later came to light that the boys were there with their parents’ permission and the arrested suspects were released.
Number 3
In May a Boksburg resident was shot dead by a Bonaero Park father in what was believed to have been a road rage incident. A charge of murder against the father was withdrawn in October pending further investigations.
Number 4
2015 kicked off tragically for a local family when their seven-month-old son stopped breathing at his daycare on January 27. After fighting for his life in hospital he died on February 14.
‘I don’t think I want to fully know what happened or how my son suffered that day,’ his still grieving mother told Express in May.
Number 5
In June Ekurhuleni Metro Police played a major role in smashing a syndicate specialising in hijacking and stealing VW Polos in Gauteng.
Number 6
During the first week of December a local motorcyclist made the headlines when he disappeared under water – Scrambler and all – in a huge hole on Monument Road. Express was there when he decided to dive back to save his precious wheels.
Number 7
With matrics having finished their year-end exams, pupils from Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld High School dressed up for their matric farewell in December – only to discover there was no farewell.
Tempers got out of hand at the venue and the organiser was beaten up.
TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE BEATING, CLICK HERE
Number 8
Just to remind us that we all need entertainment as well, Emperors Palace’s Garden of Lights proved to have been very popular. The article was regularly visited right through the festive season.
Number 9
After having been without a police chief for months, Ekurhuleni Metro Police introduced its new leader in October. This man of action immediately promised: “The party is over”.
Number 10
In March Johannesburg Flying Squad tracked down a gang of hijackers in Kempton Park CBD.
