A 40-year-old man was arrested by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) after he was found with 48 knotted plastics of nyaope valued at R2 000 in Katlehong on 14 February. He was detained at Katlehong Police Station and charged with possession and possible dealing in illicit

A man was arrested by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and variety of narcotics seized in Benoni on 13 February. EMPD Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said the EMPD stopped a suspicious looking 30-year-old man on Elston Avenue and 34 plastic bags containing rock, four Ziploc bags of crystal meth and 47 knotted plastic bags of […]

Two suspects in possession of narcotics were arrested in Alra Park by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) on 15 February. EMPD Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said a male and female suspects, aged 26 and 50, were handcuffed in Springbok Road after officers uncovered 33 half and full mandrax tablets valued at R1 800.   The […]

Two suspects were arrested in Thembisa by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department for possession of a stolen Quantum mini bus on 9 February 2020. EMPD Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said on verification the vehicle displayed false registration/number plates. Investigations, according to the spokesperson, revealed that the minibus was hijacked in Rabbie Ridge on 6

Three male suspects were arrested for being in possession of stolen railway tracks worth over R100 000 and a hijacked Light Delivery Vehicle (LDV) in Tsakane on 10 February. EMPD Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said EMPD officers were stopped and approached by Afri Guard Security (private security company) requesting back-up at a local scrapyard. Officers responded and

The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) arrested a male suspect for being in possession of narcotics and live rounds of ammunition in Zonkizizwe on 10 February. According to EMPD Acting Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng, when the 44-year-old pedestrian was sear Ziploc bags of khat, valued at R94 700, and R460 cash was found on his person.  […]

A municipal employee was arrested by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and stolen items were recovered on Wednesday, 3 February, in Vosloorus. The 26-year old male was apprehended in Moagi Street inside the Parks department’s yard   by the EMPD crime fighting unit for allegedly stealing two trailer wheels with tyres valued at R12 000. […]

An anti-drug operation by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department’s (EMPD) resulted in the arrest of four suspects and confiscated narcotics worth almost R10K in Vosloorus and Katlehong. Officers patrolling the Vumbuka informal settlement in Vosloorus area stopped and searched a 27-year-old suspicious female and uncovered 12x paper wrapped khat and 20x knotted

The City the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers from different precincts arrested ten drivers for being intoxicated and illegally transporting alcohol between 29 and 31 January during a High Density operations in the Southern Region. Officers on roving roadblocks in Eden Park, Germiston and Katlehong issued 170 traffic fines to motorists, stopped and

Five motorists were arrested for not keeping to the regulated speed limit in Alberton over the weekend by the Anti-High Speed Enforcement Unit of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. Acting EMPD Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said on 23 January three motorists were arrested for speeding and reckless driving on Heidelberg Road, of which a 44-year-old motorist, […]