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Tebogo Mahlangu, who escaped custody by threatening a police officer with a firearm in 2019, has been recaptured after nearly six years as a fugitive. The dramatic arrest occurred while he was attending an unrelated court case in Witbank. Mahlangu was originally charged in connection with a violent diamond heist on the N12 highway.
Preliminary investigations revealed that these suspects were wanted for a string of cash in transit heists dating back as far back as 2021, indicating a long-standing criminal network operating.
Police in Eastern Cape are searching for nine masked gunmen executed a brazen daylight robbery at a Vincent Park Mall jewellery store in East London, stealing luxury items and firing shots at security personnel.
Four suspects were arrested after robbing e-hailing passengers in Sandton, stealing luxury watches worth R200,000. Police recovered the stolen items, firearms, and vehicles with false plates.
A gang of 30 suspects orchestrated a brazen attack on a Hammanskraal shopping mall, bombing five ATMs and engaging in a shootout with law enforcement. One security guard was wounded in the violent heist that has prompted a police manhunt. "
A vehicle transporting money was targeted by armed robbers, resulting in significant damage to the vehicle.
Police in Bethelsdorp arrested two suspects and recovered R66,300 worth of stolen cement during a sting operation in Extension 32. The suspects, aged 32 and 41, were caught trying to sell the cement stolen from a Coega-based company, at a local hardware store.
A guard was injured during an alleged cash-in-transit robbery on the M19 on Tuesday night.
Six individuals were arrested, and several weapons were recovered at the scene, including five rifles, two pistols, gloves, balaclavas, and G4S cash bags.