Staff Reporter|Published
Ten suspects have been arrested in separate police operations in Hanover Park, Bonteheuwel and Delft, including six men wanted in connection with murder and attempted murder cases and four suspects linked to a carjacking.
The arrests took place on Sunday, 25 October 2026, during intelligence-driven operations and police patrols targeting crime in the affected areas.
Six murder and attempted murder suspects arrested
Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) officers arrested six adult men wanted in connection with murder and attempted murder cases registered in October 2026 in Hanover Park.
Sergeant Wesley Twigg said the suspects would appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court once charged.
In a separate incident, officers followed up on a tip-off that led them to an abandoned house on Surwood Walk in Hanover Park, where they found a 9mm pistol.
An investigation into the discovery of the firearm was opened at Philippi SAPS.
Firearm and ammunition found in Bonteheuwel
Meanwhile, Anti-Gang Unit members arrested a 33-year-old man for the alleged illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after searching a premises on Apricot Street, Bonteheuwel.
Twigg said officers found a 9mm pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition hidden in a basket inside a Wendy house.
The suspect will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court once charged.
Four carjacking suspects arrested in Delft
In an unrelated operation, Public Order Police members arrested four suspects aged between 19 and 22 in Wax Flower Street, Delft, on Sunday morning.
The officers were patrolling the Delft policing precinct as part of efforts to curb gang violence, robberies and other crime when a member of the public approached them.
The man told police he had registered a carjacking case at Delft SAPS and had received information about the suspects’ whereabouts.
Officers followed up on the information and apprehended the four suspects.
They will appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court once charged.