https://taungdailynews.com/2026/04/20/three-suspects-arrested-for-possession-of-copper-cables/The Guardianen2026-04-20T05:40:41+00:00Three suspects arrested for possession of copper cablesThe police from Hanover responded swiftly to a complaint from local farmers requesting assistance after several men were reportedly spotted running in different directions on a farm on 17 April 2026. , with the assistance of farm workershttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/04/20/n12-road-reopened-following-tanker-incident/The Guardianen2026-04-20T05:20:44+00:00N12 road reopened following tanker incidentThe Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) said is pleased to inform motorists that the N12 Freeway in Bassonia has been officially reopened to traffic in both directions. Following the fahttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/04/20/accused-to-appear-for-conspiracy-to-commit-crime-and-contravention-of-immigration-act/The Guardianen2026-04-20T05:00:23+00:00Accused to appear for conspiracy to commit crime and contravention of Immigration ActKhonsou Seba Capo Chichi (18) and François van der Merwe will appear in the Pretoria Regional court on 20 April 2026, following their arrest on 13 April 2026, The Hawks said Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi (45)https://taungdailynews.com/2026/04/20/567-suspects-nabbed-during-operation-shanela-ii/The Guardianen2026-04-20T04:28:06+00:00567 suspects nabbed during Operation Shanela IIcompliance inspections, foot and vehicle patrols, which ran concurrently with Operation Shanela II from 13 to 19 April 2026, The police operations conducted across the five districts of the Northern Cape during the Safer Easter Operation Paseka, including Vehicle Check Points (VCPs), Warrant Officer Molefi Shemane said a range of crime prevention activities, and tracing operations, were executed by multi-disciplinary teams within the security cluster. Shemane said as a result of these operations, stop-and-search operations, resulted in the arrest of 567 suspects. The arrests relate to contact crimes