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Mar
01

Eight members of ‘sticky-tape gang’ arrested

POLICE believe they have broken the spine of the notorious “sticky-tape gang” — responsible for a spate of house robberies in the Cato Ridge and Camperdown areas — with the arrest of eight men yesterday. Police spokesperson Colonel Jay Naicker […]

Feb
22

Sticky tape gang strikes again

THE “sticky tape gang”, comprised of at least eight gunmen, yesterday used pliers to pinch the flesh of an elderly woman on a Camperdown farm. The gang, whose members use sticky tape to bind and gag their victims, has been […]

Jan
29

Death of a hero prince

SERGEANT Thamsanqa Zondi was a royal prince, a tough policeman — and a “mama’s boy”. On Monday night — after a massive gun battle on the streets of Richmond — the 30-year-old father-of-two showed what it means to be a […]

Jan
28

Heist gang’s rampage

GUNFIRE shattered Richmond yesterday afternoon in a bloody cash heist that left a security guard, a policeman and two robbers dead, witnesses said. The eight-strong gang, wielding AK47s, exchanged fire with security guards, sending locals scurrying for cover. Three civilians […]

Jan
28

Four killed in ‘chaotic’ Richmond shootout

SHERLISSA PETERS, LIAM JOYCE AND LAUREN ANTHONY Durban – Four people, including a policeman and a security guard, were killed and at least five people were wounded when armed robbers opened fire with AK-47s in a foiled cash-in-transit heist in […]