Suspects arrested for Stock Theft in the OR Tambo District

Crime

OR Tambo District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana, welcomed the arrest of two male suspects aged 39 and 68, in the district.

In the first incident, Flagstaff police received information about the 39-year-old having an unlicensed firearm in a business premises (shop) and pounced on him. An unlicensed 9mm pistol with four live rounds of ammunition was recovered. Since the suspect had no legal proof of ownership, he was arrested on the spot.

In an unrelated incident in the Ntshongweni locality of Qumbu, members of the OR Tambo District #StockTheft Prevention Task Team and Qumbu Vispol acted on information received that cattle stolen from the Qolombana locality in Tsolo in March 2026, had been spotted in Qumbu. In company of the complainant, police recovered five (05) mixed cattle from the suspect’s kraal. The 68-year-old was immediately arrested and charged with unlawful possession of suspected stolen livestock.

Both suspects are due to appear before Magistrates’ Courts of their respective jurisdictions on Monday, 13 April 2026, facing their respective charges.

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