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Crime Scene Logo By: Neo Ntsele The Free State Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thabang Lesia, has expressed approval of the rapid arrest of a 29-year-old suspect from Kudumane Village, QwaQwa. The suspect was found hiding at a relative's residence in Bluegumbosch less than a day after the alleged brutal murder of an unidentified woman. The arrest followed an incident where the suspect allegedly stabbed and set the woman on fire inside a shack near Setsing Shopping

Seized Ammunition By: Neo Ntsele Police in Zastron arrested a 41-year-old man and seized live ammunition. On Friday, 24 July 2026, around 09:15, officers from Zastron Police Station, Selosesha Public Order Police, and Ladybrand K9 were carrying out a Second-Hand Goods Compliance operation in the Zastron area. At a mechanical workshop, police reportedly discovered 21 live shotgun rounds concealed in a cupboard. A 41-year-old white man was arrested for the illegal possession of

Person of Interest to aid in rape Investigation By: Neo Ntsele The Phuthaditjhaba Family, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit in the Free State is seeking the community's help to find the individual shown in the (composition photo), who is a person of interest and could aid the police in a rape investigation. In May 2026, around 23:00, the complainant returned home with her boyfriend after visiting a local tavern. An argument broke out, during which the boyfriend