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IOL News
6 days ago
- IOL News
Tragic death of young man highlights youth crime in Delft
ON SCENE Delft Main Road and Voorbrug, near the Voorbrug Taxi Rank. Image: Supplied An unfortunate act of young people allegedly hanging onto delivery trucks to steal food items has claimed the life of a 20-year-old in Delft. Aiden Langenhoven, who is alleged to be one of the boys known to steal from delivery trucks in the area, died on Wednesday after yet another delivery jacking. Delft Community Policing Forum (CPF) public relations officer, Francois de Bruin, confirmed the incident that took place at Voorbrug and Delft Main Road at the 7/11 circle. 'Langenhoven attended Roosendal High in Delft and it is believed that there was attempts to take cool drinks off a delivery truck as was and still is unfortunately the case at these hotspots in Delft Main Road, where these kids are being used to do the bidding of hardened criminals. 'Neighbourhood Watch, SAPS, the community and CPF are at our wits end and we concede its really a problem at these hotspots, however, CPF/SAPS want to salute the NHW who have identified the operating timeslots when these boys operate. 'As precautionary measures we ask motorists to try not to have valuables of any kind in open bakkies where possible.' Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Francois added that it would be ideal for police officers to patrol stationary vehicles, however, said it is not possible as there are not enough vehicles even for visible policing. Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk, said the circumstances around the incident is under investigation. 'A culpable homicide case was opened for investigation. No arrest as yet, investigations continues.' Anyone with information about the accident is requested to contact Crime Stop at 08600 10111 or to share information through the mobile application, MySAPS. The victim is one of the boys known for hanging onto trucks and stealing from them. Image: Supplied
IOL News
26-05-2025
- IOL News
Four injured, officer wounded as weekend violence escalates
Police officers responded to a weekend of violence in Cape Town, with multiple shootings leaving four injured and one dead. Police and emergency teams had their hands full this weekend after four people were shot in one incident, alongside a separate case involving a wounded police officer and a murdered security guard. Police were called to Spandua Road in Eerste River just before midnight on Saturday, where they found four teenagers shot. The youngest victim, a 15-year-old boy, was wounded. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said, 'Kleinvlei police registered four counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident in Spandua Road, Eerste River, on Saturday at about 11:50. pm 'Police members responded to a complaint of a shooting and upon arrival on the scene the victims were already taken to a medical facility in a private vehicle. 'The motive for the attack is believed to be gang related. The suspects fled the scene and they are yet to be arrested. 'Anyone with any information about this incident is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.' In a separate incident on Friday, Delft Police registered an attempted murder case after a police constable stationed at Delft Police Station was wounded. The officer was ambushed while responding to a complaint about a car theft in Freedom Farm, Delft. Francois De Bruin, Public Relations Officer for the Delft Community Policing Forum, explained, 'The men and women in blue (SAPS) attended to a complaint when they came under attack. The injured constable was taken to a medical facility for treatment.' 'To CPF knowledge the circumstances surrounding this heinous, coward, barbaric incident is under investigation and arrests are yet to be made 'Delft CPF again appeals to the community and surrounding areas not to allow these attacks on our men and women in blue to continue in the way, it's been going these past few months.' In a third incident police attended a crime scene in Sneeuberg Road, Heideveld where a 33-year-old man was shot in the head on Saturday Twigg explained: 'The victim was taken to a medical facility for medical treatment where he later died due to his injuries. A murder case was registered for investigation.' At a fourth incident, police opened a case of murder where a security guard was shot and killed at a soccer stadium in Kayamandi just after 7pm. Twigg said the motive for the attack will form part of the investigation. Cape Argus
