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Pini Bothoko
  • Newborn baby retrieved alive from pit latrine

    Even though the baby's mother claims she had frequented the bathroom when the baby somehow fell into the toilet, investigations are ongoing to establish what really transpired. According to Mahalapye-Central Police Station commander,...

  • Smash and grab under control- Motube

    Smash and grab incidents kept the police busy with daily occurrences as robbers attacked innocent people by the traffic lights, intersections, and speed humps. The robbers sometimes used force or threatened them with sharp objects. For years, the...

  • Bonwanotshi man dies in fight over girlfriend

    Narrating what transpired, Mahalapye Police Station commander, Superintendent Omphile Malemenyane said the suspect, a 24-year-old man who also resides in Bonwanotshi cattle posts, allegedly saw the deceased walking with the woman to his place and...

  • Two men seriously injured in Gabane accident

    The duo sustained serious head injuries and fractured legs respectively and are currently fighting for their lives at Princess Marina Hospital. Investigating the matter, Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Boemo Bok said the...

  • Zim suspect nabbed for 'illegal hunting'

    The young man was arrested and handed over to the police by the community. According to Broadhurst Police Station commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae members of the community found a duck struggling, looking like it was deliberately trapped and...

  • Couple beats up alleged rape victim

    According to the police, the victim had on Saturday night left for the bar with her friend and they later met the friend’s boyfriend. When retiring from the bar, the friend asked the alleged victim to make a stopover in Block 3 to drop her...

  • Man, 57, commits suicide

    Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Boemo Bok told The Monitor the deceased did not leave any message.However, Bok stated that the deceased’s family disclosed that he had been sick and they suspect it might be what caused his...

  • House burns to ashes, victim accuses ex-boyfriend

    Broadhurst Police Station commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae said on the fateful night the owner of the house, a 31-year-old woman was out attending a funeral wake in Oodi. “On arrival home in the morning around 4am she found her rented...

  • Police Day sparks soar

    Over the years, Police Day has been struggling to draw large crowds that BDF Day seems to do so with ease, but this year has proven men and women in blue to be just as capable of attracting the masses. The police celebration managed to entertain the...

  • Reflections on BPS’ 140 years of policing

    Cash-in-transit and ATM bombings The BPS managed to curb cash-in transit heists and ATM bombings which were threatening the country’s economy as criminals targeted and overpowered security company guards and made away with large sums of money....

  • Suspect nabbed with P150k worth of dagga

    The Mogoditshane Block 9 inhabitant was driving from south to the northern part of Botswana when he was intercepted by the police during a stop, question, and search operation. His truck was also loaded with bathtubs and tiles. Dibete Police Station...

  • Duo caught skinning suspected stolen donkey

    The duo was found by a passerby slaughtering the ass in the bush and reported the matter to the police who subsequently caught them red-handed skinning the suspect donkey which they failed to account for when interrogated. Mahalapye Central Police...

  • Police arrest 15 unlicensed motorists at Gantsi show

    Gantsi Police Station commander, Superintendent Modiro Lekone said nine more people were also charged for driving unlicensed motor vehicles. "Since we had anticipated a large turnout and crime incidents to occur at the show we had tasked police in...

  • Stepfather wanted for rape

    Concerned with her behaviour of moving out of home, the teenage girl's relatives allegedly interrogated her about her actions and the Standard 7 pupil disclosed having been sexually assaulted by her stepfather and they reported the matter to the...

  • Assault victim fights for survival at Marina

    Palapye Police Station's assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Goletwa Kethamile said they received a report of the matter at around 3am, rushed to the crime scene, and took the victim to Palapye hospital. He was later referred to...

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