BRITS POS – BRITS - The enhanced crime prevention and combating weekly high-density Operation Shanela 2 operations conducted between Monday, 6 and Sunday, 12 October, culminated in the arrest of 1 454 suspects for different transgressions across the North West province.
“The operations focused on stop and searches, roadblocks, vehicle check points (VCPs), high-visibility patrols including foot patrols, the tracing of wanted suspects, the confiscation of illegal firearms as well as visits to liquor outlets and taverns,” reports Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, SAPS North West spokesperson. 

BRITS POS – BRITS - The police in Brits finally brought to book one of the wanted suspects who are believed to be behind a spate of carjackings allegedly committed in Brits, Mooinooi, Bethanie and surrounding areas.
The police received information on Thursday morning, 2 October 2025, about the suspect’s whereabouts.

BRITS POS – BRITS - As part of an ongoing investigation into two cases of inquest, the police in Brits request relatives of the two deceased to come forward and identify them.
On Sunday, 28 September 2025 at about 09:20, the police received a call regarding a lifeless body that was lying on the street.

A Cash in Transit high-profile robbery was reported around 08:00 on Monday, 6 October on the N4 Bakwena Highway. The cash van was travelling from Rustenburg to Brits and just between Mooinooi and Majakaneng village, a vehicle allegedly crashed into the cash van forcing it off the road to stop, as suspects fired a barrage of shots at the cash van and an escort vehicle, allegedly executed with precision.