Durban Metro Police services uncover a decomposed body, a suspected vehicle chop shop and three stripped vehicles
16 October 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The Durban Metro Police Service Drug Team, working alongside Chatsworth South African Police Service and Crime Intelligence, discovered a decomposed body at a property in Shallcross following reports of a foul smell.
During the investigation, officers uncovered a suspected vehicle chop shop and recovered three stripped vehicles: a Volkswagen Scirocco and two Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles.
Checks confirmed that the vehicles or their components were linked to previous SAPS cases.
The vehicles were seized and taken to Chatsworth SAPS for further investigation.
An inquest docket has been opened, and investigations into the death and suspected vehicle-related crimes are ongoing
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Date: 15/10/2026 | Approximately 11:30am
Information from members of the public helped set an operation in motion while the team was on patrol in the Emsahweni area. They provided a description of a vehicle possibly linked to goat theft.
The vehicle was later spotted on the R603 near Fakazi, leading
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
AWARE.org and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) marked four years of partnership on 13 October at the Alcohol Evidence Centre (AEC) in Dube, Soweto. Their work combines enforcement support, public education and research, including a recent review of 26,578 recorded DUI arrests between
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Motor Vehicle Collision at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Moore Road, Durban.
Motorists are urged to approach the area with caution, reduce speed and follow traffic officials' instructions
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Thursday evening, IPSS Medical Rescue responded to the corner of Green Street & White Street after a taxi ploughed into a group of pedestrians on the side of the road.
Paramedics arrived to a chaotic scene, with seven people sustaining injuries ranging from minor to critical. Sadly, one person
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
RMI training keynote at SA Auto Week 2026 highlights the skills and career opportunities shaping South Africa's automotive aftermarket.
Automotive careers are evolving, not disappearing. That was a key message from the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) at SA Auto Week 2026, held at the
16 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have opened two counts of murder and three of attempted murder following an incident in which two people, a man and a woman were allegedly shot and killed at Area 24 in Umgababa on Thursday afternoon, 15 October 2026.
Reports indicate that two females and one male from a political
15 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A female suspect was arrested following a drug bust with an estimated street value of R5 500 000 at a storage facility situated in 8th Avenue, Grassy Park.
The NIU members, along with Crime Intelligence, implemented a search operation on Thursday, 15 October, after receiving information about suspected
15 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A man who had attempted to hijack a vehicle and shot its owner was shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police in Umbilo on Wednesday night, 14 October 20216.
Police were conducting routine patrols when they spotted a man firing shots next to a BMW vehicle which was parked on Clark Road. Police
15 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
As part of our commitment to understanding the daily realities of commuters, MEC Thulasizwe Thomo together with the Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa, MEC for Community Safety Security and Liaison, MrJackie Macie and Buscor Executives took a Buscor bus journey from Hazyview to Mbombela,