South African Police Service SAPS : Reporting a Crime & Missing Person South Africa

Name of the Organization : South African Police Service
Type of Facility : Reporting a Crime & Missing Person
Location : Pretoria
Country : South Africa

Official Website : http://www.saps.gov.za/services/services.php

Reporting a Crime & Missing Person :

This service is provided to any person who is a victim of crime. To report a crime is free of charge and all the necessary documentation will be completed by a police official.

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A case docket will be opened and the crime will be investigated, effect the arrest of suspects and present the case to the courts for prosecution.

When you have been a victim of crime, you can contact the police by dialing 10111 in case of an emergency or going to your nearest police station to report the crime. To find the physical address of your nearest police station – click here.

If police officials attend the crime scene, they will obtain a statement from you and witnesses if possible. The police official will register the case in the SAPS Crime Administration System (CAS) at the police station. The complainant will receive a CAS number via SMS or telephonic that needs to be kept as reference for future enquiries regarding the criminal case.

If you visit the local police station to report a crime, you will be attended to in the Community Service Centre by a police official. The police official will first interview you and then take a statement from you. The reported crime will be registered in the CAS. You will be given a CAS number which must be used for all enquiries regarding the reported criminal case.

The completed case docket is allocated to a police detective who will carry out the investigation. All enquiries can be directed to the detective.

The detective in charge of the particular case will complete the investigation and present the docket to the relevant court for prosecution. The detective will kept you informed of any progress including when to attend the court hearings.

Reporting of a Missing Person :
When a person goes missing, it is of the utmost importance for the SAPS to fulfil our mandate to serve and protect the citizens of South Africa. It is essential to take steps and start the investigation into a missing person’s case immediately.

You can assist the SAPS when reporting a missing person by following these steps :
THERE IS NO WAITING PERIOD TO REPORT A MISSING PERSON!

Report a missing person at your nearest police station immediately :
** Produce a recent photograph of the missing person, if possible.
** Give a complete description of the missing person’s last whereabouts, clothes that they were wearing, as well as any information that can assist the investigating officer.
** Complete and sign a SAPS 55(A) form. This form safeguards the SAPS from hoax reports and indemnifies the SAPS to distribute the photograph and information of the missing person.
** Obtain the investigating officer’s contact details, and send any additional information that might become available.
** If a missing person is found or returns voluntarily, inform the investigating officer immediately. A SAPS 92 form must be completed to inform the Bureau of Missing Persons that the missing person’s report can be removed from the circulation system.

Let us be vigilant and work collectively to keep families together and safe.

Contact details for the national and regional offices of the Bureau of Missing Persons :
Head Office : 012 393 2002/5/7
Eastern Cape : 041 394 6166
Free State : 051 503 2869
Gauteng : 011 670 6415/6
Kwazulu Natal : 031 325 4756
Limpopo : 015 290 6000
Mpumalanga : 013 762 4391
Northern Cape : 053 839 2820
North West : 018 299 7034
Western Cape : 021 467 8236/7