Bastion K9 Academy

ommunity police.
7 September Suspected arson fire.
13 October Suspected arsonists found at nearby clinic.

2016
5 January Suspected robbery at Community centre.
14 January Attempted assault on 3 women.
27 January Rex and Julia followed the trail of A Shop robbery.
28 January Rex and Julia followed the trail of a rapist but he was arrested on 4 July 2017 due to the co-operation from the community.
13 April Rex followed a rapist from the crime scene to a homestead.
25 April A petty theft stole some clothing in Mhlambanyatsi and Rex followed him 5km to Mantabeni.
27 April Exposed a secret spaza shop, where merchandise stolen from Mantabeni, where sold.
26 April A honey thief set fire to the forest near Siphocosini, but was followed 5km to his homestead.
4 May A honey thief confessed after he was located half a kilometre from the bee fire scene.
3 June Cigarette sterted by harvesters at scene.
8 June A honey thief was located 4 km from the bee fire.
21 June Harvesters started a fire with a dropped cigarette, located a mere 70 m from the scene.
6 July An arsonist was followed from a clear footprint starting point to a home stead.
8 July Two honey thieves confessed after they were located 1 km from the bee fire.
17 July Call out to Piggs Peak for an arsonist fire with a difficult start, but we indicated a suspect after a track of 4 km.

23 July Collecting messages left by the arsonist along the 1.68km track of an arsonist fire.
19 August Suspected arsonist disappeared into a funeral procession after a 2.5km track.
22 August Suspected arson fire lead to a homestead.
27 August Suspected arsonist fire with a track of 4km in the Tonkwane area and lead to a Bar.
31 August Confessed arsonist fire with a track of 10km in the Makhwane area and lead to a homestead.
2 September Suspected arson fire at Echo compartment lead to a homestead.
4 September Suspected arson fire at November compartment lead to a homestead.
12 September Squatters were followed from an abandoned house in Bhunya village.
13 September Stafford South Africa an arsonist set multiple fires before returning to a homestead.
24 September A clothing thief was followed in Bulembu village.
8 October Battery thieve was apprehended in Bulembu.
14 November Break in at Mantabeni township.
23 November Followed Langa Bricks Mpaka workers who participated in a strike to 3 different homesteads and one company compound.
2 December Break in at Mhlambanyatsi village lead to Mambazu Kamagaya.
30 December Break I at Mr Masuku’s homestead but the trail was only followed to a major road.

2017
3 January Track lead to Jimmy’s homestead near Dwalile.
22 February Break in at a home near Nhlangano Mill and the track lead to a homestead. Case handed to the police.
4 May Robbers followed 1,5km inti forest where they loaded a vehicle with the stolen goods and fled the scene.
12 May Copper theft in Delta compartment, track of 1,5km lead to a homestead.
7 June Copper theft at Tamboti Estate track 4,2km over the Usuthu river to a homestead where the Sphokaneni police later arrested the thieves.
8 June Break in at Sdwala, 3km track lead to a homestead.
7 July Poachers followed from C5 airstrip to a community, however we kept our distance to safeguard our dogs.
19 July Copper theft in Ntondozi area where the track was interrupted by cattle dip tank day near a homestead.
23 July Bee fire at Romeo compartment, track of 1.9km, where a boy confessed to starting a fire 15 hours previously.
24 July Break in at Bunya, track of 2.06km through the village. Julia Operational tracks:42
2015
21 June Suspected arson fire.
11 August Julia followed the trail of 2 juvenile poachers from the forest.
2016
28 January Julia and Rex followed the trail of a rapist but he was arrested on 4 July 2017 due to the co-operation from the community.
12 April Attempted break in, distance 4km.
13 April Rape suspect followed 7km.
27 January Rex and Julia followed the trail of Shop robbery.
29 April Bee fire, track with a distance of 3km to Mambazu.
30 April Attack on a security guard at the Westend Bar in Mhlambanyatsi, track followed 2km to a road.
8 June Bee fire , track of 3km lead to a homestead.
1 July Theft at Mhlambanyatsi, distance 1.5km.
6 July Office break in, a mere 100 meter.
18 July Arsonist fire of 1km.
20 July Theft of a goat on a 6km track after which the suspect cross border into South Africa.
23 July After a track of 11km the serial thieve and rapist got on a bus at the bus rank, but he was arrested 4 July 2017 due to the co-operation from the community.
8 August A break in at a compound and the suspect indicated within the compound.
20 August Arson fire, track lead 2km from start.
20 August Arson fire in Swazi Plantations, track lead 1,5km to a squatter camp.
8 September Theft of bee hives at Bulembu, track followed 100m to the South African border, but the hives were retrieved along the track.
14 September Honey theft with a track of 7km.
22 September Rapist followed 2km, but he was arrested on 4 July 2017 due to the co-operation from the community.
30 September break in at fire station and track lead 4km to a homestead.
4 October Robbery at the Bar in Bunya, track lead 4km to a compound.
19 October Slaughter of a dead cow in the forest, two tracks were followed. One to the cow herders’ homestead and the other 6km to the homestead of 2 boys.

3 November Theft of a car battery and clothes from Kwene High School, track was 1km long.
9 November Break in track followed 3km up to a big river.
10 November Suspected robber followed 2km, but accusers were unable to describe the suspect.
12 November Robbery at Mhlambanyatsi, track followed 4km, suspect arrested 4 July 2017 due to the co-operation from the community.
30 December Robbery with a track leading 1km to a main road.

2017
6 January Copper theft, track followed 5km until the dog became too tired and Rex successfully completed the trail.
10 February Attempted theft of a drum of diesel. Track followed 7km to a homestead.
12 January Break in at Sgangeni Zamokwakhe Grocery but no trail was taken due to heavy scene contamination
28 March Copper theft, track of 4km lead to a homestead.
6 April Decided not to utilize any dogs as the scene was destroyed at Bunya village.

4 May Robbery, the track was 3km and lead to a homestead.
12 May Copper theft, the track was 150m and lead to a homestead.
21 May Theft of a car battery and assault on the security guard, track was 2km and lead to a homestead.
2 June Robbery at community offices at Mhlambanyatsi. Followed track 200m until suspect was apprehended and confessed.
3 June Bee fire, track was 200m and ended at the second homestead in a row.
16 June Theft of a fire arm at Mpolonjeni, track was 5.3km long and lead to a homestead where the police arrested a suspect.
21 June Break in at Malkerns, track of 800m lead to a bus stop.
22 June Cigarette fire started at a bus stop, track of 1.5km lead to a homestead.
11 July Cigarette fire, track of 2km that lead to a 5 men who wanted to plant dagga in the forest.
15 July Bee fire, track of 1.5km lead to a homestead.
17 July Honey thief was followed 2.65km, an estimated 3 days after the incident, to an abandoned compound near the border between Bulembu and South Africa.