Video: Bakkie stolen in brazen theft
Date: 2 June 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
A bakkie was stolen in Middelburg while the owner's driver was inside a takeaway shop. Anthony was handling the investigation and asked the public for information.
Boy found safe - three detained after joint operation
Date: 24 March 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
The 15-year-old boy kidnapped in Piet Retief was found safe after a joint operation by Anthony Boucher, a Piet Retief task team, the Witbank Tactical Response Team and Witbank police. Three people were detained.
Teenager still missing
Date: 23 March 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
The kidnappers had released the young woman taken with the boy. Anthony confirmed the search for the teenager was still going on.
Kidnapped young woman found safe, 15-year-old boy still missing
Date: 22 March 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
Anthony confirmed that the 24-year-old woman was safe at home. He said the kidnappers were using the boy to call his relatives and demand money.
Local investigator asked to help with kidnapping case
Date: 21 March 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
A boy and a young woman were kidnapped during an armed house robbery in Piet Retief. The family asked Anthony to help find them.
Skermskoot boodskappe al hoe vreemder
Date: 25 February 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Screenshot messages getting stranger". Anthony traced the man behind a social media post by a fake "policeman" through the phone number in the post. He said it was not the fraudster who had posed as "Captain John Smith" for years.
Dogter wat weg geloop het, gevind
Date: 21 February 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Girl who ran away has been found". Anthony offered to help search for a 13-year-old girl from Kempton Park. She was then found her safe in eMalahleni.
Na motorfietsdiefstal probeer “polisieman” egpaar bedrieg
Date: 21 February 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "After motorbike theft, 'policeman' tries to scam couple". A day after their motorbikes were stolen, a couple got a call from a scammer posing as a policeman. The paper asked Anthony to trace the caller's number.
Santjie kry borg
Date: 16 February 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Santjie gets bail". A man arrested for stealing cattle from a farm near Doornkop was granted R10,000 bail. Anthony was investigating the stock theft case.
Mother and child still missing
Date: 6 January 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
A young mother from Hendrina and her four-year-old son were still missing after a wide search. Anthony was one of the people to contact with information.
Mother and 4 year-old son missing, vehicle found outside township
Date: 5 January 2023 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
A mother and her son disappeared from their Hendrina home, and their car was found abandoned at the entrance to KwaZamokuhle. The public was asked to contact Anthony with any information.
Sindikaat, wat hulself as polisiemanne voordoen en mans afdreig, slaan weer toe
Date: 16 December 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Syndicate posing as policemen and extorting men strikes again". Scammers posing as police officers were again demanding money to make "cases disappear". Anthony said some of his clients had paid up to R18,000 to a so-called "Captain John Smith".
Skootrekenaar met belangrike werkinligting gesteel
Date: 22 November 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Laptop with important work information stolen". A laptop was stolen from a car in Middelburg's town centre, apparently with a signal jammer. The owner asked Anthony to help trace it.
Was nié bakkie wat by CCTV kamera verby is nie
Date: 16 November 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "It was not the bakkie that passed the CCTV camera". Anthony ruled out that a bakkie seen on CCTV footage in Bethal was the one belonging to missing man Willem Kruger.
Motorfietsdiewe steel drie motorfietse in een nag
Date: 3 November 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Motorbike thieves steal three motorbikes in one night". Three motorbikes were stolen from two Middelburg homes in one night. One of the owners asked Anthony to investigate.
Truck found, load gone
Date: 1 November 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
The hijacked coal truck was found in Tasbet Park, eMalahleni, with its load gone and its number plates changed. Anthony said more cases like this get solved when private and public law enforcement work together.
Coal truck hijacked near N4
Date: 31 October 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
A side-tipper truck carrying 35,000 kg of coal was hijacked just outside Middelburg. Anthony described how it happened and asked the public for information.
Man in court after victim’s year of hell
Date: 14 August 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
A young man suffered more than a year of online harassment, stalking and identity theft after ending a relationship. He appointed Anthony and a suspect was later arrested.
Identity theft a big problem
Date: 13 August 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
Anthony was handling several cases where syndicates used people's identities to steal vehicles and cash. He said victims often struggled to get the police to open cases.
Scammers steal 12 toilets
Date: 20 June 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
Two men used another company's details and a fake proof of payment to make off with 12 rented portable toilets. The hire company appointed Anthony as head investigator.
Daar is twee “polisiemanne” wat mense afdreig
Date: 10 June 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "There are two 'policemen' extorting people". After listening to a voice note, Anthony concluded that a second scammer was posing as a police officer, separate from "Captain John Smith".
‘Kaptein’ dreig mans oor ‘verkragting’
Date: 20 May 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "'Captain' threatens men over 'rape'". A man calling himself "Captain John Smith" had been extorting men since 2016, claiming he could make rape dockets disappear. Anthony identified the person behind it and said he would hand all the evidence to the police.
Pasop vir vriendelike “Oom Jan” en sy “tannie Elsie”
Date: 2 February 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Beware of friendly 'Uncle Jan' and his 'Auntie Elsie'". A man was talked into buying R2,500 of airtime for a friendly-sounding scammer. Anthony investigated the scammer's number and found it was not RICA-registered.
Berou nadat down sindroom kind ‘malkoppie’ genoem is
Date: 1 February 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Remorse after Down syndrome child called 'malkoppie'". The man who insulted a baby with Down syndrome and her mother on Facebook sent the family a formal letter of apology after Anthony traced and confronted him. The mother then withdrew the criminal case.
Pa wil Faceboek boelie, wat down sindroom kind slegsê, in klas-aksie aanvat
Date: 19 January 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Father wants to take on Facebook bully who insulted Down syndrome child in a class action". The father of another child with Down syndrome contacted Anthony about bringing a class action against the man.
‘Facebook bully’ faces formal charges after alleged shaming of Down syndrome baby and her mother
Date: 18 January 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
Anthony traced a Pretoria man who allegedly shamed an eight-month-old baby with Down syndrome and her mother on Facebook. Anthony then helped the family lay charges with the police.
Vier ma’s se soeke na vermiste seuns
Date: 13 January 2022 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Four mothers' search for missing sons". After a young homeless man was found dead in Middelburg, four mothers came forward hoping to trace their sons. Anthony offered to help search for them.
Videomateriaal wys hoe man saam met selfoondief se BMW gesleep word
Date: 2 November 2021 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Video shows man dragged along by cellphone thief's BMW". A man was dragged by a car while trying to stop a cellphone thief. The article refers back to Anthony's warning about a large cellphone syndicate operating in the town.
Vrou uit springkastele geswendel
Date: 21 October 2021 · Link: Read on Middelburg Observer
In English: "Woman swindled out of jumping castles". A woman lost jumping castles and slides worth R42,000 to a syndicate using fake proof-of-payment SMSes on Facebook Marketplace. Anthony was investigating cases of people scammed this way.