{"id":374705,"date":"2025-05-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=374705"},"modified":"2025-05-09T21:32:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:32:27","slug":"police-seek-public-assistance-to-find-wanted-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=374705","title":{"rendered":"Police seek public assistance to find wanted suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in Windhoek is seeking the public\u2019s assistance in locating Benjamin Sinate (35), a wanted suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-09-at-15-44-46-Wanted-Suspect-Media-Release.pdf-e1746799881161.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-09-at-15-44-46-Wanted-Suspect-Media-Release.pdf-e1746799881161.png 370w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-09-at-15-44-46-Wanted-Suspect-Media-Release.pdf-e1746799881161-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-09-at-15-44-46-Wanted-Suspect-Media-Release.pdf-e1746799881161-133x190.png 133w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-09-at-15-44-46-Wanted-Suspect-Media-Release.pdf-e1746799881161-73x105.png 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WANTED: Benjamin Sinate (35), wanted in connection with theft of a motor vehicle. Photo: NamPol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NamPol\u2019s Head of Public Relations, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, revealed that Sinate is wanted in connection with Windhoek case CR59S\/03\/2024 on charges of theft of a motor vehicle. Sinate is Oshiwambo-speaking and was last seen in the Goreangab area of Windhoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Shikwambi, police efforts to determine his whereabouts have so far been unsuccessful. Anyone with information regarding the suspect\u2019s location is urged to report it to the nearest police station or contact Detective Senior Inspector Iilonga on 081 669 8281 or Detective Constable Kooper on 081 548 0740.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in Windhoek is seeking the public\u2019s assistance in locating Benjamin Sinate (35), a wanted suspect. NamPol\u2019s Head of Public Relations, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, revealed that Sinate is wanted in connection with Windhoek case CR59S\/03\/2024 on charges of theft of a motor vehicle. 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