The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service, Law Enforcement and Metro Police Departments arrested 231 suspects – nearly double the number of arrests from the previous week. Officers also issued 83 252 fines during enforcement operations throughout the metropole. Metro Police officers arrested 26 suspects for the illegal possession and trading in drugs.
Yesterday morning, 12 September 2021, Metro Police officers were doing crime prevention patrols when they noticed two suspicious men. As the officers approached, one of the suspects dropped something and attempted to flee but officers apprehended the suspect and recovered a pistol with five live rounds. The 39-year-old suspect was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and detained at Manenberg SAPS.
On the same day, officers attended to a complaint from the control room of a person driving recklessly on the R300 between Hindle Road and the N2. Officers stopped the vehicle and requested the driver who reeked of alcohol to step out of the vehicle. As the driver climbed out, he stumbled and officers then arrested the 29-year-old male for reckless and negligent driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. He was detained at Mfuleni SAPS.
On Friday, 10 September 2021, officers from the Camera Response Unit received information regarding the illegal selling and distribution of alcohol on the corner of Buitenkant and Glynn Street, Cape Town. Upon arrival, officers found the suspects in possession of 13 five litre boxes of wine, 13 one litre and four 750ml bottles of wine. Both suspects aged 38 and 53, were arrested for the Illegal selling and distribution of alcohol under the Disaster Management Act. The suspects were detained at Cape Town Central SAPS.
Traffic Service
Traffic officers arrested 81 suspects, impounded 76 vehicles, 188 cell phones and issued 76 469 vehicle and road safety related fines during the past week.
The Transport Enforcement Unit conducted operations throughout the City and arrested three suspects, impounded 43 vehicles and issued 3 758 fines.
Illegal street racing remains a big challenge and seems to be on the increase. Officers arrested 13 motorists for reckless and negligent driving, seven for driving while under the influence of alcohol and issued 544 fines during drag racing enforcement operations.
Law Enforcement
Officers conducted 491 operations, during which they arrested 84 suspects and issued 4 924 fines. Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officers (LEAP) accounted for 72 of the total amount of arrests. LEAP officers also issued 302 fines.
In addition, officers issued 469 fines for not wearing masks. The City’s Law Enforcement officers have been strictly enforcing the mandatory requirement for people to wear masks when out in public places. The fine is R1000 but officers are still seeing people who are not adhering to the National Disaster Management Act to wear a mask.
The requirement to wear a mask in public is still the law and officers will continue to vigorously enforce these regulations.
The City’s Law Enforcement supports SAPS in enforcing the national Disaster Management Act.
‘Our daily patrols on the City’s roads and enforcement operations in hotspot areas and communities pays off with successful arrests every week. The fines for By-law, road and vehicle safety transgressions and residents not adhering to the National Disaster Management Act shows that officers are effective in crime prevention and that their presence in communities and on the road is a definite crime deterrent. Our enforcement departments will continue to work closely with Neighbourhood Watches, SAPS and other crime prevention agencies to get criminals off the streets and out of the communities,’ said the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
Source: City Of Cape Town