More than 100 arrests were made during law enforcement operations conducted by the City of Cape Town over the long weekend.
City Traffic Officers arrested 73 suspects and issued more than 1 616 fines for various offences during the Women’s Day weekend.
Roadblocks were held on Vanguard Drive, Blue Downs Road, Hindle Road and Nelson Mandela Boulevard, as well as in Mfuleni, Hout Bay and Summer Greens. Officers issued fines for various offences including speeding, driving without a licence, driving an unlicensed vehicle, and failure to display number plates.
As part of a Women’s Day initiative, Traffic Services conducted an all-female roadblock on Thursday, 8 August 2013. A member of the non-profit organisation Drive More Safely sponsored 16 refurbished baby car-seats that were handed to those members of the public with young children who were not strapped in.
The City’s Metro Police Officers continued to clamp down on drunk drivers and drug offenders during weekend operations and patrols across the city.
A combination of roadblocks and regular patrols resulted in the arrest of 33 suspects for driving under the influence of alcohol. One suspect was also arrested for riotous behaviour.
Metro Police’s continued high visibility patrols led to the arrest of 11 suspects in Manenberg, Newlands, Delft and Khayelitsha for possession of illegal narcotics, including tik, dagga and mandrax. Further patrols in Manenberg resulted in the arrest of one suspect for malicious damage to property, and another for the possession of counterfeit cigarettes.
As part of their weekend patrols, City Law Enforcement Officers conducted a clean-up operation in Table View and surrounds, removing 11 illegal structures and relocating 66 vagrants.
Officers arrested two suspects for riotous behaviour and possession of narcotics, respectively.
Law Enforcement’s Metals Theft Unit, commonly known as the ‘Copperheads’ also arrested a 25-year-old suspect thanks to a complaint from the community. The suspect was in possession of more than 30m of stolen bridge railings. He was taken to Nyanga Police Station and a case of possession of suspected stolen property was opened.
