The City of Cape Town’s law enforcement teams clamped down to ensure Capetonians were kept safe this weekend, with illegal firearms and ammunition recovered and multiple arrests taking place.
City Metro Police officers arrested 46 suspects during operations and patrols across the city this weekend.
During high visibility patrols in the Cape Town CBD on Friday, 16 August 2013, members of the Camera Response Unit arrested two suspects for the possession of nine packets of tik, eight tik lollies, one gas lamp and a dangerous weapon.
In Hanover Park, during a stop and search operation, Metro Police Officers arrested nine suspects for possession of illegal narcotics; 23 dagga ‘stoppe’, one packet of tik, 12 mandrax tablets and two half-tablets of mandrax were seized.
On the same night, patrols in Milnerton and Atlantis resulted in the arrest of four suspects for the possession of illegal narcotics and robbery respectively.
On Saturday, 17 August, 12 drunk drivers were arrested at a roadblock in Sea Point, while eight motorists were arrested for the same offence during patrols in Atlantis, Goodwood and Bellville. During patrols in Bellville and the Cape Town CBD, two suspects were arrested for riotous behaviour, while another suspect was arrested in Woodstock for creating a public nuisance.
The following day, members of the Metro Police K9-Unit were shot at while stopping to search a suspect during patrols in Manenberg. They gave chase and caught up with the suspect. A Z88 pistol, 12 rounds of ammunition and a spent cartridge were recovered. One suspect was arrested for attempted murder and the possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition. It was later found that the firearm was linked to a theft case in Prince Alfred Hamlet in 2010.
On the same day, members of the Metro Police Camera Response Unit arrested two motorists in the Cape Town CBD and five during patrols in Woodstock, Parow and Liesbeeck Parkway – all on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.
On Thursday, 15 August 2013, a City Law Enforcement Officer apprehended a suspect who had been stealing sections of the steel palisade fencing on the N7 between the Plattekloof and Bosmansdam interchanges. The suspect, from Dunoon, was caught in the act with a section of fencing in his possession.
He will be profiled to ascertain whether he is linked to any other instances of cable theft. Members of public are encouraged to call the toll-free tip-off number, 0800 222 771, to report information regarding cable theft.
City Law Enforcement Officers partnered with the Metro Police and the South African Police Services (SAPS) to conduct an integrated zero-tolerance operation in the Delft and Blikkiesdorp areas on Friday, 16 August 2013.
The operation resulted in 38 arrests and R4 650 worth of fines being issued for traffic violations. One stolen vehicle was recovered and three vicious Pit-bull dogs were impounded and handed over to the SPCA.
City of Cape Town Traffic Officers arrested 70 suspects and issued more than 1 650 fines for various offences this weekend.
Traffic Officers issued 1 284 fines for various offences during an enforcement operation on Nelson Mandela Boulevard between Hospital Bend and Searle Street on Thursday, 15 August 2013. More than 1 000 of the fines were issued for speeding during this operation.
On Friday, 16 August 2013, officers arrested seven drunk drivers at a roadblock on Robert Sobukwe Road in Bellville. The highest breathalyser reading registered at 0,99mg of alcohol per 1 000ml of breath.
A number of suspects were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at various roadblocks on Sunday, 18 August 2013 – 25 suspects in the Langa area (with the highest breathalyser reading registering at 1,15mg of alcohol per 1 000ml of breath); and 18 suspects in Kraaifontein (with the highest breathalyser reading registering at 1,12mg of alcohol per
1 000ml of breath).
Meanwhile, 16 suspects were nabbed for driving under the influence of alcohol and two for reckless and negligent driving during operations focusing on illegal drag-racing in Atlantis, Bellville, Philippi and Eerste River. Three hundred and seventy five fines were issued for various other offences.
That afternoon, a child was knocked down in the Shoprite parking lot just off the R102 in Eerste River as a result illegal drag-racers “spinning” and doing “burn-outs”. The driver was arrested by the SAPS for drunken, reckless and negligent driving.
The Highway Ghost Squad arrested a motorist for reckless and negligent and drunk driving in the Strandfontein area, while a second motorist was arrested for reckless and negligent driving on Old Darling Road.
