| Déjà vu in a week of 301 arrests | <span><p>Law Enforcement officers made 171 arrests and issued 4 208 notices for various transgressions.</p><p>In the early hours of this morning, the Law Enforcement Rapid Response Unit caught three suspects stealing items from the City's auction facility in Ndabeni.</p><p>The suspects, aged 25, 26 and 32 were arrested, and officers soon realised that one of them was caught just a week ago, for the same offence, at the same facility.</p><p>In the early hours of Sunday morning, LEAP officers arrested a 42-year-old suspect for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in New Crossroads.<br></p>
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<img src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/WOPS%2019824%201.jpg" class="responsive" alt="" style="width:1069px;" /> </figure></span><span><p>It later emerged that the same suspect was arrested for the same offence, in the same area, in mid-July.</p><p>'The phenomenon of officers crossing paths with suspects just days or weeks after an arrest is not new, but it is incredibly disheartening. Apart from the risk of potential harm in pursuing and arresting suspects, officers also spend an inordinate amount of time completing the accompanying paperwork. That is time away from active patrols or coming to the aid of others in need. So to hear that, in recent days officers have arrested not just one, but two suspects, doing the same things they were arrested for not too long ago, is frustrating. </p><p>'We are making positive inroads in the relationship with the South African Police Service, but the criminal justice system as a whole needs urgent attention. There is no way that we'll ever get a handle on our crime rates if suspects are back on the streets even before the ink on the docket has dried,' said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.<br></p>
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<img src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/WOPS%2019824.jpg" class="responsive" alt="" style="width:1898px;" /> </figure></span><p>Metro Police officers arrested 64 suspects and issued 3 361 traffic and by-law fines.</p><p>Between Law Enforcement and Metro Police, they recovered at least six illegal firearms in the past week.</p><p>On the roads, traffic officers arrested 66 motorists of which 51 were for driving under the influence of alcohol, four for reckless and negligent driving and 11 for various other transgressions.</p><p>Officers also recorded 28 828 speeding offences, issued 27 264 fines for various traffic violations, executed 2 614 warrants and impounded 224 public transport vehicles.</p><p>The Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded 1 413 incidents this weekend, including 625 medical calls, 97 cases of assault, 44 domestic violence calls and 64 motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents.</p><p><strong>Caption:</strong> Some of the firearms confiscated by the City's Metro Police and Law Enforcement Departments in the past week.</p><p><strong>End</strong></p><p><br></p> | 2024-08-18T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#4bcb251f-1166-4a1c-8ee5-d33721046dec;L0|#04bcb251f-1166-4a1c-8ee5-d33721046dec|law enforcement;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#633591e2-ed41-4816-9750-3d5f5090deda;L0|#0633591e2-ed41-4816-9750-3d5f5090deda|illegal activity | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
