To combat crime and gangsterism in Mitchells Plain, the City of Cape Town has allocated R65m to the SAPS to employ more metro police staff and an additional R60m for police vehicles, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith said on Monday. A stakeholder meeting, attended by MEC[…]
Metro Police officers have arrested a father and son for possession of a prohibited firearm, ammunition and drugs in Kensington at 17h00 on Thursday. Metro Police spokesperson, Ruth Solomons says the officers received a tip off about illegal drug activity at a residence in 14th Avenue, Factreton. Solomons says officers[…]
The City of Cape Town’s emergency, law enforcement and traffic services have been deployed in the central city and other popular destinations for the traditional New Year’s Eve mass celebrations. New Year’s Eve draws huge crowds to central Cape Town, the V&A Waterfront, beaches and places of entertainment. “As huge[…]
Robert Sobukwe Road on the Cape Flats has seemingly become a hotbed for criminal activity, with reports of attempted hijackings and smash-and-grab incidents making the rounds on social media. While Jakes Gerwel Drive between the Langa informal settlement and Bonteheuwel is commonly associated with crimes of this nature, with police[…]
By Melanie Sauer I spent my Friday evening in a police van. It is a Friday night I will never forget, but it is not what you think. As an Australian intern working at The Voice of the Cape radio station, I was offered the chance to attend a metro police[…]
Eleven people have been arrested for drug possession in Manenberg and Hanover Park on the Cape Flats. The arrest was a joint operation between SAPS Operation Combat and Metro Police’s Gang and Drug Task Team. Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says officers were acting on intelligence after[…]
A reward of R50 000 is being offered for information on the two men involved in the murder of a 53-year-old Metro Police officer killed in Cape Town on Monday. Ben Koopman was on duty when he was shot and killed outside his Avon Road, Eerste River home shortly after[…]
The Metro Police’s specialised Gang and Drug Unit has yielded positive results in areas like Hanover Park and Ottery in recent months, part of a City of Cape Town-led clampdown on gang activity on the most crime-ridden communities across the city. Hanover Park and Ottery in particular have experienced an[…]
A proposal by the ruling ANC-led government to merge the Metro Police service with the South African Police Services (SAPS) is facing stern opposition from the City of Cape Town, which fears the move could well remove crime prevention powers from Metro Police and leave officers with authority only in[…]
Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille launched what has been calledd the Stabilisation Unit in Manenberg on Friday as part of the Provincial Government and City of Cape Town’s plan to improve crime ridden Manenberg. After the launch, De Lille told VOC News that the 190 strong unit, which forms part[…]
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