
The Joburg East Cluster arrested 116 suspects from June 9 to 15.
The suspects were arrested for committing crimes ranging from rape to attempted murder and armed robbery.
The cluster is made up of seven police stations, namely Cleveland SAPS, Jeppe SAPS, Hillbrow SAPS, Rosebank SAPS, Parkview SAPS, Norwood SAPS and Yeoville SAPS.
Arrests included one for armed robbery, two arrested for business robbery, five arrested for fraud, three arrested for housebreaking and theft and one arrested for house robbery.
“The suspects have appeared in different courts such as Hillbrow, Jeppe and Johannesburg courts. Some have paid their fines while others are out on bail and others remained in prison,” said Jeppe SAPS Spokesperson Warrant Officer Richard Munyai.



