News of yesteryear
These were some of the local stories making headlines in years gone by. This week we look back at the Herald of October 26, 2007:
• SAPS ‘takes back’ town from criminals
Members of the Brakpan SAPS were recently out in full force in a well organised special duty operation to eradicate drugs and illegal immigrants from town.
Officers concentrated on problem areas Dalpark Extension Six and Brakpan Central early on Wednesday, last week, and continued working throughout the night.
Local police have established that Dalpark Ext Six is an escape route for many criminals in Brakpan.
There is also an informal settlement nearby that harbours illegal immigrants.
Police patrolled the streets and conducted a stop-and-search operation in the area.
Accompanied by members of the East Rand Crime Combatting Unit, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Canine Unit, immigration officers from the South African Home Affairs Department and Correctional Services, the SAPS later that night conducted more searches on motorists and pedestrians along High Street in town.
This area, which is very close to the police station, is full of drugs.
Police later turned their attention to suspicious properties – mostly houses and boarding rooms – at locations along Gardiner Avenue, Derby Road and Station Road.
Narcotic sniffer dogs explored these properties, while police searched every room, cupboard, and in some cases, even the ceilings of the buildings.
The operation was successful and 42 illegal immigrants were arrested.
Other arrests made were for possession of drugs, drunk driving, drunk in public and possession of stolen property.
Seven cocaine bullets, 10 ecstasy tablets, two grams of dagga and CAT powder were confiscated.
• Booswigte vlug met hul buit
’n 36-Jarige inwoner van Koos Vorsterstraat, Minnebron, is Saterdagaand in sy huis oorval en beroof.
Volgens inligting van die SAPD, het vier mans net na 8vm toegang tot die huis verkry en die inwoner oorrompel.
Hy is vasgebind en ’n hemp is in sy mond gedruk.
Die rowers, wat gewapen was, het verskeie items uit die huis verwyder, asook kontant en ’n selfoon, voordat hulle op die vlug geslaan het.
Die saak word deur die Brakpan SAPD ondersoek.
• Dog Unit seizes drugs
Members of the North East Rand Dog Unit recently recovered drugs with a street value of more than R2 000 in Brakpan.
A clear plastic bag containing 19 ecstasy tablets, seven quantities of CAT powder and 11 bags of dagga were confiscated by the unit from an address along Hamilton Avenue.
• Paaie raak al hoe meer gevaarlik
Talle paaie in die dorp, wat daagliks deur honderde motoriste gebruik word, is in ’n haglike toestand en het dringend aandag nodig.
Op sommige van die paaie moet motoriste hulle bestuursvernuf tot die uiterste beproef in ’n poging om slaggate en slote mis te ry.
Waar daar wel pogings aangewend word om aan die paaie te werk, sloer die werk vir dae en soms weke.
Die Herald het verlede week berig oor die pad wat op die baie besige kruising van Glamorganlaan en Hendrik Potgieterstraat omgedolwe is.
Baie inwoners het sedertdien geskakel en hul kommer oor dié spesifieke geval uitgespreek, maar ook oor ander paaie wat in ’n uiters slegte toestand is.
“Dit is net nie aanvaarbaar nie,” het Antoinette Scheepers gesê.
“My seun het verlede week, laat in die aand, agter ’n persoon gery wat duidelik nie bewus was van die pad wat omgedolwe is nie.
“Die motoris het byna beheer oor sy voetuig verloor.
“Ek wonder wat van al die lisensiegeld word wat ons moet opdok.”
Inwoners van Dalpark Vyf is ook mooi die hoenders in.
Die enigste toegangspad tot die woongebied lyk soos iets wat deur massiewe haelkorrels getref is.
Gate in die besige Prince Georgelaan beproef ook motoriste se bestuursvernuf.
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