MECKLENBURG – Police were hard at work over the festive season arresting those who contravened the law and the ones who engaged in criminal activities. This is according to a media release by the local SAPS.
Spokesman for the Mecklenburg police, Const Mmatlou Setati, told this paper the had various operations such as “Setsha tsotsi” that were implemented during the festive season.
“We targeted taverns and shebeens searching people, we also did roadblocks to try to combat crime. During the festive season criminal activities increase,” he said.
Setati did not give exact figures, but highlighted that his department worked tirelessly to curb crime.
Meanwhile the police reported that Amiel Moela (34), Isaac Moloto (30) and another juvenile appeared in the Mecklenburg Magistrate’s Court on January 8 on charges of house robbery at Motloulele village on Christmas Day.
According to the victim, the suspects ransacked her house forcing her to give them cash and airtime she was selling.
“They took R7 000 cash, airtime worth R500, cigarettes to the value of R3 000 as well as my cellphones worth approximately R8 000,” said the victim. According to the police, the suspects are also up for attempted murder as they shot a Pakistani man during the robbery.
In another incident Mecklenburg police arrested a 38-year-old man from Motlolo village on December 28 for allegedly raping his mentally challenged 17-year-old niece. The case was opened by the mother of the victim who told the cops that she had left her daughter with her uncle as she thought she could trust him. According to the police the mother was told by neighbours that the uncle took the girl to the pit toilet. The man was caught red-handed in the act. The victim was rushed to Mecklenburg Hospital for medical attention. The suspect is still in custody, and it is not known when he will appear in court.
