Total of 69 arrested in Ga-Rankuwa
The Ga-Rankuwa police cleared the area of a whole host of criminals over the weekend in another successful Operation When Duty Calls mission.
In their quest to reduce crime ahead of the festive season, police in Ga-Rankuwa arrested of a host of suspects over the last weekend.
The Ga-Rankuwa police successfully embarked on their weekly operation known as ‘When Duty Calls’.
According to the police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Matthews Nkoadi, the crimes committed included armed robbery, possession of dagga, common assault as well as assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm and shoplifting.
Nkoadi told Rekord that police in the area have been hard at work in order to make sure that criminals in the area were swiftly dealt with.
“We arrested 69 suspects during operation When Duty Calls over the weekend. Criminal charges against the arrested suspects include theft, malicious damage to property, driving without a driver’s licence, drinking in public, possession of an unlicensed firearm, murder and obstruction of traffic,” said Nkoadi.
He mentioned that other criminal activities busted over the weekend included illegal gambling, contravention of a protection order, dealing in liquor, employing illegal immigrants and house break-in.
“Our ultimate goal is to make the whole area and our nearest sectors a crime-free zone. This is why we also made sure that we did a clean sweep of the area,” he added.
All arrested suspects will appear in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court soon.
noweto@rekord.co.za
