Police reign victorious in the Moot
Police laid down the law when they recently arrested 16 criminals and searched 50 vehicles in the Moot. A number of other arrests were also made.
Sixteen criminals met their match when determined police officers laid down the law and made it clear that crime would not be tolerated in the Moot area.
The Wonderboompoort police arrested 16 suspected criminals on various charges ranging from possession of drugs to pedestrian sources of danger. These arrests also included three vehicle control points where 50 vehicles and 88 motorists were thoroughly searched.
Warrant Officer Wanda Olivier, spokesperson for the police station, said that a man and his wife were arrested at the Mayville Mall shopping centre for the possession of Cat and other paraphernalia. She said that warrant officers Daniel Bruwer, Jacques Oosthuizen, Alfred Matlou and Reservist Constable Matthews Mamalefa were conducting routine patrols when they noticed the suspicious couple in the parking area.
They approached the couple, searched their vehicle, and found the drugs in their possession. Both suspects have previously been arrested for possession of drugs.
Olivier said that police members from Wonderboompoort, Hercules and Wierdabrug joined powers in a joint operation of visible policing and crime prevention in the Wonderboompoort policing area. Eight suspects were arrested on charges of being drunk in public and for being pedestrian source of dangers to motorists and themselves. Another three suspects were arrested in a separate incident for drinking in public.
Other incidents include a man who was arrested for stealing a brand-new, heavy-duty dustbin. During police investigations, the suspect informed them that he intended to sell the dustbin for R70.
“Another two men were also arrested at the NG Church in Mootvallei for suspected stolen property. One suspect was spotted climbing out of a vehicle with plastic bags in his hand. The officers noticed that the suspects wanted to stash the bags behind a tree. When they approached them, they found three electrical motors inside the bags,” Olivier said.
They arrested the men for being in possession of suspected stolen property.
