A total of 76 people were arrested during a series of roadblocks and crime prevention operations by the Eersterust police this festive season.
According to Constable Sam Shibambo, spokesperson for the Eersterust police, the aim of the operations was to create a safe and secure environment for all the residents of Eersterust. More than 40 of those arrested were arrested for liquor-related offences.
“The other half were arrested for road traffic offences as well as on drug-related charges,” Shibambo said. He added that all the suspects had already appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. In another unrelated incident, a suspect was arrested for the possession of a suspected hijacked vehicle.
The police also launched a surprise raid for all wanted suspects in the area during late December. A man in his late thirties wanted for armed robbery was traced to a house in Delphinium Street. Upon seeing the police, the man and his accomplice fled on foot.
The police, however, managed to arrest him and in the process recovered the vehicle that he allegedly used during a robbery.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was hijacked in Pretoria West during December 2013,” Shibambo said. The suspect has already appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of suspected stolen property and armed robbery.
Police operations to make the area safer are continuing.
