Hundreds busted in Pretoria police operations
Overall, a whopping total of more than 1 400 suspects were arrested during the O Kae Molao operations which were conducted in the province at the weekend.
More than 500 people were arrested during police operations led by the provincial and district manager of the police at the weekend.
The operations were led by Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela and Tshwane district acting commissioner Major- General Yvonne Botshileng.
“Among the arrested suspects, over 60 of them were arrested for gender-based violence crimes bringing the total to more than 500 suspects who were arrested in the Tshwane district,” police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said.
Around 20 suspects were also arrested during a multi-disciplinary roadblock in the Temba area, north of Pretoria while detectives were said to have arrested more than 200 suspects who were wanted for a variety of serious and violent crimes.
A suspected stolen vehicle was also impounded during the roadblock.
“In Stinkwater, police found a tavern being over-capacitated and not adhering to the national Covid-19 lockdown alert level 1 regulations,” Makhubele said, adding that police closed the establishment down and confiscated the liquor at the premises.
He said in all, more than 1 400 suspects were arrested during the O Kae Molao operations which were conducted province-wide at the weekend.
Among them was a woman who was reportedly found in possession of unlicensed firearms and drugs in Westbury, in the Johannesburg area.
“On Friday evening, police were informed about a woman who was hiding guns for suspects in Westbury. The information was operationalised and led police to a house in the area where the female suspect was found and arrested in possession of two unlicensed firearms and drugs,” Makhubele said.
In another incident, the police’s crime intelligence unit in the West Rand followed up on information regarding robbers who were hiding in a house in Hekpoort.
“Upon their arrival, three suspects managed to evade arrest while once the suspect was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and arrested,” he said, adding that the suspect would be profiled to establish if he could be linked to other crimes.
Meanwhile, more than 700 suspects were arrested for a variety of crimes during operations in the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni districts.
Makhubele said more than 350 suspects were arrested for serious and violent crimes in Johannesburg.
Another more than 350 other suspects were also nabbed during integrated law-enforcement agency operations in Ekurhuleni for offences that included driving under the influence of liquor.
“In the West Rand district, over 170 suspects were arrested during the operation in Mohlakeng and Randfontein,” he said, adding that illegal liquor outlets were also closed down and liquor confiscated.
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