More than 700 arrested in Easter anti-crime operation
Police conducted static and roving roadblocks, reinforcing policing in identified areas, following up on information and leads, tracing of wanted people, stop-and-searches at transport hubs and through hotspot patrols.
More than 700 people were arrested during a five-day anti-crime operation Paseka (Easter) by police in the Tshwane district.
The police were assisted by other law enforcement agencies like the correctional service, home affairs departments and TMPD.
“During these five days, operation Paseka oversaw the arrest of 780 people of which 470 were arrested through the tracing of wanted suspects,” police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe said.
Police conducted static and roving roadblocks, reinforcing policing in identified areas, following up on information and leads, tracing of wanted people, stop-and-searches at transport hubs and through hotspot patrols.
Among the 470 people, more than 140 people were arrested for gender-based violence.
Selepe said a further 59 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and 13 unlicenced liquor outlets were closed down.
A total of 8 928 vehicles and 15 000 people were also searched and 170 Aarto fines issued.
“Over 35 suspects were detained for drug-related crimes and a total of five illegal firearms were also confiscated,” she said.
In a separate incident, Selepe said four people – aged between 33 and 36 – were arrested during a business robbery at a shopping centre in the Moot.
“These suspects were found in possession of illegal firearms, ammunition and stolen property,” she said.
In another incident at a roadblock at Carousel, three people – aged between 28 and 39 – were arrested on a charge of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Selepe said the vehicle was reportedly stolen in Rustenburg.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Pretoria Central for dealing in drugs.
Meanwhile, acting district commissioner Brigadier Samuel Thine urged members of the public to observe the rules of the road and exercise patience and courtesy to fellow road users.
Thine added that their multidisciplinary operations were focused on clamping down on opportunistic crime and road safety.
He also thanked the law enforcement agencies which were involved for a successful weekend in preventing crime and enforcing the law.
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