In tweets: Metro police and police conduct joint operation on ‘bad’ buildings in Hillbrow
HILLBROW – The operation is aimed to look for criminal elements and if city bylaws are being contravened.
Metro police and Johannesburg Central Police are conducting a joint operation on ‘bad’ buildings in Hillbrow.
The spokesperson for the Metro police Wayne Minnaar said the aim of the operation was to root out criminal elements and to see if City by-laws were being contravened.
The operation also involved inspecting Vanin Court in Hillbrow which is in a dire state. It has been awarded a tender to be revitalised through the City of Joburg’s revitalisation programme.
Our journalist Lungile Dube is currently covering the operation, follow her live tweets here
Spokesperson for the Metro poli e Wayne Minnaar said the aim of the operation is to look for criminal elements and City by-laws that are contravened @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/nKk9ZdN2BK
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
Police have arrived at Vannin Court in Hilbrow @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/2n0p4lFcmP
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
Metro Police and SAPS are now raising Vannin Court in Hilbrow. Occupants and rooms are searched @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/FfZfwTu8RF
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
Vannin Court is one of the buildings awarded a tender for the CoJ Revatilisation programme @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/8DBSs9wWzk
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
The Vannin Court building is in a bad state and there's illegal connection of electricity. There's also water leakages visible in the building @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/3hyQyhGScS
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
Male occupants of Vannin Court are taken to Hilbrow Police Station for checking @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/hRALStySoj
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
All men were ordered out of their rooms to the ground floor while police continue searching @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/BbiXqRYPTv
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 12, 2019
