TOTI police made 61 arrests in connection with various crimes between 30 December and 12 January.
One person was arrested for common assault; one for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm; six for residential housebreaking; nine for general theft and one for malicious damage to property.
Seventeen people were nabbed for shoplifting and four for property suspected to be stolen. In drug-related crimes, nine people were arrested for possession of whoonga and nine more for possession of dagga.
One person was caught for drunk driving, one for breach of peace; one for discharging of a firearm and one for fishing without a permit.
Police also recovered a number of stolen items during the same period. These included a vehicle; three cellphones; an IPad; a gaming console and four gaming console games; a Garmin GPS and a printer.
