The campaign is intended to intensify police visibility, road safety, crime prevention, traffic and by-law enforcement.
The Ekurhuleni Chief of Police, Bafana Mahlabe, indicated that police visibility will be intensified as many people fall victim to crime during the festive season.
“To ensure that police presence is felt, we will be deploying our Peace Corps who will patrol around shopping malls.
There will also be more metro police officers guarding townships, suburbs and various central business districts, says Mahlabe.
After the official launch the Cllr Mondli Gungubele took to the streets with a message of safety as he interacted with motorists at a blitz operation on the M2 in Germiston.
Road blocks, stop and search, drug peddling, drunken driving, illegal mining, armed robberies, hijackings and land invasion are amongst the areas that Operation Bumper-to-Bumper: Escalated will focus on.
These are all intended to ensure compliance with the law.
While the EMPD focuses on crime and traffic duties, the Ekurhuleni Emergency Services will be on high alert and will set up mini-roadside stations on all high-accident routes and major freeways, including the N3, N17, N12 and the Albertina Sisulu Corridor.
