Alex police officers attended to 46 reported criminal offences and arrested 60 suspects for various crimes in the week ending 2 February, said the spokesperson for the police station, Lieutenant Allie Kodisang.
The reported offences were:
- 1 for murder
- 1 for attempted murder
- 4 for rape
- 5 for assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm
- 10 for common assault
- 4 for theft from a motor vehicle
- 4 for residential burglary
- 1 for business burglary
- 2 for business robbery
- 2 for common robbery
- 2 for robbery with a firearm
- 3 for robbery with other forms of weapons
- 2 for general theft
- 5 for malicious damage to property.
The arrests were as follows:
- 2 for rape
- 1 for sexual assault
- 11 for assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm
- 4 for common assault
- 1 for common robbery
- 2 for business robbery
- 7 for theft
- 1 for theft from a motor vehicle
- 1 for possession of stolen property
- 4 for malicious damage to property
- 8 for possession of illegal drugs
- 18 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Details: Alex Police Station, 011 431 7600.
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