UPDATE: Police on scene of attempted land invasion in Waterfall
WATERFALL – It is believed that the fence was partly damaged in the attempted land invasion and several arrests have been made.
Police are on the scene at Waterfall after some people from Ward 32 in Alexandra reportedly tried to tear down the fence of a property and attempted to build shacks.
Police spokesperson Captain Meyer told the Midrand Reporter that public order police were deployed at the scene now Waterfall.
By 3.30pm, the crowd was moving out of the area and no shacks had been erected. The situation is calm, said Meyer.
ENCA is reporting that the people were led by an EFF ward leader and, at this stage, it is believed that the fence was partly damaged in the land grab attempt.
The property seems to be in the area of Allandale Road and Old Pretoria Main Road in Waterfall.
This attempted land grab follows after many people gathered at a piece of land in Marlboro near the Far East Bank Drive and Gautrain bridge intersection this morning, 24 March.
Read more on this story on our sister website, the Sandton Chronicle
This is one of a few land invasions in the Midrand area over the past few weeks. Read more here:
Metro police are aware of land invasion in Blue Hills – Public Safety MMC
Angry mob makes a land invasion attempt, police quickly intervene
Community members desperate for homes invade land near Klipfontein View
WARNING: Allandale Road in Klipfontein View a no-go for motorists due to alleged land invasion
BFLF and local taxi association on land grab in Ivory Park
