Visible policing operations resume in Midrand
MIDRAND – Midrand police held a visible joint operation with Metro police, CPF and the community.
Residents of Midrand were surrounded by lots of vehicles with flashing lights at Carlswald Lifestyle Centre and in other Midrand areas on Saturday night, 5 November.
This was the first sign that visible policing joint operations have resumed.
For the first time in a long time, the police, Community Policing Forum (CPF), Metro police, security companies and members of the community teamed up to combat crime in the Midrand precinct. “We are very pleased with the results of the operation. It was wonderful to see the commitment of all the relevant stakeholders, working together again as a team in order to fight crime,” said Steven Johnstone, chairman of the Midrand CPF.
“Committed members from the police, Metro police, security companies, CPF and members of the community from each of the sectors in Midrand, met up and worked together. We all take our role to protect and serve the residents of Midrand very seriously.”
The public relations officer for the CPF, Tanya Nyce, said the law-abiding citizens of Midrand can sleep easier at night, now that joint operations have resumed. Criminals, on the other hand, need to know that they will no longer be able to operate with impunity now that Captain Lionel Chetty from the Midrand police at the helm.
