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VOX POP: Residents express their distrust in the police
Police in Midrand conducted Operation Shanela, targeting crime hot-spots, issuing fines and closing illegal outlets but residents are still happy
![Benstein Ndlovu: No, they are not doing their job- there must be improvement within the police. I can see from where I stay that they are corrupt.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/Bem_72420-e1713950901681-780x470.jpg)
In the wake of the area’s recent Operation Shanela crackdown, we asked residents if they still had faith in the police.
This is what they had to say :
![Benstein Ndlovu: No, they are not doing their job- there must be improvement within the police. I can see from where I stay that they are corrupt.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/Bem_72420-e1713950901681-520x334.jpg)
![Angelo Kordom: I think there are still good policemen out there but I think there are a lot of bad apples, a lot of corruption, people looking after themselves.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/Smile_72113-e1713950877280-520x298.jpg)
![Donovan Luck: No, the problem that I see with the police is that most of the police officers, not everybody but some are there only because it is a job and they need a salary.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/Cap_66441-e1713950850649-520x309.jpg)
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