Midrand Police Station’s operations commander, Captain Lionel Chetty and his team conducted an operation on 11 November at Mushroom Farm along the Jukskei River.
The operation fell under Midrand’s Sector 2, which includes Vorna Valley, Waterfall Park, Carlswald, Halfway Gardens, Kyalami Hills and Kyalami Glen. The sector is managed by Sergeant Benjamin Nkatingi.
Chetty said the operation took place as part of a clean-up of the area in an attempt to bring down the levels of crime because security companies have witnessed suspects going into residential areas in Sector 2 and when the properties’ alarms go off, they run back to the river banks.
The captain said they were also concerned about the safety of the homeless people living near the river following the recent floods. Therefore, the people living on the river banks were not forcefully removed but were warned about the dangers of living there.
Numerous items were found during the clean-up including a pencil case, which is suspected to belong to a school pupil, and burned cable. There were cuts in the fence along the river bank that leads to private property.
Chetty said more operations will be conducted as a follow-up on the information gathered during this operation. No arrests were made.
Details: Sergeant Benjamin Nkatingi 082 888 7731 (office hours); emergencies 071 675 6110; 071 675 6111.
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