Police tightened their grip on criminal activity in the West Rand after securing 162 arrests through various operations conducted by law enforcement agencies between March 24 and 26.
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According to West Rand District police spokesperson Sergeant Sabina Mashego, a detailed breakdown of the arrests are as follows:
• Three for murder
• One for attempted murder
• Thirteen for rape
• Three for fraud
• One for pointing a firearm
• One for having an unlicensed firearm
• Three for having an unlicensed firearm and ammunition
• One for hijacking
• One for hijacking and kidnapping
• One for kidnapping
• Two for child neglect
• Two for common robbery
• Eight for theft
• Four for having gold-bearing materials and bribery
• Five for having gold-bearing materials
• Seven for damaging infrastructure and theft
• Four for housebreaking and theft
• Four for having suspected stolen property
• One for having a copper cable
• Five for malicious damage to property
• Six for shoplifting
• Eleven for assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm
• Five for common assault
• Three for common assault under domestic violence
• One for having a dangerous weapon as well as dagga
• Two for having dagga
• Four for having stolen property
• Fifteen for having dagga
• Twenty-three for drunken driving
• One for drunken driving and reckless and/ or negligent driving
• Four for dealing in liquor without a license
• Five for reckless and negligent driving
• One for having suspected stolen property
• One for dealing in dagga
• One for crimen injuria
• One for intimidation
• One for contravening a protection order
• Two for sexual assault
• Eight undocumented persons
All suspects are expected to appear in the various Magistrate Courts in the District soon
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Acting West Rand District Police Commissioner Brigadier Merinda Theron welcomed the arrests and thanked all role-players who participated.
