Illegal taverns closed and suspects arrested
Alcohol confiscated as illegal taverns closed down.
In a massive one night campaign hosted last week Saturday by Moroka Police Station officers together with their Community Policing Forum (CPF) and volunteers, arrested more than 30 suspects for various serious crimes.
Those arrested were charged with crimes such as possession of stolen property, murder, possession of unlicensed firearm, house breaking and theft, dealing and selling of drugs and assault GBH.
During the campaign, the officers also had the opportunity to shut down many of the illegal taverns and shebeens.
The station communications officer John Serala said its been a long time that residents were victimised and they had to act as law enforcers.
“This is one of the greatest and successful crime fighting campaign that we ever embarked on at our station, everything was so successful.
“We are gearing on making sure that this festive season, we receive less than 200 crime report at our charge office and we are going to fight with everything we have in our powers to make sure that there is nothing affecting residents.”
Serala said: “We have planned some crime fighting campaigns and we will embark on soon and we appeal to residents to give us tips, information and if possible they must come and volunteer and join us when we embark on such campaigns.”
For more information on the festive season crime fighting campaigns to be hosted at the station, residents are urged to contact 011 527 0000.
