1150 Suspects arrested in Gauteng weekend operation

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1150 Suspects arrested in Gauteng weekend operation
1150 Suspects arrested in Gauteng weekend operation

Five stolen motor vehicles recovered, and 23 motorists arrested for driving while under the influence of liquor, are some of the highlights yielded by this past weekend’s O Kae Molao operations which were led by the Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Gauteng, Major General Patricia Rampota, accompanied by MEC for Community Safety, Ms Faith Mazibuko on Saturday evening 14 November 2020 through to the early hours of the next morning in Ivory Park, Ekurhuleni.

Amongst a total of 92 suspects arrested in Ekurhuleni North corridor, was a man arrested promptly after a business robbery at a Lodge in Kempton Park on Saturday evening 14 November 2020. It is alleged three armed suspects stormed into the lodge, forced open doors of 17 guestrooms and robbed guests of their cell phones and money.

The suspects were traced and one was found in possession a pistol with serial numbers filed off. The other two evaded arrest and are being sought.

A further 250 suspects were arrested in other parts of Ekurhuleni District, and these were arrested for various serious and violent crimes that include robbery, car hijacking, and rape.

As senior management and officers from the SAPS and other law enforcement agencies continue to collaborate with private security and vehicle tracking companies, tightening the grip on crime, over 1150 suspects were rounded up across the different districts in Gauteng over the weekend.

Four hundred and fifty (450) of the suspects were arrested in Tshwane District for serious and violent crimes and other offences.

In Johannesburg District, 300 arrests were affected for various crimes including murder, possession of unlicensed firearms, sexual assault, and rape.

More than 163 suspects were arrested in the West Rand, also on a variety of charges for various offences.

The suspects will appear in various Magistrate Courts across Gauteng on Monday, 16 November 2020.

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