PARKTOWN – Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, was joined by the Gauteng Premier, Mr Panyaza Lesufi and Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Ms Faith Mazibuko, during the launch of the Provincial Safer Festive Season Operations. The event that was held at Isak Steyn Stadium in Vanderbijlpark on Friday, 04 November 2002,
\nDuring the delivery of his overview of the operations, Lieutenant General Mawela assured the people in Gauteng that there will be more boots on the ground and that police visibility will be enhanced this festive season.
\n“More police will be deployed at the festive season hotspots that include taxi ranks, bus terminals, train stations and places of entertainment. People should expect more roadblocks, particularly on the national roads that are used as exits and entrances to the province. “Starting from the 15th of October until the 31st of January next year we will be intensifying our operations and crime prevention initiatives throughout the province to match the escalation of crime that we experience during the festive season period,” said Lieutenant General Mawela.
\nThe police will this festive season focus on addressing serious and violent crime that includes:
\n\u2022 Gender-based violence and femicide; including domestic violence;
\n\u2022 Business and house robberies;
\n\u2022 Truck and car hijackings;
\n\u2022 Cash-in-transit robberies;
\n\u2022 Substance abuse,
\n\u2022 Dealing with counterfeit goods and contraband,
\n\u2022 Road fatalities and,
\n\u2022 Illegal mining.
\nTo prevent crimes that are usually committed during the festive season, police in Gauteng will also concentrate on the following, over and above other crime-fighting measures that are in place:
\n\u2022 Mobilise and optimise the utilisation of police reservists.
\n\u2022 Increase the 24\/7 availability of our human and physical resources by effective management of the annual vacation leave for operational members and the efficient utilisation of vehicles.
\n\u2022 Deploy additional members (the newly appointed constables) to hotspot areas.
\n\u2022 Increase visibility by deploying more police, reservists and patrollers at shopping malls and transport hubs;
\n\u2022 Heighten blue light patrols and static deployments of high-powered vehicles at the major routes and escape routes;
\n\u2022 Control crowds at sports and recreational sites and events.
\n\u2022 Secure properties of residents that have travelled outside the province for the holidays through increased patrols and our continued partnership with private security companies.
\n\u2022 Intensify police operations by conducting high-density saturation operations and sting operations during peak time at the focus areas.
\n\u2022 Unexpected roadblocks and vehicle checkpoints at the identified strategic roads.
\n\u2022 Intensify compliance inspections at second-hand goods dealers.
\n\u2022 Shut down illegal liquor dealers and second-hand goods dealers.
\n\u2022 Zero tolerance for drinking and driving on the roads.
\n\u2022 Recover illegal firearms and drugs as this will always remain our highest priority.
\nThe Gauteng Provincial Community Policing Board, National Liquor Traders Council, Consumer Goods Council and Business Against Crime South Africa pledged to support the police in the fight against crime this festive season.<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PARKTOWN – Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, was joined by the Gauteng Premier, Mr Panyaza Lesufi and Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Ms Faith Mazibuko, during the launch of the Provincial Safer Festive Season Operations. The event that was held at Isak Steyn Stadium in Vanderbijlpark on Friday, 04 November 2002, During the … <\/p>\n