Suspects arrested by Police for various crimes over the weekend – King Williams Town

Over the past weekend Police were busy with their routine patrols as part of Operation Coastal Storm in the Central Business area of King William’s Town, Dimbaza and Stutterheim policing area.

Police were also on foot patrol doing stop and search in the areas and they managed to arrest more than (50) suspects, aged between 22 and 47 years for crimes ranging from drunkenness, possession of stolen property, Common Robbery, Theft, Common Assault, possession of dagga, contravention of protection order and housebreaking and Theft.

One black Lenovo laptop and a toy gun (believed to be a firearm) was also found by Police while patrolling. Dangerous weapons were confiscated to prevent crime in the area.

These suspects are due to appear at different Magistrate courts soon.

King William’s Town SAPS Cluster Commander Brigadier Luntu Ngubelanga said Police are committed in fighting crime and in full force in tracking down the perpetrators of crime. We will keep on doing stop and search and roadblocks to prevent crime in our area. He also thanked the community for sharing valuable information with SAPS and encouraged them to report any criminal activities to 08600 10111.

Source: South African Police Service

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