Law enforcement’s festive season operations yield positive results in Cape Town. The City of Cape Town traffic service made 5105 arrests over December and issued more than 350 000 fines, it said on Monday.
According to the city, 4 745 arrests were for outstanding warrants, 282 for driving under the influence, 41 for reckless and negligent driving, two for possession of drugs, two for possession of a firearm, and 33 for a range of other charges.
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Officers served a total of 13 028 warrants, valued at R17 010 380; impounded 343 vehicles and 880 cellphones and issued 360 626 fines for various offences.
“It was a very busy period for our traffic service. Apart from the enforcement efforts, staff also had to manage traffic flow and road closures at a raft of events around the city in December, and of course our beaches,” said mayoral committee member for safety and security, Alderman JP Smith.
“To the motorists who were caught for outstanding warrants – you were warned before the festive season to get your affairs in order. I hope that the experience will have served as a lesson. In the future, pay your fines on time, or better yet, obey the law from the outset.”
Additionally, the city’s liquor enforcement unit confiscated 11 944 bottles of alcohol, amounting to 6 835.35 litres. The alcohol was seized from Cape Town beaches between December 1 and January 3.
Fifty-three percent of the confiscations were made in Area West, which includes beaches stretching from Muizenberg on the False Bay coast, to Camps Bay and Clifton on the Atlantic Seaboard.
“The alcohol confiscation tallies show no sign of easing up. It is an indictment on those among us who insist on making alcohol part of their day out. While the peak festive season is behind us, the beaches and other public amenities are likely to remain busy for the next week before school starts, so the amount of alcohol confiscated will likely increase even more,” said Smith.
The city was “bracing” itself for matric results’ celebrations, he said, as its beaches were popular party spots accompanied by “significant alcohol consumption”.
“I call on young people to party responsibly, and to refrain from anything that could put themselves or others in danger,” said Smith.
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Source: African News Agency (ANA)
