Monday, December 24, 2007

688 suspects arrested

Anele Siwa
24 December 2007

Cape Town Police have arrested 688 crime suspects in a city anti-crime blitz on Wednesday and Thursday.

Police spokesperson captain Randall Stoffels says some of the suspects were suspects with outstanding warrants of arrest.

According to Cape Argus these arrests are believed to be involved in 573 cases.

“Most of the suspects were linked to cases of theft and housebreakings,” says Stoffels.

According to Stoffels 29 suspects are arrested in connection with rape and 21 in connection with charges of robbery.

“The suspects are due to appear in various courts soon,” says Stoffels.

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