Thursday, June 13, 2024

Taxi driver in Milnerton makes u-turn to avoid being arrested for outstanding warrants

The City of Cape Town’s law enforcement agencies arrested at least five motorists with 197 outstanding warrants between them, valued at over R500 000, in a space of a week.

PICTURE: Pixabay


In the latest arrest on Saturday, Ghost Squad officers were conducting a vehicle checkpoint close to the Joe Slovo Public Transport Interchange in Milnerton, when they noticed a minibus making a U-turn, away from the checkpoint.

Mayco Member for Safety & Security, JP Smith, explained that officers pursued the vehicle, and at some point along Koeberg Road, the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.

‘’He was caught soon after, with the assistance of Law Enforcement officers who joined the pursuit, and was detained at Milnerton SAPS on charges of reckless and negligent driving. Records showed that the driver had 72 outstanding warrants with a monetary value of  R140 000. The minibus was also impounded as it did not have a valid operating licence.’’

‘’It's ironic how the very people who have such contempt for law and order lose all bravado when they come face to face with the uniform. In almost every instance where warrant dodgers are being arrested, there is some kind of attempt to make a run for it. In recent months, our staff have arrested nearly a dozen individuals who are on the Top 100 list of offenders with outstanding warrants,’’ added Smith.

The MMC says officers have executed more than 2 000 warrants in the past week.

‘’If these cautionary tales are not enough to make scofflaws change their ways, then they must simply face the consequences of their actions,’’ said JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.

The warrant dodger arrests of the past few weeks are reminiscent of another hot streak in March, when traffic officers arrested six suspects over four days with 157 warrants between them, valued at R346 400.

 

Done by: Elona Sibunzi

No comments:

Man arrested for unlawful possession of abalone

A 21-year-old man was arrested yesterday for the being in possession of unlawful abalone worth a quarter of a million rand. Warrant Officer ...