Cracking down on crime in central Cape Town
By Tarryn Le Chat
28 February 2007
Cape Town’s Central City Improvement District (CCID) is cracking down on crime ranging from petty theft and riotous behaviour to drug possession. At the weekend, police arrested four armed robbery suspects.
CCID chief operations officer Derek Bock said the biggest success occurred on Saturday morning. CCID security officers on horseback notified their control room that two people had been robbed of R60 000 after leaving the Standard Bank.
A chase by police and CCID ended after the suspects were caught in Somerset Road, Sea Point where members of the public who were robbed identified them.
“We are in direct radio communication with the South African Police Service and this resulted in the suspects being caught within minutes of the robbery,” said Bock.
The police and CCID have adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards crime, however petty an offence may seem.
28 February 2007
Cape Town’s Central City Improvement District (CCID) is cracking down on crime ranging from petty theft and riotous behaviour to drug possession. At the weekend, police arrested four armed robbery suspects.
CCID chief operations officer Derek Bock said the biggest success occurred on Saturday morning. CCID security officers on horseback notified their control room that two people had been robbed of R60 000 after leaving the Standard Bank.
A chase by police and CCID ended after the suspects were caught in Somerset Road, Sea Point where members of the public who were robbed identified them.
“We are in direct radio communication with the South African Police Service and this resulted in the suspects being caught within minutes of the robbery,” said Bock.
The police and CCID have adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards crime, however petty an offence may seem.
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