The City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement officers were stoned by community members in Khayelitsha, while trying to effect a drug-related arrest.
While on a stop-and-search patrol in SST
Section, Khayelitsha, two Metro Police officers apprehended a suspect for the
possession of Tik, on Sunday.
The suspect resisted arrest and called on
community members for help. Some bystanders started pelting the officers with
stones, with both sustaining minor injuries. The patrol vehicle was also
damaged.
‘’The officers eventually arrested the suspect
and managed to get him to the Harare police station, where he was charged with
possession of drugs and a dangerous weapon, riotous behaviour, malicious damage
to property and disobeying a lawful instruction.’’ said Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith.
‘’The increased hostility and violence directed
at enforcement and rescue service staff is a grave concern to the City. The
very people involved in this latest attack, some of whom filmed the altercation
and threatened to post it to social media, are the very people who will need
assistance tomorrow or next week, and also the very same people who complain
about crime. Yet they see no problem with attacking and alienating the very
people who risk their lives daily to create a safer environment for our
communities,’’ Smith added.
Done By: Mitchum George
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