Additional Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) law enforcement officers have been deployed on a permanent basis to Mitchells Plain.
Their deployment, says Community Safety MEC,
Albert Fritz, will assist in reducing gangsterism and violent crime such as
murder.
The deployment of the additional LEAP officers
has been made possible through the Western Cape Safety Plan which aims to halve
murders in the province over the next decade.
As of October 2020, LEAP officers were
redeployed to five communities which include Philippi, Delft, Nyanga, Khayelitsha
and Bishop Lavis. “LEAP members have now been deployed
permanently to Mitchells Plain to assist the South African Police Service
(SAPS) to stabilize the recent increase in murders in the area. This makes
Mitchells Plain the sixth area to receive LEAP deployments in the Cape Town
Metropole. These officers will work in an integrated manner with SAPS.” Said Fritz.
“Going forward, the Mitchells Plain contingent
of law enforcement will be topped up with additional LEAP officers during the
coming weeks. The top up is made possible through the appointment of additional
law enforcement officers who will serve to bolster law enforcement and SAPS’
response to crime in Mitchells Plain.” Added Fritz.
Done By: Mitchum George
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