The City of Cape Town’s public emergency communication centre (PECC) recorded hundreds of calls linked to inter-personal violence in the past five days.
During the week leading to Christmas, City of Cape Town Cape Town traffic services held roadblocks, vehicle checkpoints and speed control operation where they recorded 62,290 offences and arrested 45 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol.The City of Cape Town’s public emergency communication centre recorded hundreds of calls linked to interpersonal violence in the past five days.
Metro police officers also made 80 arrests and issued 2,279 fines and also responded to numerous domestic violence complaints in the days leading up to Christmas. Cape Town’s MMC for safety and security JP Smith said it had been a busy week, most notably over the long weekend, when many of its staff members spent time patrolling public recreational facilities.
“Our beaches were incredibly busy, but no major incidents were reported. As expected, alcohol consumption proved problematic once more. “We will know in the next days how much alcohol was confiscated, once our liquor enforcement unit has logged all of the items received at our pound,” Smith said on Wednesday.
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