Overview of crimes and arrests
Law Enforcement crime prevention operations across the Overstrand reaped positive results for the week of 4 – 9 November 2021.
Overstrand Municipality plans extra roadblocks and visible policing for the summer months.
Law enforcement officers will concentrate on traffic violations such as unroadworthy vehicles, motorists driving without a driver’s licence and driving under the influence.
Officers would also be on the lookout for people transporting drugs.
We share the following successes of the week:
Abalone
Nine suspected poachers were arrested in Pringle Bay this week after Overstrand Municipality’s Task Team led a joint 7-hour long operation with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and CapeNature.
The divers face charges of transgressing the Marine Living Resource Act, fishing and being in possession of abalone without a permit. 38 Abalone were found on them. The suspects hail from Dubai, an informal settlement in Zwelihle, Hermanus.
Assistant chief of law enforcement and task team, Johan du Toit, commended the team for their commitment in the fight against crime.