The community disrupted police’s search at a house in Lentegeur where a large cache of weapons was found last week.
The City released a statement saying metro police had accompanied officers from Lentegeur Police Station to a domestic dispute call out on Sunday 22 February.
On arrival officers were tipped off about illegal weapons in the house.
Weapons haul
On investigation a large weapons cache was found, including grenades and rifle ammunition.
“One firearm and ammunition were found to be licensed, a second belonged to a deceased relative and was never surrendered,” a police statement said. “Officers also recovered more than 230 rounds of illegal ammunition, including 87 rifle rounds, 109 9 mm rounds and 33 revolver rounds. They also found two grenade casings and several empty 9 mm casings.”
It said the officers had called for back-up from the K9 and Bomb Squad units, but were forced to withdraw before the units arrived.
Community becomes riotous
“A crowd that gathered outside became riotous,” the release stated.
Lentegeur police spokesperson Const Navon van Houten said a case of illegal possession of firearms with ammunition was opened.
According to the City a 48-year-old man was arrested and detained at Lentegeur Police Station.
Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said the incident highlighted the challenge police had with “ongoing public interference in enforcement operations.”
“Communities cannot call for help and then turn on law enforcement by obstructing their work,” he said. “Obstruction of justice is an arrestable offence. I urge communities to condemn the small minority who protect criminals and to use our tip-off number to help City enforcement remove these individuals from our streets.”
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Community outreach to seniors
Meanwhile, on Tuesday Lentegeur also took part in a community outreach to seniors at the Lentegeur Community Hall.
Police distributed food items to the seniors on 24 February before addressing them on issues affecting them.Van Houten said seniors were advised on elderly abuse, how to report a crime, awareness about grant dates, contact information for key personnel at the station and on how best to approach police for help.
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