{"id":44575,"date":"2024-10-22T14:07:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/watch-festive-season-police-operations-what-cape-town-residents-need-to-know-20241022\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:02:30","slug":"watch-festive-season-police-operations-what-cape-town-residents-need-to-know-20241022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/watch-festive-season-police-operations-what-cape-town-residents-need-to-know-20241022\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Festive season police operations: What Cape Town residents need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cape Town police launched an extensive crime prevention plan for the festive season, targeting serious crimes like drunk driving, domestic violence, and extortion. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Roadblocks and stop-and-search operations will be conducted to ensure community safety. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The public is urged to avoid buying stolen goods and to drink responsibly during the holiday period.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Drunk driving, domestic violence and extortion are three of nine key priorities outlined by police management as part of its festive season operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c13fb687\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moJgh6U1Rlw?si=I-MjduZBRgvO4Bch\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched on Thursday 17 October at the Rocklands Sports Grounds in Mitchells Plain by police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola alongside his provincial counterpart, Lt Gen Thembisile Patekile and Western Cape Minister for Police Oversight and Community Safety Anaroux Marais, the plan will prioritise high-density integrated partnership operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Operation Shanela umbrella, roadblocks, stop and searches and the tracking and tracing of wanted suspects will dominate this period and an aggressive stance will be taken against serious and violent crimes so that the public can enjoy a peaceful holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the launch, several hundred commissioned officers attached to various police units \u2013 including tactical response, mountain, K9, flying squad and equestrian \u2013 were joined by the City of Cape Town\u2019s Safety and Security fraternity. They will all join forces in policing the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tourists\">Tourists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mzwakhe Nqavashe, chair of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee in the City, says the partnership will be crucial in policing during the festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis festive season is once again promising to be a massive one on the score of both domestic and international tourists,\u201d he says. \u201cI want to highlight the importance of the working relationship between police, our province and the City of Cape Town safety and security agencies. Our collaboration is essential in ensuring the safety and security of our communities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masemola encouraged residents to spend and transact with their money wisely. \u201cDon\u2019t buy (second-hand goods) on the street because if you buy on the street, you are buying property that may have been stolen and somebody may have lost his or her life for you to get that property,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the increase in alcohol access and consumption over the season, Masemola issued a stern warning to motorists that police would have a zero-tolerance in accordance with general road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6fed7b1d\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cIf you drink, drink at home, because if you drink and drive\u2026. (officers) are at the roadblocks, they will make sure you don\u2019t arrive home,\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With extortion rife in the province and nationally, Masemola said the officers would employ the necessary force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we pick you up in terms of intelligence, we follow you and we will arrest you. 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