{"id":47269,"date":"2024-01-25T15:25:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/watch-community-protest-communication-lapses-over-theft-of-guns-from-mitchells-plain-police-station-20240125\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:05:35","slug":"watch-community-protest-communication-lapses-over-theft-of-guns-from-mitchells-plain-police-station-20240125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/watch-community-protest-communication-lapses-over-theft-of-guns-from-mitchells-plain-police-station-20240125\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Community protest communication lapses over &#8216;theft&#8217; of guns from Mitchell\u2019s Plain Police Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A group of irate community workers and residents joined a protest to show how unimpressed they were over the alleged theft of guns from the Mitchell\u2019s Plain Police Station.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organised by the Cape Flats Safety Forum, the protest saw a large group gather outside the station from 10:00 to 12:00.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The community was especially \u201cfurious\u201d over lack of communication from the station on the matter, which had resulted in an arrest in November last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of irate community workers and residents joined a protest to show how unimpressed they were over the alleged theft of guns from the Mitchell\u2019s Plain Police Station. 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This followed media reports. \u201cThe Mitchell\u2019s Plain CPF wishes to report that the issue of the missing firearms and other exhibits was shared with the CPF after we requested an urgent meeting with police management,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_1c8ad421\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The guns are a means for more bloodshed on the Cap\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10165\/5ef79622af8c481a98ede66b989534ca.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/569bd58f79724c9d93bcc99701140889.jpg\" title=\"The guns are a means for more bloodshed on the Cape Flats, a protester pointed out.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The guns are a means for more bloodshed on the Cape Flats, a protester pointed out.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Organised by the Cape Flats Safety Forum, the prot\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10158\/5a00764f7fb24f2cb74bbf4afbd965cc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/97df8442ada34b3d9ad8fcff9deca69a.jpg\" title=\"Organised by the Cape Flats Safety Forum, the protest saw a large group gather outside the station from 10:00 to 12:00.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Organised by the Cape Flats Safety Forum, the protest saw a large group gather outside the station from 10:00 to 12:00.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want, once again, to stress our disgust and shock over this occurrence and by the police not sharing the information with the CPF. We expect a thorough investigation to ensure that&nbsp; justice prevails.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brig Jan Alexander, station commander at Mitchell\u2019s Plain, said the matter was under investigation and would not comment at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of irate community workers and residents joined a protest to show how unimpressed they were over the alleged theft of guns from the Mitchell&#8217;s Plain Police Station. 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