Stabilisation teams arrests 51 suspects, recover 21 stolen vehicles

PRETORIA – The Stabilisation Team has been deployed in Tshwane District to combat crime in police stations in the northern part of Pretoria continue with their efforts to make the affected precincts safer. This, after arresting 51 suspects for various offences and recovering 26 stolen/hijacked vehicles as well as seven unlicensed firearms for the period 9 June to 14 July 2024.

The Stabilisation Team was launched and presented to the affected communities by the Ministry of Police on 14 May 2024. The affected police stations are Soshanguve, Rietgat, Loate, Mabopane and Akasia.

The team comprises of members from Crime Intelligence, Visible Policing, Detectives, Flying Squad, K9 coupled with Tshwane Metro Police, Gauteng Traffic & Traffic Wardens, Private Security and Community Policing Forum will be supported by specialised units of the SAPS, namely the Tactical Response Team (TRT) National Intervention Unit (NIU) and Public Order Policing (POP) as well as Drone units.

The operations will continue until the situation in the affected areas returns to normal and crimes related to road spiking, robberies associated with online shopping & drugs, carjacking as well as theft of motor vehicles, have been stabilised. The public is urged to report any criminality and criminals to the SAPS Crime Stop hotline 08600 10111.