MegaBanner-Right

MegaBanner-Left

LeaderBoad-Right

LeaderBoard-Left

Home » Featured » Police’s Anti-Gang Unit elevated to national office

Police’s Anti-Gang Unit elevated to national office

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the recently-established Anti-Gang Unit will be elevated to the national office to ensure that its mandate is extended to deal with more community crimes.

His announcement comes at the back of an incident that saw six members of the Anti-Gang Unit being attacked and shot at in Samora Machel in Cape Town earlier this month.

“In responding directly to the scourge of gangsterism, the Anti-Gang Unit will be elevated to a national division, and other specialised units will be introduced.

“This unit will extend its mandate and deal with other crimes of fear that are terrorising our communities,” he said. 

Cele said this would also include murder, rape, car hijackings, house robberies, house burglaries and cash-in-transit heists.  

New academy to bolster capacity of detectives

Cele said, meanwhile, that the plans to fully capacitate investigators with sufficient resources and relevant manpower are underway.

“To this end, a Detective Academy will be established to strengthen the capacity and training of new detectives and specialised investigators.

“Cooperation between prosecutors and investigators through prosecutorial guided investigation will be intensified to improve the success rate of all priority cases.

“Moreover, the project of the establishment of specialised courts will be enhanced in order to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the criminal justice system,” he said.

Hawks making inroads in curbing economic crimes

Meanwhile, Cele said the fight against corruption is being intensified. The Hawks are making serious inroads in economic crimes and people are witnessing significant arrests in this regard.

“To date 1800 dockets have been submitted to the NPA for determination,” he said.

The continuous report of alleged police corruption is receiving attention.

“The process of the appointment of the IPID head is currently underway,” he said.  

He said that in this new dawn, the policing approach will align with the new crime patterns of enhancing resources in combatting economic crimes; stabilising the troubled trucking industry and tackling illegal mining. 

“The specialised focussed policing will also extend to support the specialised task teams focussing on political killings, police killings, high profile killings, high profile cases and taxi related killings.”

Cele said the success rate of the 72-hour activation plan is gaining momentum.

“This plan mobilises maximum resources to ensure that preliminary investigation is done thoroughly and to guarantee that no evidence is lost and perpetrators are expeditiously brought to book. This was done at the backdrop of the spike in cash-in-transit heist which dropped drastically in 2018.” 

SourceSAnews
To enquire about Cape Business News' digital marketing options please contact sales@cbn.co.za

Related articles

Criminals can’t hide from the eye in the sky

The City’s Metro Police Department’s comprehensive CCTV network has proven to be effective in detecting criminal activity. CCTV footage has led to the successful...

Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit recover R1.56 billion in overpayments made to ABB South Africa

After lengthy investigation and negotiations, Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit have reached an agreement with ABB South Africa in terms of which ABB...

MUST READ

Understanding standby, prime and continuous gensets

The increasing reliance of South African businesses on generator sets (gensets) to mitigate power disruptions highlights a crucial need for proper selection based on...

RECOMMENDED

Cape Business News
Follow us on Social Media