61 held for pavement piddling
2008-02-04 20:19
Johannesburg - The metro police arrested 61 men for urinating in public in the inner city at the weekend.
The offenders were apprehended mainly around the hawkers' stands at St Mary's Cathedral in the city, Joubert Park, Hillbrow and around Jeppe station during a police operation in the area, said spokesperson Wayne Minnaar on Monday.
Most paid a R300 fine and those unable to pay appeared in court on a charge of urinating in a public area, a contravention of by-laws.
The operation was to promote hygiene, keep the city clean and as part of an effort to deal with smaller offences in a bid to also bring down levels of more-serious crime, Minnaar said.
- SAPA