Cops: Crime decreasing in Muldersdrift
2013-02-27 16:22
Johannesburg - Police efforts to curb crime in Muldersdrift
on the West Rand are bearing fruit, Gauteng acting police commissioner Major General
Phumzo Gela said on Wednesday.
Controlling the main entrances to the area had contributed
to this, he told reporters in Muldersdrift.
Additional flying squad vehicles had also been deployed on
roads such as the N14 highway and Beyers Naude Drive.
This has led to a "relatively quiet Muldersdrift".
"The reduction of crime speaks volumes," Gela
said.
"The communities that are complaining say the people
who are committing crimes are not from Muldersdrift... It's either Diepsloot or
other, neighbouring squatter camps."
No statistics were available on a decrease in crime, but
Gela said the arrests made and progress on some "major cases"
indicated a decline.
- SAPA
