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Cape taxi violence stabillised, says WC Community Safety MEC
MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz thanked the provincial SAPS, the SANDF and law enforcement for the efforts over the past few days.
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WC Safety MEC Fritz hopes pregnant Delft woman's killer found soon
Delft police detectives are pursuing all possible leads to secure an arrest in the murder of a pregnant teenager.
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'It's a sickening cycle': MEC Fritz condemns latest taxi violence in CT
On Wednesday morning, three people were wounded when shots were fired on the N2 highway and four others were wounded in two areas in the city.
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Teen girl (13) among 3 people killed in Delft shooting
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has condemned the killings.
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WC MEC Fritz: I won’t rest until attacks against LGBTQIA+ community addressed
The most recent incident in Cape Town is the murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack who was found stabbed to death just over a week ago.
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WC Safety MEC Fritz wants investigation into how SAPS deals with rape cases
Of the 131 rape cases reported to Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur police stations between March and December last year, there have been 83 arrests and no convictions, while only one trial is underway.
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WC Community Safety Dept condemns service delivery protests on N2 and surrounds
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz indicated that the demonstrations were over housing and basic service delivery.
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Fritz: Dealing with gang violence root causes only way to calm Mitchells Plain
The vast area has seen two mass shootings in recent days. Ten people were shot and six died.
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WC bolsters law enforcement efforts in Khayelitsha following mass shooting
The Western Cape govt said it's activated 72-hour action plan to trace and arrest the assailants after six men were killed in a mass shooting in Khayelitsha on Saturday.
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WC Community Safety MEC Fritz condemns recent spate of murders as 'inexcusable'
The MEC was reacting to the past weekend's violence in which two men and four teenagers were killed in separate incidents.
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WC community leaders want draft plans on organised crime rolled out immediately
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has written to Police Minister Bheki Cele requesting that the planned transversal steering committee focusing on organised crime and extortion in the Cape Town City Centre, as well as township communities, start operating.
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WC's Fritz appeals to Wolseley residents to assist police after 3 bodies found
The first remains were uncovered after a man was spotted dragging a woman’s body in the Breede River Valley town on Saturday.
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Police inefficiencies sees at least 66 GBV case struck off court roll in WC
According to Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, 52 were as a result of dockets not being present at court, while 40 investigations were not completed.
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Winde, Fritz welcome redeployment of LEAP officers to crime-hit areas in CT
On Tuesday, Premier Alan Winde and the Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz visited Delft which is one of the areas benefitting from the deployment of 70 Law Enforcement Advance Plan officers.
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Khayelitsha community urged to help police find mass shooters
Armed men fired several shots at a house in Site C on Wednesday and as a result, six people were killed and four others were wounded and then hospitalised.
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WC Community Safety Dept asks top cop Sitole for more public order police
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said that the province had nearly 10% less policing resources compared to KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.
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WC POP unit resourcing issues raised at meeting between Fritz, top cop Sitole
It has been a busy few weeks for law enforcement agencies responding to various protests that have often turned violent.
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WC police commended for acting against officer who turned away rape victim
The officer, who apparently told the woman to return to the Khayelitsha Police Station the following day, now faces disciplinary sction.
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WC Community Safety Dept outraged by latest spike in gang violence
Over the past few days, children have been affected by what MEC Albert Fritz said was the 'renewed violence' that had broken out since we shifted to alert level 3 of the lockdown.
