By BAKANG MOKOTO
27 October 2025- The Northern Cape police said combating crime through decisive police and robust community involvement over the festive season and beyond led to a multitude of operations being executed across the province. The police said these disruptive actions were executed through targeted intelligence-driven operations, enhanced and heightened visibility patrols, by multi-disciplinary law enforcement teams, and community involvement from 20 until 26 October 2025.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane
Said the police blue light and foot patrols conducted in crime hotspot areas, led to the stopping and searching of 2560 motor vehicles, and searching 4914 persons at numerous roadblocks and Vehicle Check Points (VCPs), conducted in the five districts, Frances Baard, John Taolo Gaetsewe, ZFM, Namakwa and Pixley Ka-Seme.
Shemane said the police arrested 290 suspects for various crimes, including dealing in drugs, illegal dealing in liquor, and possession of drugs, murder, rape, assault and burglary.
“Detectives also conducted tracing operations in search of wanted suspects who were evading arrest. Drugs, dangerous weapons, and cash believed to be the proceeds of crime were confiscated during the operations. Compliance inspections were conducted at farms, mines, formal and informal businesses, liquor outlets, and second-hand goods dealers,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola together with the Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Limakatso Koloi, officially launched the Safer Festive Season Operation in Sunrise in De Aar under the theme: “Combatting crime through decisive police action and robust community involvement.” Otola reassured communities that police operations will continue unabated during this festive season and applauded all law enforcement teams for stamping the authority of the state to ensure the safety and security of all communities.
“We urge communities to become robustly involved and report crime. We would also like to issue a stern warning to the community not to harbour and aid criminals as they become complicit in crime as well,” she said.
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