Cape Town – Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, confirmed in a statement on Friday that The South African Police Service (SAPS) has this week agreed to the City’s request for SAPS to utilise the services of its specialised units and form an inter-governmental kidnapping and extortion task force.
This comes after the kidnapping of a 35-year-old woman in Ipswich Road, Blue Downs on Thursday morning.
“There have been at least two more incidents of kidnapping in Cape Town since our request – one resulting in the death of an eight-year-old boy from Nyanga, and the other the disappearance of a woman who was taken in broad daylight just yesterday, in full view of security cameras,” Alderman said.
He said that the City’s officers were ready to play an active and operational role in supporting the SAPS, interdicting these crimes and ensuring that convictions took place.
“The incidents this week remind us that we cannot afford to rest on our laurels and that concrete and effective action is needed immediately,” he said.
He urged anyone with information to report it to SAPS or the City’s 24-hour tip-off line on 0800 110077.
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