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Rural Safety Unit provide extra boots on the ground for greater safety

Rural Safety Unit provide extra boots on the ground for greater safety across Overberg District. Today, Western Cape Minister of Police...

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Chrysalis Academy 22 Charlie Graduation

Media are invited to attend the graduation ceremony of 22 Charlie on Thursday, 6 April 2023, at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai. The Minister...

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Minister Reagen Allen to launch Overstrand Rural Safety Unit

Tomorrow, 5 April 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will launch the much-anticipated...

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LEAP Officers confiscate 15 firearms during first three weeks of March

Between 27 February – 19 March 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers removed 15 firearms from areas plagued by violence. 11...

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Extracts from Budget Speech delivered by Minister Reagen Allen

Extracts from Budget Speech as delivered by Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen on 29 March 2023...

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39 Peace Officers graduate across three municipalities

39 Peace Officers (POs) who graduated from the Peace Officer programme, will now assist their respective municipalities to ensure greater...

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Media Alert: Western Cape’s readiness for the National Protest

18 March 2023 Tomorrow, 19 March 2023, Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, Provincial Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety...

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Swartland and Overstrand K-9 Units continue to interrupt criminals

The Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units are proving to be a continued menace to criminals, by making their lives very unpleasant. Between 21...

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Leap Officers arrest over 680 during first three weeks of February

Between 30 January 2023 and 19 February 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers effected the arrest of 688 individuals for...

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Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats

Minister Allen and provincial SAPS commissioner LT Gen Patekile to unpack Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats Tomorrow, 21 February 2023...

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