The hijacking of a contractor, who was performing road maintenance in Delft last week, has been condemned by the City of Cape Town and has led to calls for community assistance in the investigation.
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Yesterday, the City of Cape Town said it was condemning the criminal act in the strongest terms, urging residents in the area to come forward with any information regarding the incident.
This comes after one of the City of Cape Town’s road marking contractors was hijacked on Friday despite the presence of LEAP (Law Enforcement Advancement Plan) officers who were recently deployed to assist in combating crime in Delft and surrounding areas.
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“Not only has this left the affected contractor without the means to complete his work, but has traumatised the roads teams in the area who are now unwilling to enter the area without an escort to ensure their safety,” said Mayoral Committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas as he explained that a contractor, who was working under the supervision of the urban mobility directorate, was hijacked and lost his vehicle and road marking equipment in the process.
Quintas further emphasised that this unfortunate incident had resulted in a delay in the project intended to improve the condition of the roads in Delft.
“We cannot allow such criminals to undermine the essential work that the urban mobility’s roads teams are doing to improve services in the community,” he added, calling on any community members who may have information or witnessed the incident to come forward.
Anyone with information is requested to visit their nearest police station or call the Transport Information Centre (TIC) on 0800 65 64 63.
The TIC line is operational 24/7 and anonymous tip-offs are welcome.
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