On Wednesday morning, Cape Town traffic officers arrested one of the Top 100 dodgers, who had 30 outstanding warrants totaling R96,600.
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Traffic officers stationed on Jakes Gerwel Drive stopped a white minibus, but the driver jumped out and fled on foot to Heideveld.
He was arrested shortly after and discovered to have 30 outstanding warrants totaling R96 600.
On Tuesday of this week, officers arrested a 47-year-old motorist in Epping for 30 outstanding warrants totaling R79 250.
Recently, a motorist and known arrest warrant evader with 30 outstanding warrants totaling more than R100,000 was among those apprehended by city enforcement officers during weekly operations.
During their weekly patrols, the city’s law enforcement officers arrested 399 suspects and fined 71 861 people. Meanwhile, traffic officers arrested a motorist on arrest warrants totaling R101,700.
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Last Thursday, traffic officers were in the Heideveld area, tracing the top 100 offenders with outstanding warrants.
Officers saw a vehicle on their list, but the driver refused to stop and sped away. He eventually abandoned the vehicle and ran away, but officers apprehended him.
The suspect was positively identified as being on the list, with thirty outstanding warrants. He was detained at the Wynberg police station, and appeared in the municipal court the following day.
‘In the past week we saw an increase in arrests compared to the previous week. (We also had) another warrant dodger ending up behind bars,’ said Safety and security Mayco member JP Smith.
‘These successes are incredibly encouraging, considering the often difficult circumstances that our staff have to contend with. I am particularly happy with the regular gains being made against habitual law breakers.
‘We have far too many road users who think they are untouchable – that is until the long arm of the law catches up with them.’
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