Police disquiet as break-ins increase

Makgophe stated that people live in constant fear of criminals while in the comfort of their homes and while driving their cars, something that is currently keeping the police on their toes. He revealed that property-related crimes recorded an increase ranging between 12% and 21%, similarly to robbery cases that went up by 18.6%. He said for the first time, the country further experienced a spate of armed robberies targeting cash-in-transit vehicles that occurred towards the end of 2021.

“It became apparent from the method of operation being their modus operandi of which local criminals colluded with foreign criminals in executing these robberies. In this regard, our coordinated response with other stakeholders resulted in the arrest of some of these criminals,” he said.