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Shortage of police officers poses crime threat- DDC report

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Tlokweng remains relatively safer than it was a few years ago

The Tlokweng District Development Committee (DDC) has raised concern that the shortage of police personnel in the district is undermining service delivery and could potentially reverse the hard-won gains made in the fight against crime.

According to the committee’s latest report, the shortage of manpower at Tlokweng Police Station has already placed a strain on response times, exposing the district to the risk of crime escalation.

“The shortage of personnel constrains service delivery and may result in delayed responses to distress calls, which in turn could embolden criminals,” reads the report.

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Shortage of police officers poses crime threat- DDC report

The Tlokweng District Development Committee (DDC) has raised concern that the shortage of police personnel in the district is undermining service delivery and could potentially reverse the hard-won gains made in the fight against crime.

Cops arrest young man, seize dagga in Metsimotlhabe

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