THE City of Cape Town’s crime fighting teams had good successes in the past week (7 to 10 April 2025).

According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, the traffic services, metro police, and law enforcement teams were deployed to the Steenberg area in an effort to assist the SAPS.

“The area has recently seen a surge in gang-related shootings. It was during this deployment that our traffic team recovered a stolen motor vehicle in Vrygrond near Muizenberg on Monday, 7 April. The vehicle was located with the support of SAPS Flying Squad, and two suspects were arrested for possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

“On Tuesday, 8 April our law enforcement officers on patrol in Woodstock spotted a suspicious vehicle and stopped it, discovering that it was also stolen. The driver was arrested.

“Also in Woodstock, on Wednesday 9 April law enforcement officers arrested three suspects for possession of a variety of drugs,” said Smith.

Other arrests included a 21-year-old man for possession of a prohibited gun in Hanover Park, a 23-year-old man for drug dealing and a third suspect in Gugulethu for possession of prohibited firearm and ammunition.