City condemns attack on Metro Police officers
11 January 2021
The Metro Police Department made 55 arrests on charges including the possession of drugs, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition and contact crimes. They also issued 4 263 fines during the past week.
On Sunday afternoon, 10 January 2021, while on a stop and search patrol in SST Section Khayelitsha, two Metro Police officers apprehended a suspect for the possession of Tik.
The suspect resisted arrest and called on community members for help. Some bystanders started pelting the officers with stones, with both sustaining minor injuries. The patrol vehicle was also damaged.
The officers eventually arrested the suspect and managed to get him to the Harare police station, where he was charged with possession of drugs and a dangerous weapon, riotous behaviour, malicious damage to property and disobeying a lawful instruction.