11h17 Watchcon asks, on air, for assistance from SAPS with a drunk and disorderly member of the public at VM. No response. 11h22 SAPS ZH1 respond on air. 11h33 SAPS not yet on scene 11h43 SAPS not yet on scene etc. etc.
16h32 Watchcon request SAPS assistance to arrest detained suspects in Alexander Rd. ZH 33 responds immediately. Job done.
Well not quite……… Suspects were taken into custody by ZH33 and ostensibly taken to the CSC for the necessary processing. In truth they were simply dropped off around the corner, free to carry on where they left off.........eish!
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It would be interesting to read what the new station commissioner's explanation for the SAPS slow or non-responses is.
ReplyDeleteCan it be that SAPS teams have far more serious matters to attend to and that responses like this are just window dressing? The suspects in question must have had plenty to tell their buddies over a beer later in the day. Not a happy picture to be sure.
ReplyDeleteOften SAPS have plausible answers for their inability to respond within the timeframe we expect so lets wait and see what develops. SAPS are aware and I'll post feedback here when it arrives. It does make a nonsense of "Eyes and Ears only" though!
ReplyDeleteThis blog is fascinating......and may be also to a wider audience, in which case we may get better attention from SAPS.
ReplyDeleteWhat I would also suggest, is that one has a list of which SAPS officers are repeatedly deficient. Patterns are always interesting
Let's be careful not to bash SAPS without an understanding of their issues. Some items, like taxis, reckless driving, unroadworthy cars are the responsibility of Metro, not SAPS, although SAPS are our last recourse. Many other issues are related to law enforcement who police the city bylaws. A simple example is that Metro can issue a ticket for a driving offence which takes 2 mins whilst SAPS for the SAME offence have to open a formal docket which can tie up a SAPS team for hours who should be dealing with more important issues. If you want to get a better understanding of the issues, please attend a CPF meeting where these things are brought into the open.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there can be any excuse for dropping off suspects around the corner. In my book it's criminal!
ReplyDeleteAdding to my last comment. The SSP's that caught the criminals were pretty disgusted with SAPS and vowed to "just let them go next time they are caught stealing"
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