Cape Town - Cape Town's Traffic Department had a bumper week, making 241 arrests for outstanding warrants, drunk and reckless and negligent driving; impounding 119 vehicles; 116 cellphones and issuing 43 580 fines for various offences.
Among those arrested were 105 motorists for driving under the influence, and 115 with outstanding warrants – all bar six were taxi drivers or owners.
In the latest arrests on Sunday, officers arrested a 61-year-old woman at her Khayelitsha home for 271 outstanding warrants to the value of R416 050. She was set to appear in court in Parow today.
In Nyanga, officers attached to Operation Reclaim arrested 37 taxi drivers for 143 outstanding warrants to the value of R310 200.
On Saturday 28 September 2019, a 35-year-old man was arrested at the Atlantis Driving License Testing Centre for possession of a suspected fraudulent learner’s license.
The suspect had arrived at the enquiry counter, with the intention of applying for a driver’s license, but the staff member who assisted him noticed a discrepancy on the learner license document. A check on the Natis system confirmed that the person was not in possession of a valid learner’s license.
He was arrested and detained at Atlantis SAPS.