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July 8, 2021 by Addo and Kirkwood Blogger

Kirkwood’s drunk drivers go free

Dear Gqeberha Drunk drivers from Kirkwood and surrounds, who put themselves and others in harms way, are being let off the hook because the Kirkwood Police Station doesn’t have valid blood test kits to test blood alcohol levels. The test kits that are currently available at the Kirkwood Police Station have expired, and it is …

Dear Gqeberha

Drunk drivers from Kirkwood and surrounds, who put themselves and others in harms way, are being let off the hook because the Kirkwood Police Station doesn’t have valid blood test kits to test blood alcohol levels.

The test kits that are currently available at the Kirkwood Police Station have expired, and it is unclear when or if the station will receive additional kits.

The Kirkwood Police Station covers the areas of Aquapark, Bergsig, Moses Mabida and surrounding rural farming communities.

Earlier this week, DA Councillor Karen Smith conducted an oversight inspection at the Kirkwood Police Station, where she saw the expired test kits.

I have since escalated this issue to the DA EC Shadow MEC for Safety and Security, Bobby Stevenson, MPL, who will be submitting questions to the Community Safety MEC, Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe.

It is unthinkable that the SAPS are being forced to operate without the necessary tools of trade. Criminals, whose irresponsible actions could cost innocent lives, are able to escape prosecution, because of this.

I will continue to raise the concerns of residents with provincial structures to ensure that police personnel are supplied with the resources they need to do to their jobs effectively.

The Democratic Alliance has clearly demonstrated that it gets things done, and knows how to look after the safety and security of residents.

Where the DA governs it gets things done, and in the upcoming 2021 Local Elections residents can vote for this change and get the caring and competent government they deserve.

Regards

Edmund van Vuuren, MPL
Zuurberg Constituency Leader

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July 7, 2021 by Addo and Kirkwood Blogger

Shoot-Out in Addo

EASTERN CAPE – An off-duty police Sergeant as well as three alleged business robbers were shot and wounded on Sunday evening, 04 July 2021, in Addo. On Sunday, 04 July 2021 at about 19:00, it is alleged that at least three men wearing face masks, two armed with firearms stormed into a shop in Duka …

EASTERN CAPE – An off-duty police Sergeant as well as three alleged business robbers were shot and wounded on Sunday evening, 04 July 2021, in Addo.

On Sunday, 04 July 2021 at about 19:00, it is alleged that at least three men wearing face masks, two armed with firearms stormed into a shop in Duka Street, Nomathansanqa area, Addo. The two armed with firearms held owner, assistants and customers at gunpoint, while a third suspect stole cellphones and cash from a cash register. An off-duty police Sergeant that was not far away from the shop, heard the commotion and tactically approached the scene. As the three men were fleeing the scene, a shoot-out ensued between a police official and the suspects. One of the suspects (28) was wounded and arrested at the scene. Police also confiscated a 9mm pistol with a live ammunition for further investigation.

On Monday morning, 5 July 2021, police received a call from Kirkwood Hospital after two men arrived with gunshot wounds. The two men aged 22 and 24 were positively linked to a business robbery in Addo, and were both arrested. The investigation led to the arrest of the fourth suspect on Tuesday, 6 July 2021 at his workplace in Addo. All four suspects aged between 22 and 28, from Mqanduli are due to appear in the Addo Magistrate’s Court on charges of business robbery. There is a possibility of additional charges at the later stage of the investigation.

On behalf of the Acting District Commissioner, Colonel Simon Swarts commended the off-duty Sergeant from the Port Elizabeth Public Order Policing Unit (POPS) for his heroic action. “The thorough investigation that followed ensured that the three outstanding suspects were arrested,” added Col Swarts.

In a separate incident, a 33-year-old man was arrested after it was alleged that he attempted to rob a store with a toy gun in Jeffreys Bay this morning. It is said that the man who initially posed as a customer entered a store in Jeffreys Street, Jeffreys Bay and bought cigarettes and thereafter left.

It is further said that moments later, the same man stormed into the store with a firearm and held an owner at gunpoint. An alert owner on seeing that a firearm was not firing every time a suspect was pulling a trigger, he decided to fight him. A struggle ensued and with the assistance of a security guard, a suspect was arrested. A man is due to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 7 July 2021 on charges of attempted business robbery.

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