Africa-Press – South-Africa. It’s all systems go for the police this festive season as 10 000 newly trained officers get ready to “bolster” crime prevention efforts.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said on Sunday that 495 of the 10 000 trainees had already been placed at various police stations after they completed their training in September this year.
Mathe said 4 000 of the officers would be deployed to the Public Order Police (POP) Unit to boost crowd control measures, including violent protests and other opportunistic crimes
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She said the Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences Investigations (FCS) unit and 30 crime-weight police stations would also receive their share of added human resources.
The constables completed a nine-month Basic Police Learning Development Programme.
They will be welcomed at a parade hosted by the South African Police Service Academies.
According to Mathe, the parade will take place over three days, from 13 to 15 December, at various academies, including those in Tshwane, Paarl, Ulundi, Oudtshoorn, Graaff-Reinet and Bhisho.
The seventh parade will take place at the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) 3 South Africa Infantry (SAI) Battalion in Kimberley, she said.
National police commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, welcomed the deployment of more officers.
“The injection of new blood within our ranks will go a long way in assisting the SAPS to heighten and enhance police visibility”
“We are continuously building capacity by adding more boots on the ground. We currently have 556 trainees who commenced their training in October this year; they will graduate in June 2023,” Masemola added.
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