As per request by the Berea SAPS please find below, an arrest and awareness update:
ARRESTS
DURING THE LAST WEEK THE FOLLOWING ARRESTS WERE MADE :
- 11 FOR DRIVING WHILST UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
- 1 FOR THEFT
- 1 FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE
- 1 FOR MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
AWARENESS
PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING WHILST UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL ALTHOUGH THERE ARE WAYS TO PREVENT THIS ,RATHER USE A TAXI OR GET A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND TO DROP AND PICK YOU IF YOU ARE INDULGING IN ALCOHOL, IF YOU ARE CAUGHT YOU WILL BE ARRESTED.
THEFT OUT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS STILL A PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE STILL LEAVING VALUABLES EXPOSED IN THEIR VEHICLES. THE MOST COMMON ITEMS TAKEN ARE :
- CELLPHONES
- WALLETS
- LAPTOPS
- CLOTHING
- TOOLS
- SUNGLASSES
