Press Release Thursday 04 July


To: News Editors/PR wires


From: Metro Police


   Jo'burg Unleashes a Further 100 Police Officers onto the City streets


On Friday July 5, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department will
unleash 108 newly qualified police officers to the city's regional offices,
as well as to specialised units such as the canine unit, equestrian unit,
Freeway patrol unit, surface, foot as well as the bicycle unit immediately
after the pass out parade be held earlier in the morning.


The officers were trained at the City's own Metro Police Department


Training Academy one of the top training academies in the land. Amongst the
newly qualified officers will be a group from Mogale City and Secunda
traffic departments who were also trained at the Jo'burg academy.
Johannesburg Member of Mayoral committee of public Safety Strike Ralegoma
will address the new recruits at 9am. The parade will be held at the Mary
Fitzgerald Square next to the Market Theatre, in Newtown.


With only one year and a few months in operation, the Metro police together
with other law enforcement agencies have recorded a significant amount of
successes in their crime reduction activities in the inner City. They have
also improved the traffic fines payment rates from about 28% to just over
50%. They have also arrested over 20000 motorists and other road users for
unpaid fines that have now turned into warrants of arrest.


This latest release of force is a further indication of the City's
determination to rid itself of crime.


As the JMPD we would like to assure the public out-there that we have clear
crime combating strategies in place that we aim to unveil during the first
week of August. The numbers of Metro police officers patrolling the City
streets is growing in line with the Executive Mayors commitment to build a
formidable force of about 4000 officers in the next few years.


The passing out parade of these officers will take place on Friday, July 5
from 09h00 at the Mary Fitzgerald Square.


For more information kindly contact Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar at
0825593882 or Deputy Directior: CC Mackay at 0825593852.