{"id":131422,"date":"2016-08-25T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131422\/women-cops-hold-roadblock-patrol-problem-areas\/"},"modified":"2016-08-26T08:47:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T06:47:01","slug":"women-cops-hold-roadblock-patrol-problem-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/25\/women-cops-hold-roadblock-patrol-problem-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Women cops hold roadblock, patrol problem areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women in blue from the Ekurhuleni West cluster police paraded at the Elsburg Police Station, last Friday, before heading off to conduct a roadblock.<\/p>\n

The roadblock took place on the N17 highway, in conjunction with the metro police.<\/p>

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SAPS members of the Ekurhuleni West cluster held a roadblock on the N17, last Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brig Phumla Mdlankomo, the deputy commander of the Ekurhuleni West SAPS cluster, briefed the women about the purpose of the roadblock.<\/p>\n

The women were tasked with stopping and searching vehicles and looking for items such as illegal firearms, drugs, knives and traffic law violations.<\/p>

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\u201cDuring the roadblock a number of fines were issued for various offences but nothing was confiscated,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the roadblock all members travelled in convoy to patrol problematic areas, such as Wadeville and Buhle Park, where hijackings, business robberies and housebreakings have been taking place.\u201d<\/p>\n

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