Acting Top Cop notes challenge of crime in mining areas

Leroy Brumell

Acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell has noted the challenge posed to the police force by crime in the sprawling mining areas and said a number of measures have been taken including setting up roving patrols.

He raised the issue at the Annual Police Officers Conference which started on Thursday last week and ended on Saturday.

In a statement released on Monday on the conference deliberations, Eve Leary said that Brumell also underscored that the Force will continue its strategic, proactive approach in addressing crime; using intelligence gathering, crime prevention and crime detection activities while collaborating with its auxiliaries in order to