In 2019-20, 94 police firearms were reported missing, while to date, 84 firearms have been reported missing for 2020-21. The stolen and lost firearms consist of 9mm pistols, R5 rifles and a shotgun.
Florida police officers, community policing forum, neighbourhood watch members and a private security team up for a joint disruptive operation recently. The suspect, sitting,is arrested for being in possession of an unlicensed gun, phenduka machines and other illegal mining equipment. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
Kobus Hoffman from Freedom Front Plus recently compiled a report of the stolen and lost firearms and ammunition. Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba from the TMPD said he can confirm the numbers in the report, except for the 2020-21financial year, when his department recorded only nine weapons missing or stolen.
Dr Johan Burger, an analyst at the Institute for Security Studies, said firearms and ammunition went missing or were stolen due to negligence, corruption and crime.“There are many ways police lose weapons, including negligence,” he said. “Burglaries at police stations are also where the weapons go missing, like in the Northern Cape recently when there was one police officer, a woman, on duty,” he said.
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