Crime in SA | No extra funding used for new JMPD unit

JOHANNESBURG - The City of Joburg says it has repurposed money from other department’s to fund its tactical response unit.

The TRU was launched as the crime-combating arm of the JMPD.

About 380 officials with previous policing experience were trained for the unit.

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It’s part of the metro’s battle to fight crime in the city.

But as Joburg and other municipalities battle a cash crunch, Public Safety MMC Mgcini Tshwaku says they’ve had to think outside the box to fund this latest crime-fighting measure.

The unit will focus on illegal mining, cash-in-transit heists, business robberies, hijackings, kidnappings and the presence of drugs in communities.