News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
Mossel Bay K-9 Unit hitting the ground 'biting'
21 June 2023The Mossel Bay K-9 unit which has not officially been launched is already showing some bite in the area. Read More
Police Oversight and Community Safety host successful Youth Day Programme
20 June 2023Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety host successful Youth Day Programme in Delft Read More
Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units making their presence felt
15 June 2023The Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units recently flexed their muscles in Malmesbury, Kalbaskraal and Abbotsdale. Read More
LEAP keeping our communities safer with more than 1200 arrests in May
14 June 2023The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have once again ensured that criminals are unable to roam our streets. Between 1 May 2023 to 4 June 2023, LEAP officers arrested 1 233 suspects for various offenses, while confiscating 15 firearms. Read More
Statement by the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety
14 June 2023Statement by the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen KILLER OF FORMER POCS OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS BEHIND BARS Read More
Minister Allen conducts unannounced visits to SAPS parades along the West Coast
8 June 2023Between 5 and 6 June 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen conducted unannounced visits at the St Helena Bay, Saldanha and Vredenburg South African Police Service’s (SAPS) stations. Read More
Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units disrupting criminals
7 June 2023The Overstrand K-9 Unit is proving to be a continued menace to criminals, by making their lives very unpleasant. Read More
Chrysalis Applications now open for young men
5 June 2023Statement by the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen CHRYSALIS APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR YOUNG MEN Read More
Safety strengthened in Overstrand and Drakenstein with Peace Officers
1 June 2023Joint statement: Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen Read More
Peace Officers to Graduate in Overstrand and Drakenstein
30 May 2023Join the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen tomorrow 31 May 2023, as he welcomes 33 Peace Officers (PO)who will graduate in the Overstrand and Drakenstein municipal areas. Read More
Western Cape’s 4th Quarter Crime Statistics to be unpacked
30 May 2023Premier Winde, Minister Allen and Provincial SAPS Commissioner LT GEN Patekile to unpack Western Cape’s 4th Quarter Crime Statistics. Read More
4th Quarter Crime Statistics shows murder decrease is biggest in Western Cape
30 May 2023Joint statement: Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen. Read More
LEAP is showing its true value with a murder rate decrease of 9%
23 May 2023Since 2020, the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have time-and-time again shown how effective they are in combating crime, particularly murder. Read More
WCG and City extend condolences to family of LEAP Officer Magwa
19 May 2023It is with great sadness that we have been informed of the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old LEAP officer, following an attack on Thursday afternoon in Crossroads. Read more below: Read More
WCG strengthens safety efforts in Garden Route with Peace Officers
18 May 2023Joint statement by Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen Read More
23 Peace Officers graduate in Mosselbay and George
16 May 2023Statement by Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen; Read More
23 Peace Officers to graduate in Mossel Bay and George
15 May 2023Today, 15 May 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will address students that are graduating as Peace Officers (PO’s) in Mossel Bay and George. 13 PO’s will graduate in Mossel Bay, while George has 10. Read More
Oversight ensures Western Cape receives over 360 SAPS vehicles
11 May 2023Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen says that it is through effective and enhanced oversight over the South African Police Service (SAPS) that the service has received 362 vehicles during the 2022/23... Read More
LEAP achieve more successes during April
9 May 2023Between 03 and 30 April 2023, the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers once again made their presence felt across the priority areas where they are deployed. LEAP officers arrested 1 044 individuals for various offences, while... Read More
Western Cape LEAP Officers effectively trained to combat crime
8 May 2023In September 2019, the Western Cape Government (WCG) launched its Western Cape Safety Plan (WCSP) to aggressively counter the continued increases in the murder rate across the province. The WCSP’s primary aim is to reduce the murder rate by 50% by... Read More
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