On Tuesday, 22 June Executive Mayor, City of Tshwane, Cllr Randall Williams together with the MMC for Community Safety Cllr. Karen Meyer, officially opened a new Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) satellite station in region six to serve Pretoria east residents.
The establishment of the satellite office came after our assessments indicated that there was a need to enhance TMPD services in the area. Previously, TMPD region six members were responding from the Mamelodi office, which was a challenge to arrive on time to some remote parts of this region.
The new satellite station will afford TMPD members the opportunity to respond promptly to
issues of safety and security affecting residents in areas such as Garsfontein, Plastic View
and Wolwespruit.
The satellite station will operate with the assistance of our fully capacitated Mamelodi region
six, sector 1 station. Currently TMPD has deployed 40 officers to the station, and they will be
managed by three senior officials.
The station will operate on a 24-hour shift basis to adequately perform the core TMPD
functions which include By-law enforcement, road policing and crime prevention.
The Mayor would like to send a special word of gratitude to the entire TMPD team, region
six leadership and MMC Meyer for their efforts to launch this satellite station.
The City of Tshwane prides itself on being responsive to the needs of residents
and while our resources may be limited, we will continue to aim for increased
visible policing in strategic areas.