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<\/a><\/p>\nThe greater Table View community is calling for more night operations and the deployment of City officers in a bid to curb a spate of violent house robberies, which have led to assaults and murder in recent weeks and months.<\/p>\n
Police, together with the Community Policing Forum (CPF) and a private security company, last week carried out an operation aimed at the prevention of house break-ins in Sunridge and Westriding in Table View, which led to the arrest fo 18 undocumented foreign nationals.<\/p>\n
Police did not confirm as yet which charges they will be facing, while the Cape Argus has approached Home Affairs for their response.<\/p>\n
Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk, said: \u201cThe purpose of the operation was the prevention of house break-ins in the Sunridge and Westriding area in Table View. Table View SAPS, in collaboration with private security personnel and CPF members, were deployed in the area, and they arrested 18 undocumented foreigners. The operation was a success, with no burglaries reported thus far.\u201d<\/p>\n
Residents say that home invasions have become violent.<\/p>\n
In February, a robbery took place in Thetford Street, when a homeowner was woken by three thieves wearing balaclavas who proceeded to tie him his son up before emptying two safes and making off with clothes, bank cards, a firearm, cellphones, electronic appliances and a Mercedes Benz.<\/p>\n
In November 2025, the body of a 75-year-old man was discovered by an armed response officer at his home in Sceptre Crescent, Flaming Vlei, with his hands and feet bound and the place in disarray.<\/p>\n
According to the Table View CPF, house break-ins have surged, and the modus operandi of the criminals is to source properties that have easy access and less security.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, a focused crime prevention operation was conducted on June 10 in the Sunridge and West Riding areas.<\/p>\n
“Incidents have occurred at varying times, including during the daytime when residents are away at work, as well as during late night and early morning hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition, the CPF, together with SAPS and our security partners, conducts ongoing weekly operations in several identified hotspot areas. These operations are strategically guided by weekly crime pattern analysis to ensure resources and visibility are focused where they are most needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Community activist Philippe Roche said the house burglaries have become more violent in recent months.<\/p>\n
“The problem is we have never seen LEAP officers in Blouberg, or Sunridge, or Eden on the Bay, or Big Bay.<\/p>\n
“Some people are spending huge amounts of money now for armed response companies to have LPR cameras installed, which costs a fortune, but people are tired; they are paying for it.<\/p>\n
“The problem in Table View is that there is not enough police presence, not enough Metro Police presence, and not enough patrols.<\/p>\n
“There is crime during the day, but it is not the same as at night; this has resulted in many residents getting together in Table View to create a CID.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, said LEAP officers were specifically designated for gang hotspots and that CCTV cameras in the greater Table View were part of their network.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers attached to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) are deployed to crime and gang hotspots.<\/p>\n
“This is the entire premise of LEAP and has been consistently communicated as such.<\/p>\n
“Their deployments are dictated by SAPS\u2019s crime statistics, and that is why LEAP officers are currently deployed in Delft, Khayelitsha, Philippi East, Nyanga, Mitchells Plain, and Gugulethu as the worst affected policing precincts in terms of murder, attempted murder, and other serious and violent crime.<\/p>\n
“The City also has an ever-expanding network of CCTV cameras in many parts of the metropole \u2013 Brooklyn, Table View, and Milnerton are already part of the network.\u201d<\/p>\n