Friday night and Saturday morning on 21/22 May 2010 from about 24:00 till 05:00 an integrated operation was launched in the entire Woodstock precinct against liquor establishments to check on adherence to conditions with regard to liquor licences. The operation involved members of Woodstock SAPS, Reservists and some SAPS members from other stations. Also present were City Council officials, who checked premises with regards to noise, health and safety regulations. The operation was furthermore attended by the chairperson of Woodstock CPF, Teun Baartman, as well as the chairperson of the CPF liquor licence sub-forum, Amy Grainger.
The Woodstock Station Commander, Colonel Van Der Riel, reports the following results: The following places were visited and found to be in order: - ETZITHEBENI BRAAI LOUNGE - CLIMAX - SCRUMPY JACK - GROOVE LOUNGE - RELOAD - MOJO’S - BARMOODA FINES were issued to the following places by the City Council enforcement unit: - MEDITARANEE: R1000-00 (BUSINESS ACT) - PUB LE JAZZ: R1800-00 (BUSINESS ACT) / R500-00 (HEALTH ACT) - RAINBOW TAVERN: R500-00 (BUSINESS ACT) FINES were issued to the following places by Woodstock SAPS: - MASUBUCA R500-00 FINE & R300 FINE - PUB LE JAZZ R500-00 FINE - DREAMS SPORTS BAR – 1 ARREST FOR SELLING LIQUOR OFF THE PREMISES (UNDERCOVER OPERATION) - COZY BAR – 1 ARREST Several warnings were given to liquor outlet owners/managers and specific attention was given to the closing times of all liquor outlets to make sure that they had stopped trading by the time which is specified in their liquor licences. The operation is part of an ongoing strategy implemented by Woodstock SAPS to have a zero tolerance attitude towards transgressions of liquor licence conditions. All transgressions will be recorded and filed and this information will be used when complaints are lodged with the Liquor Board or when renewal of licences becomes an issue. These kinds of operations will be held on a regular basis until the liquor licence holders get the message that they have to adhere to the licence conditions. Therefore this strategy - apart from having the tangible results of fines, closures and arrests - will have the longer term and wider benefit of sending out a warning that Woodstock police and community will not put up with liquor licence holders breaking the rules. Woodstock CPF strongly supports these actions and congratulates Woodstock SAPS on the successful outcome of this operation. We also thank the members of Metro Police and Law Enforcement and especially the Reservists for their co-operation. Teun Baartman (Chair Woodstock CPF) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
