# Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagan Allen, has applauded LEAP officers for apprehending over one-thousand-174 suspects in the month of October. Allen highlights the concerning increase in fatal shootings due to the availability of imitation and illegal firearms. He underscores the critical role LEAP officers play in combating murders in hotspot areas like Kraaifontein, Nyanga, Gugulethu, Harare, Manenberg, among others. Allen emphasises the goal of halving the murder rate by 2029, a commitment to enhancing community safety:
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