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Iavan Pijoos
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A JMPD officer patrolling in Braamfontein.
The lack of basic tactical training and procuring firepower are some of the factors hampering the Johannesburg Metro Police Department's (JMPD) ability to tackle crime in the lawless inner city.
At the weekend, JMPD officers came under heavy fire by an armed gang travelling in a Toyota Quantum.
The officers were doing routine patrols around the city's once glamorous Carlton Centre when they received a tip-off about a group of men travelling in a taxi reportedly robbing people in the Johannesburg CBD.
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