Borakanelo Police Station

Borakanelo Police Station is a police station in Gaborone, Botswana, run by the Botswana Police Service (BPS). The BPS lists it as one of the stations of its No. 3 (Gaborone) Policing District. According to the BPS, No. 3 District is made up of the Broadhurst, Central, Urban, Tlokweng and Borakanelo police stations. It is one of three policing districts in the South Central Division, alongside No. 12 (Mochudi) and No. 13 (Mogoditshane). The division, headquartered at Plot 17432, Lekgarapana Road, Broadhurst, has 13 police stations and 35 police posts, serves about 631,724 people and covers three border gates with South Africa. The government's service guide states that applications for a police clearance certificate may be lodged, and fingerprints taken, at any police station. Applications are accepted in person, by post or by courier, but not by fax or email, and take five working days. Certificates are issued by the BPS Criminal Records Bureau at Zambezi Towers in Gaborone (+267 399 3803 or +267 399 3882; 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays). The BPS is established under the Police Act (Cap. 21:01) to protect life and property, prevent and detect crime, maintain security and bring offenders to justice. Its operations are organised in five policing divisions: Southern, Northern, North West, South Central and North Central. Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana, with 246,325 residents at the 2022 census. It was founded in 1964 and lies within 15 kilometres of the South African border. The BPS does not publish direct lines or opening hours for individual stations. In an emergency, dial 999; the service's general enquiries line is +267 399 3815, and gender-based violence can be reported on +267 399 5026.

8WQ4+5W4, Nelson Mandela Dr, Gaborone, Botswana
Gaborone

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