The spokesperson for the Edenvale SAPS, Captain Jean Olckers, gave the following tips to community members to try reduce the risk of residential burglaries and robberies.
- Have a dog or a small dog inside the house, as they will bark when they become aware of suspicious activity outside.
- Put up electric fences/ razor wire on perimeter walls.
- Invest in an alarm system that includes beams and sensors in the garden, along outside walls and on the roof.
- Trim trees and shrubs to open your property to neighbours to allow visibility.
- Invest in security lights that will switch on when they detect movement
- Invest in a CCTV camera and intercom system so you can speak to people outside your property.
- Have multiple layers of security gates at home.
- Ensure that doors are strong/sturdy and have high quality locks.
- Close the curtains to stop people from looking inside your house.
- Have a secure room where you can run to in case of an emergency.
- Have a charged cellphone in the secure room.
- Make sure your panic buttons work and you can reach them easily.
- Screen all domestic employees before hiring them.
- Keep a copy of their ID book.
- Do a criminal check on the employee.
- Find out as much information about the person you are hiring, such as why they left their previous employment.
To report a crime contact the SAPS on 10111.
Sector vehicles can be contacted on:
- 071 675 6841 for sector one.
- 071 675 6842 for sector two.
- 071 675 6843 for sector three.
- 071 675 6844 for sector four.
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