Cleveland Community Police Forum (CCPF) and Cleveland SAPS held a crime awareness campaign at Park Meadows Shopping Centre on October 21.
The purpose of the campaign was to inform residents about crime in Ward 118, particularly business robberies and house burglaries and to inform them about crime prevention in preparation for the festive season.
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Chairperson of the CCPF, Godfrey Mothibe said the campaign is an annual event.
“People get excited during the festive season and forget about their safety. We are educating the community about their safety by handing out pamphlets. The pamphlets contain information on women and child abuse, the abuse of alcohol, drugs, house burglary and business robbery,” he said.
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Mothibe advised business owners not to keep large sums of cash on business premises.
“Business owners must ensure that their alarm systems are working and they must take precautions during the opening and closing of their businesses,” he said.
The following safety tips were shared with the public:
· Do not allow strangers onto your premises or into your house without having identified the person properly, especially at night.
· Implement proper property key control measures.
· Identify keys by means of codes instead of indicating in writing on labels to which gate/door access can be gained.
· Keys to the safe must be kept on your person.
· Never hide any keys in traditional places, such as in pot plants or under doormats.
· Keys in the keyhole on the inside of the front or back door should be turned to avoid easy removal.
· Never allow strangers to handle keys or look at key numbers.
· Change locks when keys are lost.
· Insert barring devices in door locks.
· Remove keys from doors when leaving.
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