MOSELEY Neighbourhood Watch launched its own dedicated ‘Blue’ vehicle in conjunction with Blue Security at St Augustine Road Park on Saturday, 3 March.
Juandre and his dad George Jones have fun at the launch.
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Sisters, Tasmiyah and Tasneem Vaggie bounce around on the jumping castles.
Blue Security advised them of the costs and gave MNW a specific target to reach to acquire the dedicated Blue vehicle.
“We met the target and got into a partnership with Blue Security to reduce crime. We acquired eight surveillance cameras through Blue Security as well as the Blue vehicle to patrol. Blue Security stats showed a 95 per cent reduction in crime, so no doubt the MNW was interested in achieving the same stats for our community,” said Momberg.
The vehicle will patrol the area from St Augustine bridge through to Highway Function Hire, which covers about 1 150 homes.
Body armor
The Moseley Neighbourhood Watch also shared a special occasion with the community at the launch when they officially revealed the newly purchased body armor for patrollers.
“We were looking for a way to protect them and approached Jochen Chistlett of Action Safetywear who suggested that we use body armor to protect our patrollers. Through fund-raising and sponsorship, we were able to purchase 20 body armor vests valued at R45 000 for now and have plans to purchase more items in the near future,” said Momberg.
Those wanting to make a donation to MWN to assist them in the community patrolling can contact Mark Swan via e-mail: moseleywatch@gmail.com
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