Kathorus Crime Briefs

Katlehong

Police bring their services to the communities

The newly opened CPF offices in Vosloorus are being put to good use by the SAPS for the benefit of the community of Spruitview and surrounding areas.

SAPS community Sector 4 managers, Sergeant Lillian Makeke and Sergeant Nkonkoane, are now conducting their services also at the CPF offices in Spruitview.

You can get the following services at the office:

• Certifying documents

• Having affidavits written and certified

• Having legal documents verified

• Obtain advice on all crime-related matters

The station commander of Katlehong, Brigadier Albertina Vesi, urged the community to make use of these services. She did, however, mention that if the services are under-utilised by the community, the services will be relocated to other areas.

Chloorkop

Operation Shanela continues to yield successes

Two hundred and fifty suspects were arrested for various offences from January 26 to 28. Local EMPD officers also issued traffic violation fines to motorists to the value of R22 450.

Eight illegal liquor outlets were shut down.

Meanwhile, detectives also arrested 175 wanted criminals during operations conducted on January 27. Another 96 suspects were arrested for contact crimes. Twelve of these were related to physical crimes while nine were property crimes. Seven warrants of arrest were issued.

Ekurhuleni district commissioner Major General Anna Sithole has commended members of the police for making a profound impact on crime prevention as well as protecting the citizens in the district.

Katlehong SAPS support service visits adopted school for a pep talk

Support Services Commander, Colonel Phakama Gcaza, accompanied by sector managers for all four sectors in the region, visited Thembalethu Primary in Mavimbela Section.

Learners attended an assembly where they were informed about safety tips should they find themselves in difficult situations. The talk was well received by the youth.

Gcaza said, “As your granny-cop, I decided to visit you today because on the first day of your school opening, I was not going to cope to see some of you crying. But, the year has started and that means you are getting closer to going to big school. I am here to ask you not to bully anyone nor steal each other’s stationery.”

The principal and staff were excited to host Gcaza. The visit aimed to motivate learners and educate them about human rights and equality.

Concluding her visit, Gcaza said the police still vehemently discourage parents or any adult from threatening young children by calling the police on them. Gcaza said such threats are not helping to discipline a naughty child, but instilling fear of the police in a child.

“Such threats do not help the child but may cause fear and trauma to those innocent kids who get even more afraid when they see a marked police vehicle passing by.”

Police conduct door-to-door crime awareness to address contact crimes

On January 25, in Katlehong, the social crime prevention coordinator, Sergeant Nkonkoane, accompanied by sector managers and GBV brigades conducted a community awareness campaign to address domestic violence crimes, which include assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault common and malicious damage to property.

Community members were urged to not withdraw cases from courts because these incidents would just occur over and over.

Educational pamphlets were also distributed to residents.

Flying squad patrol on N3 alerted to a stolen USV in Vosloorus

On January 26, in Katlehong, the Germiston Flying Squad was patrolling the N3 outside Vosloorus. A vehicle tracking company alerted them to a signal from a white Toyota Fortuner in Ponong.

According to Sergeant Ramara, the vehicle was stolen outside the owner’s house in Rustenburg in the North West at around 20:00 the previous night. Members of the flying squad traced the vehicle to a parking area at Mampudi Primary School in Pohonong, in Vosloorus.

The stolen vehicle was removed and impounded for safekeeping.