Areas that police took the campaign to included Ramaphosa Section (Ematseni) and Phola Park in Ivory Park Ext 2. Pamphlets with police emergency contact numbers and sector numbers were given to members of the community, while they were alerted to crimes in the area.
Community members were given whistles to blow when a crime is in progress so that people nearby can immediately notify police.
Ivory Park police spokesperson Neldah Sekgobela said, “We are doing the campaign to also sensitise the community to be vigilant to wall smashings and to blow the whistle on crime.”
Sekgobela said Ivory Park Sectors 1 and 4 are contributing to serious crimes. “Criminals smash walls of tuck shops owned by foreign nationals to gain entry,” she explained. The criminals then steal cash and groceries.
Details: Ivory Park Police Station 011 990 9600.
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