Kindness goes a long way
LINDEN - Community members repair a Linden SAPS vehicle.
Community membera recently surprised the Linden SAPS with a generous gesture.
One of their police vehicles was considered to be old and was no longer subsidised by the State.
It meant that the vehicle was supposed to be sent for destruction because there were no funds to repair it.
Vernon and Carien Bresler, owners of VSB Auto Electrical and Fitment (e-car), took it upon themselves to repair the vehicle at their own cost.
Vernon said this was the second time they have done repairs on the car.
”We have kind of adopted a police car,” he joked.
According to Linden Police Operations Commander Captain Alex Vermaak, a substantial amount of money was spent on the vehicle.
When asked why they took it upon themselves to repair the vehicle, Carien responded, ”We decided we are going to keep this car on the road for the community. Besides, the Linden SAPS does a lot for the community.We always see them on patrol and they are very active within the community.”
A reservist for the Linden SAPS George Kochukov is very grateful that there are helpful people.
”For the Linden SAPS it is very important to keep one extra vehicle on the road,” added Kochukov.
Capt Vermaak thanked the community for their support and explained they need assistance with regard to their budget.
”We appreciate the community support in keeping our valued resources on the road.Vehicle maintenance is one of our second highest expenses – we manage it strictly according to our budget. We really appreciate what e-car has done to keep this valued resource from disappearing from our road.”
