Curbing crime ahead of the Easter weekend
Local law enforcement, a security company, even ambulance services held a joint operation to raise crime awareness before Easter.
The Randfontein Police, Community Policing Forum, EPR and Netcare 911 took to the streets on Thursday, 18 April, as part of a crime prevention operation.
The operation started at 6am at the crossings of Lazaar and Homestead Avenues and North Way Road.
“We handed out 1 000 crime and safety awareness pamphlets, each with an Easter egg.
The pamphlet has all the emergency numbers for the area in it so that the community, especially women, know who to call in an emergency,” Henry Boyce, the CPF operations coordinator, said during the operation.
Aiming to increase police visibility, Brigadier Jacob Mashole Manamela conducted a stop-and-search in the Randfontein CBD the same morning. Drugs and dangerous weapons were confiscated.
Emergency numbers:
• Police sector vehicle for plots: 071 675 7097
• Police sector vehicle for CBD: 071 675 7100
• Police sector vehicle for Greenhills, Helikonpark and Culemborgpark: 071 675 7095
• Police sector vehicle for Toekomsrus: 071 675 7093
• Police sector vehicle for Mohlakeng: 071 675 7099
• Randfontein Police: 011 767 2364
• Ambulance and fire: 011 951 300
• Netcare: 082 911
• CPF: 082 961 1432 (Zaheer Gangat) or 073 444 5864 (Henry Boyce)
Here are some safety tips to keep in mind during the Easter weekend:
• Get to know your neighbours and share your contact details.
• Let your visitors and guests park inside your property.
• Remove all valuables from parked vehicles.
• Always be aware of your surroundings at traffic lights and stop signs.
• Make sure the windows and doors are securely locked when leaving your home.
• Have sufficient light at entrances.
• Inform your workers not to open the gate or door for strangers.
• Test your alarm system before leaving for long periods.
• Get involved with your local CPF.
• Make sure you have recent photos of your loved ones in case they go missing.
