BCI Security personnel had a very busy weekend trying to keep the community safe.
After participating in a gathering to promote visibility on 17 May, the company’s personnel were hard at work, responding to various incidents where help was needed.
On 18 May, BCI personnel assisted a domestic worker to recover items that had been stolen from her by suspects from an informal settlement.
“While we were on a routine patrol in Ruimsig, a woman employed as a domestic worker stopped one of our reaction units in tears, asking for help. She reported that two men from the Peacock squatter camp had robbed her and her son of their identification documents, food, clothes and a wallet,” said Rudi Holtzhausen, the company’s operations manager.
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“We called for back-up and our Tactical Response Team as well members of management arrived to assist the woman, who pointed out the shack where the thugs live. According to her, the two men had befriended her son before robbing them,” he added.
He indicated that the BCI team managed to recover all the stolen items. “The woman was extremely happy that her belongings were returned to her. The thugs have been reported to the police,” Rudi recalled.
Following this, the company also received a call on 19 May from a resident in Honeydew who had a very sick horse, but felt unsafe while waiting for the vet to arrive.
“BCI Tactical Response and BCI Operations attended and made sure the women were safe until the vet arrived.
The sick horse was attended to by the vet and our officers gained some experience in being veterinary assistants,” he explained.
Just when they thought they could at least catch a rest, the team was called out to assist at a farm in Hekpoort near Magaliesburg.
“Reports came in claiming that there were several neglected pigs on a farm that were in desperate need of drinking water.”
“The owners of BCI Security immediately jumped in to assist. First they had to find a container big enough to transport the fresh water. The Coves Estate immediately assisted with this request. Once the tank was secured onto one of our vehicles, the guys from Bidvest Security assisted in filling the tank with water.
“The journey to the farm then began with the assistance of Unique Electrical. When BCI staff arrived on the farm they met up with various other role-players, the SPCA and staff from Netcare, Hekpoort Police and the NSPCA. The Krugersdorp Fire Department also arrived on scene later to assist with water needs.”
“What they found, shocked them to their core. Over 200 neglected pigs were dying of thirst. Some of the pigs were already dead and a few others had to be put out of their misery as humanely as possible.”
Everyone jumped in and assisted the SPCA and the NSPCA to get water into containers so that the pigs could have a drink. The poor animals trampled each other to get to the water, said Rudi as he detailed what he had witnessed.
He added that the family of the owner was found on the farm and the owner arrived much later. “He was questioned by the authorities on scene, who will take the necessary action against him,” Rudi concluded.
