Sergeant finds his ‘family in blue’ with the common goal to serve and protect the community at Parkview Police Station
PARKVIEW – Meet the relief commander who is passionate about assisting community members at the Parkview Client Service Centre.
Relief commander at the Parkview Police Station Sergeant Godfrey Luhlanga is passionate about bringing the best service to community members in order to bring about convictions.
Luhlanga began working as an admin clerk for the child protection unit in Nelspruit in 2002.
“I assisted many women and children who were victims of rape and got some good sentences… In one instance, a man was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for house robbery and rape,” said Luhlanga.
He joined the Parkview police in 2017, working at the Client Service Centre to assist victims of crime with recording accurate, detailed information to bring about the best possible conviction.
His day-to-day work involves ensuring cases are correctly reported, registered on time, sends members to attend to complaints and assists clients coming to the station.
“I enjoy interacting with clients, listening to their problems, solving their problems and giving good service in a professional manner,” said Luhlanga.
“The most important part of my work is to assist the community and ensure they get the best service. They must come out here happy. If they don’t walk out of here happy, I am not happy.
“Community members are our eyes and ears and we attempt to assist them as soon as possible.”
He said that community members are sometimes scared to come out with information out of fear. “Officers can assist these people with protection so we can get the correct information.”
Luhlanga explained that when he came to the station from Mpumalanga, he found a new family in blue with the common goal to serve and protect the community.
Spokesperson of the Parkview Police Station Captain Tintswalo Sibeko described Luhlanga as a responsible member who is able to make the correct decisions and is committed and dedicated to his work.
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