Police minister impressed by CCPO
Two main topics discussed were the illegal car guards and prostitution situation.
Community Crime Prevention Organisation (CCPO) chairman, George Lithgow was invited to attend a breakfast meeting with Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko and his delegation before the #CrimeMustFall peaceful walk on Saturday, 2 April.
“At the breakfast I was given the opportunity to voice the CCPO‘s concerns and explain our unique crime prevention strategies and initiatives,” said Lithgow.
The meeting was attended by members of the ministry and high-ranking police officers from KZN along with Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) CEO, Manabela Chauke.
“I explained our problem areas and informed the minister of the close working relationship the CCPO has with new station commander, Col Bonginkosi Nkabinde and senior Metro Police officers,” said Lithgow.
Two main topics discussed were the illegal car guards and prostitution situation, together with the newly promulgated eThekweni bylaws. “I informed the minister the CCPO was ready and able to assist law enforcement agencies in enforcing this legislation.
I explained the reason for the establishment of the CCPO, how we went about forming the organisation and that our aim is to work closely with all law enforcement agencies available to us.
The station commander reinforced the positive effect the CCPO has in dealing with crime.
I pointed out that our model can be used as a blueprint for South Africa in dealing with the scourge of crime. He agreed and complimented our organisation on the effective results that we have achieved against crime in our area.”
The minister was impressed with the CCPO’s average response time of two minutes to a crime crisis and asked the CEO of PSIRA to help the organisation with any challenges it faced.
“The CEO advised that he has measures in place to assist the CCPO to continue with its great success,” said Lithgow.
