EDITOR – An incident occurred in Warner Beach a few weeks ago which was brought to the attention of the Community Crime Prevention Organisation’s (CCPO) George Snodey.
A resident of Warners posted on Facebook that his dog had been stolen and offered a reward of R5,000 for its return.
George took it upon himself to investigate, even though he had established that this person was not a member of the CCPO and had not contacted the CCPO either regards the theft.
Being an animal lover and as the type of dog stolen falls into the dog fighting category, this made George more determined to find the animal.
After receiving a tip-off from an employee of a local shop owner who saw a person walk past the shop with the said dog on a leash, George in turn got the CCPO’s supervisor and Paul O’Neil on the radio and the suspect was arrested. The suspect took them to a home in Old Main Road near the Old River Gardens Hotel, to whose owner he had sold the dog.
The CCPO supervisor, Paul and George spent most of Saturday morning waiting at this house for the owner to return the dog. They took the dog back to its owner in Warner Beach. The owner was so elated and filled with joy that he promised to join the CCPO.
Five weeks have now passed and this ‘elated joyful owner’ has still not joined the CCPO, even after committing himself to do so. The CCPO’s representative has made contact to meet with and assist him with the paperwork, to no avail. I also believe the ransom offered has to date not yet been paid either.
Would it not be a wonderful gesture on behalf of this ‘elated joyful owner’ to make a public payment with a photo in the South Coast Sun of him paying the reward, possibly splitting it in two – half for the employee of the shop who saw the dog, and half to the CCPO, as the CCPO is a non-profit organisation that could do with any extra cash to continue doing the excellent work it carries out. This is just a suggestion. The ‘elated joyful owner’ could also fulfill his commitment and join the CCPO publicly. What an advertisement this would be for this organisation that goes to extraordinary lengths to make our community a safer place to live in.
It’s a known fact that 90% of our residents rely on the 10% of the paying CCPO members fees to secure their own safety because we all also know that the CCPO responds to any call they receive. This selfish attitude is what prevents the CCPO from growing bigger and better. If more members join, which will bring in more monies, more resources can be put on the ground which in turn will prevent more crime from happening. Come on, all you freeloaders – do what is right and stop relying on the paying CCPO members in your street to secure your safety.
R150 per month is not excessive. If it is, contact the CCPO directly.
GEORG FOURIE
Warner Beach
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