Author: Gary Watkins
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Fireworks – Tshwane Office for Community Safety
Dear residents of Tshwane,As the MMC for Community Safety, I would like to remind you that the unlicensed sale and detonation of fireworks is illegal and should be reported to the authorities. You can help to ensure a safer festive season by bringing contraventions of the above to the attention of the City of Tshwane…
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Solar PIR Alarms
A passive infrared (PIR) sensor is an electronic sensor that measures infrared (IR) light radiating from objects in its field of view. They’re most frequently utilized in PIR-based motion detectors. PIR sensors are commonly utilized in security alarms and automatic lighting applications. The alarms require no electricity and rely solely on solar charging. Suppliers and varieties…
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Community Camera Update
Following earlier communication on the status of the community cameras, the following represents the latest developments. Newsletter 24 September 2023 Newsletter 27 October 2023 On 18 October 2023 we were advised that there was no stock of the V380Pro WiFi camera. In addition, given existing concerns on the quality of the V380Pro and Andowl cameras…
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Camera Status Update
Further to our earlier communication on the camera installations the following represents the latest update. Amount raised to date As at 27 October 2023 we have raised a total of R31 300.00 towards the street camera initiative. This is comprised of the following contributions: Contribution No. of contributors Value of Contributions R 250.00 30 R…
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Dog Poisoning is a criminal offence
Prepare yourself for the worst. If your dog recovers, you can count yourself and your dog lucky. Even if your response time was excellent, there is no guarantee that your dog will survive. You need to report the poisoning to the police. All police stations in South Africa have been instructed on poisonings, but you…
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UPDATE – COMMUNITY CAMERA INITIATIVE
24/09/2023 We asked our community to do something extraordinary, and together we have so far raised approximately R27 750.00 in less than a month. This has been nothing short of a remarkable achievement and a testament to our community’s commitment to taking back our suburbs. ALPHA TESTING PHASE Extensive testing of 2 versions of cameras…
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What to do when pulled over by SAPS or Metro
The law is clear. It is an offence not to stop when instructed to do so by a police or traffic officer. Unfortunately, criminals know this too and some have come to pose as police, using blue lights and other law enforcement equipment to commit crimes has escalated in South Africa. Despite the fact that…
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Erasmia CPF elected
Erasmia previously did not have a CPF, but the new chairperson wants to leave a lasting legacy. The Erasmia residents and local police have elected a CPF committee for the first time in years. The local police station hosted the residents at the Erasmia community hall and successfully elected the committee on Saturday, July 22…
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Appeal to all Residents
URGENT: Appeal to all Residents The CPF is urging all residents who have been a victim of any unlawful activity to kindly report it to the SAPS station in your area, as this will directly have an effect on the crime statistics which translates to an increase in Police resources/equipment and visible patrols around our…
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Refusal by SAPS members to assist complainants to open criminal dockets in terms of National Instruction 3 of 2011
National Instruction 3 of 2011: Registration of Case Dockets on the Crime Administration System (CAS).National Instruction 13 of 2016: Duties of a Station Commander. Receiving of a complaint and opening a case docket (1) When a crime or alleged crime is reported at a police station or to a member on patrol attending to complaints,…