{"id":139584,"date":"2017-01-02T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139584\/be-alert-and-aware-at-all-times\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T06:31:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T04:31:23","slug":"be-alert-and-aware-at-all-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/02\/be-alert-and-aware-at-all-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Be alert and aware at all times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festive season is a time for family, friends and fun.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is also the time of year when criminals take advantage of people\u2019s vulnerability.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>With this in mind the SAPS has compiled a list of personal safety tips that it hopes resident will take to heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They are:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Never walk around alone and don\u2019t talk to strangers.<\/li>\n<li>Be on the lookout for strange cars or people.<\/li>\n<li>Only walk in well-lit busy streets and in a group, if possible.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your home is secure, and become a member of an armed response service.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure that you know all the emergency numbers or have them displayed in an accessible area.<\/li>\n<li>Always let someone know if you are going away and how long you will be gone. But think twice before advertising your impending absence on social media. Criminals also have access to Facebook and Twitter.<\/li>\n<li>Trust your instinct.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid going onto a congested street where you cannot even walk properly, as criminals may use the opportunity for pick pocketing.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid displaying valuables where criminals can see them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SAPS once again reminded community members to be alert and aware of their surrounding at all times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139360\/man-nabbed-for-salon-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salon\u2019s livelihood cut short after theft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139158\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest-of-suspected-dagga-dealers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tip-off leads to arrest of suspected dagga dealers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139102\/139102\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two suspects apprehended for dagga<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='1c0b0a784bf33bfd9270b84c03f5cc0b'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAPS encourage residents to be alert and aware of their surroundings at all times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":139585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[8297,989,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730,999,998],"class_list":["post-139584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-crime-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-crime","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson","tag-police","tag-saps"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Crime News"},"tag_labels":["community","crime","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson","police","SAPS"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}