{"id":143181,"date":"2017-01-30T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/143181\/police-educate-children-about-crime\/"},"modified":"2017-01-30T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T13:38:23","slug":"police-educate-children-about-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/30\/police-educate-children-about-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Police educate children about crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Primrose Police Station continued their back-to-school campaign with the help of the Primrose Crime Prevention Youth Desk.<\/p>\n<p>The team visited Ho\u00ebrskool Vryburger High School and Laerskool Oosterkruin recently to educate and motivate the learners as they begin the new academic year.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>During the visit to Vryburger, Sgt Styles Maome and Capt Herman Lekgabe encouraged the students to follow their dreams and to work hard to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery hero has to start his\/her journey from somewhere,\u201d Lekgabe said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Before the team left the school, learners were entertained by the youth desk members, who performed an interactive play.<\/p>\n<p>They then travelled to Laerskool Oosterkruin where Maome was joined by Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager, from the Bedfordview SAPS.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143182\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/04GCNSCHOOLPOLI_96460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143182\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/04GCNSCHOOLPOLI_96460-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"The learners of Laerskool Oosterkruin listen intently to the Primrose police\u2019s presentation on crime awareness.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/04GCNSCHOOLPOLI_96460-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/04GCNSCHOOLPOLI_96460-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/04GCNSCHOOLPOLI_96460.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The learners of Laerskool Oosterkruin listen intently to the Primrose police\u2019s presentation on crime awareness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two shared the responsibility of educating the learners about crimes that affect children and promoted a safe learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>De Jager encouraged the children not to bully one another, \u201cYou don\u2019t know how the person you are bullying will react or what they are going through, so respect each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The team will continue their back-to-school campaign with more visits to schools in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/137200\/bullying-focus-of-polices-school-visit-2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bullying focus of police\u2019s school visit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/67593\/primrose-polices-station-commander-visits-learners-orstation-commander-visits-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Primrose police\u2019s station commander visits students<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/54331\/primrose-police-visit-primrose-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">Primrose police visit Primrose High School<\/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='828e2b6480183b493a5bfa1ecfe249be'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police continue to educate school children in the area through their back-to-school 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