{"id":172462,"date":"2018-02-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172462\/officers-and-local-security-personnel-warn-the-community\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T15:54:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:54:43","slug":"officers-and-local-security-personnel-warn-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/09\/officers-and-local-security-personnel-warn-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers and local security personnel warn the community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dark clouds overhead did little to dampen the spirits of the Primrose Police Station officers and personnel from LL Security, who joined forces to raise awareness about crimes in the Primrose area, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-172474\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/IMG_0004-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/IMG_0004-Custom-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/IMG_0004-Custom-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The team took to the streets of Primrose in convoy, visiting several previously identified crime hotspots where they distributed pamphlets and spoke to the community about crimes affecting the area.<\/p>\n<p>These include hijackings, theft of motor vehicles, house break-ins and house robberies.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162023\/suspects-arrested-on-various-charges-in-primrose\/\">Suspects arrested on various charges in Primrose<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162024\/sector-three-gets-new-sector-commander\/\">Sector Three gets new sector commander<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t really separate security companies from the police as we are all working towards the same thing \u2013 to make our community safe,\u201d said Flip Mouers, national operations manager for LL Security, before the team set off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that during this crime awareness campaign we will not only educate the community about different crimes but will also encourage residents to have a better relationship with police and security companies, so that together we can fight crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by 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