{"id":176545,"date":"2018-04-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/176545\/house-break-ins-and-car-theft-on-the-rise-in-marlands\/"},"modified":"2018-04-17T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:02:13","slug":"house-break-ins-and-car-theft-on-the-rise-in-marlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/04\/17\/house-break-ins-and-car-theft-on-the-rise-in-marlands\/","title":{"rendered":"House break-ins and car theft on the rise in Marlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officers from the Primrose Police Station and Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk members took to the streets of Sector One to raise awareness about crimes affecting the area.<\/p>\n

The team handed out a number of safety tips pamphlets to the residents of Marlands, interacting with residents and educating them about the crimes of concern in the area.<\/p>

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\u201cHouse break-ins, theft and theft of motor vehicles are still giving us sleepless nights in this sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appeal to the community to take the safety tips they received into consideration because the tips will help them,\u201d said communications officer for the Primrose police, Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>

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The Primrose police are still warning the community to refrain from parking their vehicles on the pavement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMost of the vehicles reported stolen were parked on the pavements.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are inviting criminals to come target your vehicle when you park it on the pavement,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n

The management team of the Primrose Police Station thanked the youth desk members for always striving to educate the community and helping to fight crime in the area.<\/p>\n