{"id":192220,"date":"2018-11-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/192220\/be-careful-as-silly-season-approaches\/"},"modified":"2018-11-27T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T07:44:16","slug":"be-careful-as-silly-season-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/27\/be-careful-as-silly-season-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Be careful as silly season approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primrose police have noted an increase in the number of violent crimes being reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrimes, where excessive force is used such as hijackings, business robberies and house robberies, have started to increase.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese crime trends are giving us sleepless nights as police,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/191891\/man-nabbed-for-alleged-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man nabbed for alleged rape<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>With this in mind, and as the festive season gets closer, the police have sent a stern warning to the community to be more careful.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDespite the efforts of the Primrose Crime Prevention Youth Desk to educate the community about crimes affecting their areas and hand out safety tip pamphlets, it seems our community does not follow the tips given.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still see vehicles left on the pavements unattended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are appealing to our community to tighten their security if possible as we head into silly season,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189753\/robbers-get-away-with-goods-cash-estimated-at-r50-000-during-business-robbery\/amp\" target=\"_blank\">Robbers get away with goods, cash estimated at R50 000 during business robbery<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The community can report suspicious or criminal activity to the Primrose Police Station by calling 011 842 0522 or the patrol vehicles on 071 675 6864\/5\/6\/7\/8\/9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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