{"id":219834,"date":"2019-10-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219834\/several-crimes-on-the-rise-in-wychwood\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T13:34:36","slug":"several-crimes-on-the-rise-in-wychwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/06\/several-crimes-on-the-rise-in-wychwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Several crimes on the rise in Wychwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports from the Primrose police, theft of motor vehicles and burglaries in Wychwood are on the rise.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-219903\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG-20190926-WA0005-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG-20190926-WA0005-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG-20190926-WA0005-300x231.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>To address this worrying trend, officers from the Primrose Police Station and members of the Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk, took to the streets recently to warn the community and create awareness of the increase in crime.<\/p>\n<p>The team was joined by Matete Mmola, a representative from the metro\u2019s Department of Community Safety.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219836\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219836\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALSAFE_33347-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALSAFE_33347-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALSAFE_33347-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALSAFE_33347-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/40GCNGENERALSAFE_33347.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matete Mmola, a representative from the metro\u2019s Department of Community Safety, joined the Primrose police and Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk in Wychwood to raise awareness about crime in the area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe community needs to stand up and help the police to fight crime,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>A number of safety tip flyers were distributed to the community through the awareness campaign.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/Police urge residents to stop parking their vehicles on pavements and take other crime warnings to heart\">Police urge residents to stop parking their vehicles on pavements and take other crime warnings to heart<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The team also spoke to several residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that the safety tips will help the community in times of need,\u201d said Maome.<\/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 emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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