Residents met to discuss the ongoing crime issues in the area, with special focus on the murder and alleged rape of Laticia Jansen (14).<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo one will solve our problems if we don\u2019t,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people of neighbouring towns will not solve the issues of Elsburg, they are fighting their own battles.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt us, the community of Elsburg, who will fight these battles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rulashe passed on his condolences to Jansen\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI pray that on Saturday when we lay Jansen to rest, the police will tell us good news, that they have caught the monster\/s responsible for this,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the police will catch the suspects before the community does.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rulashe\u2019s opening question at the meeting centred around the challenges the Jansen family allegedly experienced when opening the missing person\u2019s case at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have heard there were problems when the family approached the Elsburg police for help,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we spoke to the family and they confirmed that they used their own dogs to locate the body when police failed to do so \u2013 which I find disgusting.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a disgrace.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the concerns of the family was when they came to the police station and were asked for a photo.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this day in age why could the police not get the photo off the phone?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was very concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Rulashe asked the Elsburg SAPS station commander Col Linah Thethe to respond to these allegations, and to explain why the police need a hard copy photo.<\/p>\n
Maj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, took to the floor on behalf of Thethe to address the Jansen case.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/05GCNGENERALMEET_14354-520x390.jpg\")
Maj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, speaks to the community members gathered at the Elsburg community meeting, at the Elsburg Methodist Church on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe must be very careful not to undermine the constitution and the rule of law,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently investigating the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we must come here and tell you how we are investigating, that it is wrong, we only have to brief the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot inform everyone of what is transpiring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane explained that he was aware that the Jansen family was unhappy with the service they received at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce a missing person\u2019s case has been opened, officers should be summoned to search for the person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in this case this never happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we speak steps are being taken against the officers who did not assist the family, though I cannot divulge what these steps are.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was further claimed that the community helped locate the body, while police where loafing around, however, this is not true; it was the family and their dogs not the community members who found the body.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Leshabane urged the community to work hand in hand with the police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith statements like \u2018before we can bury the child you must come and tell us you\u2019ve arrested the suspects, as though the police killed the child\u2019, sends the wrong message,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
Leshabane further explained he visited the scene where Jansen\u2019s body was found.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went there with Jansen\u2019s brother, Dino, and asked him to show me where they found the body,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
Leshabane appealed to community members to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s responsible for the crime.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are rewards available for information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that the suspect\/s are from the area, but we do not know for sure.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut anyone could have information.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane further urged the community to also report misconduct by the police.<\/p>\n
Rulashe then opened the floor to comments from the community, who suggested Leshabane take a walk through the streets of Elsburg to see what residents have to deal with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy Leshabane was able to see for himself the state of lawlessness in Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a community we are calling for the deployment of Amaberethe (a special law enforcement unit) in Elsburg.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane urged Thethe to ensure her officers do more to address the issues within their precinct.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to engage with the community and officials until we have reclaimed Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo one will solve our problems if we don\u2019t,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people of neighbouring towns will not solve the issues of Elsburg, they are fighting their own battles.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt us, the community of Elsburg, who will fight these battles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rulashe passed on his condolences to Jansen\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
RELATED ARTICLE:<\/h4>\nUpdate: MEC Lesufi visits school, family of murdered Germiston learner<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
\u201cI pray that on Saturday when we lay Jansen to rest, the police will tell us good news, that they have caught the monster\/s responsible for this,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the police will catch the suspects before the community does.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rulashe\u2019s opening question at the meeting centred around the challenges the Jansen family allegedly experienced when opening the missing person\u2019s case at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have heard there were problems when the family approached the Elsburg police for help,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we spoke to the family and they confirmed that they used their own dogs to locate the body when police failed to do so \u2013 which I find disgusting.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a disgrace.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the concerns of the family was when they came to the police station and were asked for a photo.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this day in age why could the police not get the photo off the phone?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was very concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
RELATED ARTICLE<\/h4>\nUpdate: MEC Lesufi says heads will roll if he doesn\u2019t get answers<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Rulashe asked the Elsburg SAPS station commander Col Linah Thethe to respond to these allegations, and to explain why the police need a hard copy photo.<\/p>\n
Maj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, took to the floor on behalf of Thethe to address the Jansen case.<\/p>\nMaj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, speaks to the community members gathered at the Elsburg community meeting, at the Elsburg Methodist Church on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe must be very careful not to undermine the constitution and the rule of law,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently investigating the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we must come here and tell you how we are investigating, that it is wrong, we only have to brief the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot inform everyone of what is transpiring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane explained that he was aware that the Jansen family was unhappy with the service they received at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce a missing person\u2019s case has been opened, officers should be summoned to search for the person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in this case this never happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we speak steps are being taken against the officers who did not assist the family, though I cannot divulge what these steps are.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was further claimed that the community helped locate the body, while police where loafing around, however, this is not true; it was the family and their dogs not the community members who found the body.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Leshabane urged the community to work hand in hand with the police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith statements like \u2018before we can bury the child you must come and tell us you\u2019ve arrested the suspects, as though the police killed the child\u2019, sends the wrong message,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
Leshabane further explained he visited the scene where Jansen\u2019s body was found.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went there with Jansen\u2019s brother, Dino, and asked him to show me where they found the body,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
Leshabane appealed to community members to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s responsible for the crime.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are rewards available for information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that the suspect\/s are from the area, but we do not know for sure.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut anyone could have information.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane further urged the community to also report misconduct by the police.<\/p>\n
Rulashe then opened the floor to comments from the community, who suggested Leshabane take a walk through the streets of Elsburg to see what residents have to deal with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy Leshabane was able to see for himself the state of lawlessness in Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a community we are calling for the deployment of Amaberethe (a special law enforcement unit) in Elsburg.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane urged Thethe to ensure her officers do more to address the issues within their precinct.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to engage with the community and officials until we have reclaimed Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI pray that on Saturday when we lay Jansen to rest, the police will tell us good news, that they have caught the monster\/s responsible for this,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the police will catch the suspects before the community does.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rulashe\u2019s opening question at the meeting centred around the challenges the Jansen family allegedly experienced when opening the missing person\u2019s case at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have heard there were problems when the family approached the Elsburg police for help,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we spoke to the family and they confirmed that they used their own dogs to locate the body when police failed to do so \u2013 which I find disgusting.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a disgrace.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the concerns of the family was when they came to the police station and were asked for a photo.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this day in age why could the police not get the photo off the phone?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was very concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
RELATED ARTICLE<\/h4>\nUpdate: MEC Lesufi says heads will roll if he doesn\u2019t get answers<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Rulashe asked the Elsburg SAPS station commander Col Linah Thethe to respond to these allegations, and to explain why the police need a hard copy photo.<\/p>\n
Maj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, took to the floor on behalf of Thethe to address the Jansen case.<\/p>\nMaj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, speaks to the community members gathered at the Elsburg community meeting, at the Elsburg Methodist Church on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe must be very careful not to undermine the constitution and the rule of law,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently investigating the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we must come here and tell you how we are investigating, that it is wrong, we only have to brief the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot inform everyone of what is transpiring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane explained that he was aware that the Jansen family was unhappy with the service they received at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce a missing person\u2019s case has been opened, officers should be summoned to search for the person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in this case this never happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we speak steps are being taken against the officers who did not assist the family, though I cannot divulge what these steps are.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was further claimed that the community helped locate the body, while police where loafing around, however, this is not true; it was the family and their dogs not the community members who found the body.\u201d<\/p>\n
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RELATED ARTICLE:<\/h4>\nUpdate: MEC Lesufi announces removal of Graceland Education Centre principal<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Leshabane urged the community to work hand in hand with the police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith statements like \u2018before we can bury the child you must come and tell us you\u2019ve arrested the suspects, as though the police killed the child\u2019, sends the wrong message,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
Leshabane further explained he visited the scene where Jansen\u2019s body was found.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went there with Jansen\u2019s brother, Dino, and asked him to show me where they found the body,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
Leshabane appealed to community members to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s responsible for the crime.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are rewards available for information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that the suspect\/s are from the area, but we do not know for sure.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut anyone could have information.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane further urged the community to also report misconduct by the police.<\/p>\n
Rulashe then opened the floor to comments from the community, who suggested Leshabane take a walk through the streets of Elsburg to see what residents have to deal with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy Leshabane was able to see for himself the state of lawlessness in Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a community we are calling for the deployment of Amaberethe (a special law enforcement unit) in Elsburg.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leshabane urged Thethe to ensure her officers do more to address the issues within their precinct.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to engage with the community and officials until we have reclaimed Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n
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Rulashe asked the Elsburg SAPS station commander Col Linah Thethe to respond to these allegations, and to explain why the police need a hard copy photo.<\/p>\n
Maj Gen Vincent Leshabane, SAPS district commissioner for Ekurhuleni, took to the floor on behalf of Thethe to address the Jansen case.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must be very careful not to undermine the constitution and the rule of law,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are currently investigating the case.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we must come here and tell you how we are investigating, that it is wrong, we only have to brief the family.<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot inform everyone of what is transpiring.\u201d<\/p>\n Leshabane explained that he was aware that the Jansen family was unhappy with the service they received at the Elsburg Police Station.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce a missing person\u2019s case has been opened, officers should be summoned to search for the person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut in this case this never happened.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we speak steps are being taken against the officers who did not assist the family, though I cannot divulge what these steps are.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was further claimed that the community helped locate the body, while police where loafing around, however, this is not true; it was the family and their dogs not the community members who found the body.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leshabane urged the community to work hand in hand with the police.<\/p>\n \u201cWith statements like \u2018before we can bury the child you must come and tell us you\u2019ve arrested the suspects, as though the police killed the child\u2019, sends the wrong message,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n Leshabane further explained he visited the scene where Jansen\u2019s body was found.<\/p>\n \u201cI went there with Jansen\u2019s brother, Dino, and asked him to show me where they found the body,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n Leshabane appealed to community members to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s responsible for the crime.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are rewards available for information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect\/s,\u201d said Leshabane.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that the suspect\/s are from the area, but we do not know for sure.<\/p>\n \u201cBut anyone could have information.\u201d<\/p>\n Leshabane further urged the community to also report misconduct by the police.<\/p>\n Rulashe then opened the floor to comments from the community, who suggested Leshabane take a walk through the streets of Elsburg to see what residents have to deal with.<\/p>\n \u201cI am happy Leshabane was able to see for himself the state of lawlessness in Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a community we are calling for the deployment of Amaberethe (a special law enforcement unit) in Elsburg.\u201d<\/p>\n Leshabane urged Thethe to ensure her officers do more to address the issues within their precinct.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to engage with the community and officials until we have reclaimed Elsburg,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Also follow us on:<\/p>\nRELATED ARTICLE:<\/h4>\n
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