{"id":238233,"date":"2020-03-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/238233\/police-tackle-problem-crimes-in-marlands\/"},"modified":"2020-03-16T14:31:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T12:31:15","slug":"police-tackle-problem-crimes-in-marlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/17\/police-tackle-problem-crimes-in-marlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Police tackle problem crimes in Marlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Primrose Police Station and members of the Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk visited Marlands on Thursday to address several crime issues in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Burglaries and theft of motor vehicles remain a problem for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/233638\/be-on-the-lookout-for-these-vehicles-in-primrose-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be on the lookout for these vehicles in Primrose<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To address these concerning crime trends, they held a door-to-door awareness campaign which aimed to sensitise the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aim of the campaign was to sensitise residents within the sector to the problem crimes,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are still appealing to our community not to park on pavements or where vehicles are unattended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge them to invite their visitors to park inside their yards, even if they are only visiting for a short period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235931\/suspects-nabbed-by-district-stations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suspects nabbed by district stations<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>A number of safety-tip pamphlets were handed out which the police hope the community will read and take to heart.<\/p>\n<p>The community is urged to report any suspicious or illegal activities to the Primrose police by calling 011 842 0522 or calling the patrol vehicles on 071 675 6864\/5\/6\/7\/8\/9.<\/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\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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