A resident of Grace Avenue, in Parkhill Gardens, was awakened at about 2.30am, recently, by a noise outside.<\/p>\n
Upon investigating, Litsa Kapsari noticed four intruders on her property.<\/p>
\u201cAs the coordinator of the Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF patrollers, she immediately called the patrollers on duty for assistance on the radio.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey arrived on the scene within minutes and the intruders made a dash to escape,\u201d said Pine Pienaar, liaison member of the Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF.<\/p>
\u201cOne of the suspects opened fire in the direction of the patrollers, firing off between three and four rounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was, however, cornered, and he dropped the weapon to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
The patrollers apprehended him, but, unfortunately, his accomplices escaped.<\/p>\n
The Germiston SAPS arrived on the scene and took the suspect into custody.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe patrollers patrol the Lambton Klip area day and night, on a voluntary basis, endangering their own lives for the safety of the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can only imagine what would have happened if they had not been there to render the service to protect and serve, to Kapsari,\u201d Pienaar said.<\/p>\n
The Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF urges residents and business owners to come on board with them, in order to fight crime in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s take hands and help each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe patrollers are in need of bullet proof vests to help protect them while they are out patrolling, donations of cash towards this or donations of vests would be appreciated,\u201d Pienaar added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank the patrollers involved for their work, well done and keep doing what you do; somehow we must make a dent in the escalation of crime in our area.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pienaar added that the organisation urges residents to report all crime incidents big or small to the police and to the CPF to be captured into a database.<\/p>\n
In doing so trends and hotspots can be determined which will lead the CPF to be able to proactively manage these issues.<\/p>\n
Reporting the incidents with a full description, date, time and location can be done on the Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF\u2019s website, www.lkcpf.co.za or a call, SMS or any form of messaging can be done to 072 193 8496.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s be vigilant and proactive it could stop a crime to be in its tracks,\u201d Pienaar concluded.<\/p>\n