Almost 200 community members turned out (even during load shedding) to hear about the new initiatives being launched by the new Primrose Sector Three Crime Forum at a recent meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrime and even serious crime has been on the rise in what is traditionally one of the safest sectors, out of all six police stations in the Germiston Cluster,\u201d said sector chairman Max Katz.<\/p>
Katz thanked the new committee and said the community were partnering with the SAPS to help reduce crime in their suburbs as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a plan that will empower our community and help the police to drive out the increased crime,\u201d he said.<\/p>
Quinton Birch, who will head the neighbourhood watch, will team up with the Sector Two patrollers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have had great success over the past eight months in decreasing criminal activity in their area,\u201d said Katz.<\/p>\n
Birch explained the importance of proper training, correct equipment, well planned scheduling and suitable identification for the more than 55 new Sector Three community members who have already started patrolling the Sector Three area.<\/p>\n
Lourens Botha spoke to the community about how the street cooperative would work and how to make use of the crime alerts allocated to each street group.<\/p>\n
He also clarified the value of the social chat groups, which allow people to interact and to get to know each other in their own road.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis helps to build more concern and friendships, which, in turn, lead to a far safer society,\u201d Botha said.<\/p>\n
Katz added: \u201cWe are so grateful to our community for their huge support.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso to the SAPS and the Primrose station commander, Col Mduduzi Khuzwayo, who was our guest speaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all working together as partners in securing the future of our own streets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese criminals have already taken too much from us; we are now going to start taking back our dignity and our pride.\u201d<\/p>\n
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