{"id":95234,"date":"2015-07-28T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/95234\/elsburg-police-issue-safety-tips-to-the-community\/"},"modified":"2015-07-28T08:42:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T06:42:44","slug":"elsburg-police-issue-safety-tips-to-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/28\/elsburg-police-issue-safety-tips-to-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsburg police issue safety tips to the community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Elsburg SAPS have issued a number of safety tips for the community to follow, after several incidents of crime in their policing area.<\/p>\n<p>Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS, said most of the incidents are occurring in Wadeville.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Take these precautions to prevent hijackings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beware of hijackings in your drive-way.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that you are not followed by suspicious vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of people pretending to be buying houses, as they are intending to rob your house.<\/li>\n<li>Watch out for suspicious-looking vehicles and people in your street, call the police immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Do not leave gates and doors open.<\/li>\n<li>Install burglar proofing in front of windows, as criminals break windows and steal the stuff inside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips to prevent aggravated robbery, robbery with a weapon and common robbery:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid carrying large sums of money.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid deserted areas late at night.<\/li>\n<li>Look around for any suspicious-looking people or motor vehicles and run for safety.<\/li>\n<li>Always close windows and lock doors while driving at night.<\/li>\n<li>Before opening gates and doors at home ensure that you have not been followed.<\/li>\n<li>Have police emergency numbers on your cellphone.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid unnecessary arguments and aggression with your attacker, which could result in injury or death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips to prevent the theft of a motor vehicle and theft out of a motor vehicle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that your motor vehicle is locked properly and windows are properly closed and that there are no people using a jamming device and gate remotes which can stop your car from locking.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your car is locked by testing if the doors are locked physically after locking by remote.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid deserted parking areas.<\/li>\n<li>Ask car guards to keep an eye on your vehicle while you are away.<\/li>\n<li>Vehicles with an alarm system, gear lock or anti-hijacking system are not easily stolen.<\/li>\n<li>If possible check your car every hour to ensure that it is still where you parked it.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that laptops, cellphones and loose valuable items are safely locked away in the boot or another safe place.<\/li>\n<li>Report any suspicious movement around the vehicle in the parking lot to the police, via the police sector vehicle cellphone numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elsburg SAPS: 011 827-2306 or 011 827-5631.<\/li>\n<li>Elsburg Sector One: 071 675 6891 or 071 675 6898.<\/li>\n<li>Elsburg Sector Two: 071 675 6895 or 071 675 6896.<\/li>\n<li>Elsburg Sector Three: 071 675 6897 or 071 675 6898.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/95231\/man-becomes-a-victim-of-hijacking\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man becomes a victim of hijacking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/95187\/armed-robbers-steal-items-worth-r15-000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armed robbers steal items worth R15 000<\/a><\/p>\n<div 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