Don’t buy stolen goods
The community is urged to attend an Umbilo CPF launch on Tuesday 27 May.
SAY no to stolen goods, do not let more victims suffer.
This is the message of a Umbilo CPF crime initative which will be launched at Port Natal School on 27 May from 6pm to 8pm.
At the meeting, Umbilo SAPS, Umbilo CPF and security companies will address the public on this issue.
Ben Madokwe, chairperson of the Umbilo CPF, urged residents to attend the launch in their numbers and help spread the word that bnuying stolen goods is a crime. He said the initiative will run for three months.
“To invest in a safer South Africa, reject and report stolen goods. Property crimes such as theft, housebreaking, shoplifting, handbag or cellphone snatching and theft out of motor vehicles lead to unnecessary suffering and impoverishment. Purchasing goods obtained in this illegal manner motivates criminals to repeat their actions. Let us all close the market for stolen goods. It is a crime and it is punishable by law. Let us all break the chain of crime, and report any goods you suspect could have been stolen to the police,” said Ben.
A number of leaflets carrying this message have been printed and will be handed out in the community, to churches, businesses and schools, and at shopping centres on the weekends over the next three months.
Security companies, ADT and Blue, have partnered with the Umbilo CPF in this iniative.
Stephen Wimborne, special projects manager for Blue Security, said: “It is vitally important to form a partnership and support the Umbilo CPF as we service the same community. We proactively support the community through sponsorship and donations to neighbourhood watches and support patrols, so security companies play an important role in fighting crime.”
Ben said ADT had already formed partnerships in the areas with neighbourhood watches, providing them with radios, and providing services to places of worship, and have now formalised its partnership with the CPF.
Capt Motsamai Dingaan from Metro Police said: “As police we are always appreciative of the positive moves the CPF embarked upon which decreases the work load in terms of crime prevention.”
Contact Ben Madokwe on Contact Ben Madokwe on 073 395 3257.
