Local residents clean the streets of Kempton Park

Kempton SAPS corporate communications officer, joined by pastors and Kempton Park residents embarked on a clean-up campaign along Cassuarina Street recently.

According to Kempton Park SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Dipuo Ditshego, the goal was to rebuild the community’s trust in the police while establishing a stronger connection between the two parties.

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“Street criminals sell these stolen properties to the scarp yards on the same street, which contributes to crime such as theft.

“A message was spread to the second-hand goods owners not to buy stolen property and to be the eyes and ears of the police to stop these crimes,” said Ditshego.