Fairland police welcome seven new recruits
They urge residents to make use of home alarms if they are installed to prevent petty criminals from snatching items through open windows.
The Fairland CPF held its monthly public meeting and assured the public that crime remains low in the precinct.
Earlier this year Lieutenant Colonel Clive de Freitas’ moved to Roodeport leaving acting station commander Captain Howard Mekoa at the helm.
It has been announced that a new head will be stepping into the role this week. The Northcliff Melville Times will meet and introduce her to the public soon.
Theft out of motor vehicles remains problematic with three sites in particular being targeted, Laerskool Fairland, Northcliff High School and the Impala Centre on Beyers Naude Drive.
The police urged residents to make use of their home alarm systems at night following a few incidents of small items like wallets or jewellery being pinched through open windows on properties with alarms not in use.
Seven new recruits to the station are finalising their training and CPF Chair Gulam Karim stated, “They will make a difference in efforts of fighting crime as the station now has a full staff complement.”
The detective branch said 100 dockets were opened for the month with 30 going to court.
The JMPD provided a report for operations in Region B for the month with the following feedback:
- Roadside checks -33
- Joint operations -30
- Vehicles stopped -2 356
- Searched vehicles – 1 948
- Persons searched – 1 764
- Citations – 1 207
- Arrests – 24
- Places visited – 123
- Funerals monitored – 46
Following complaints of reckless driving at Northcliff High School, the JMPD organised a high visibility operation to alert motorists that they are active in the area. So too for Laerskoos Fairland where complaints were received that people were not obeying the stop street signs.
Laurie Pieters-James from Cybareti Consulting gave those present a comprehensive report on cyber attacks and human trafficking. She is a forensic criminologist and specialist offender profiler. Her full presentation will be published next week. In brief, she explained, “The ever-growing issue of cybercrime and how the internet has become a platform for various forms of criminal activity, including fraud, scams and human trafficking.”
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