Glencoe CPF working hard to combat crime
However, the frequent involvement of youngsters in crime must suggest to Principals the importance of sending their representative to the CPF meetings.
The Glencoe Community Police Forum is working hard to ensure that crime is controlled by launching an intelligence-driven crime prevention project in partnership with the local community.
“For this to be achieved to a desired level, the co-operation of the community is needed – for, crimes are planned and committed in the community,” said Bashir Khanm CPF spokesperson.
“An appeal is made to all members of the community to be alert, while they go about their routine each day, and to inform the SAPS or any member of the Glencoe CPF.
“The festive season is fast approaching and history tells us that crime in, general escalates during this time of the year.”
The Glencoe CPF meets monthly and at the last meeting, Station Commissioner, Lt. Col. Masuku said that statistics show that most of the crime committed in our area is done by the younger people and hence all schools in our area are always invited to the meetings.
“It is expected that if principals attend these meetings and open communications with scholars, it will assist in preventing and curbing crimes being committed by our youth – this may also help solving crimes because learners will be alert after being informed by their schools.
“However, it was noted that only one school viz. Sebenzakusakhanya was represented.”
Mr Khan explained that principals are sometimes over burdened and cannot attend these meetings’.
The Glencoe police appeals to school principals to ‘check their schools over the holidays as these are targeted by criminals during the long summer holidays.’
However, the frequent involvement of youngsters in crime must suggest to Principals the importance of sending their representative to the CPF meetings.
The Glencoe police appeals to school principals to ‘check their schools over the holidays as these are targeted by criminals during the long summer holidays.’
The investigation is compromised if the break-in is only discovered once schools re-open.
A football tournament was arranged in Sithembile on November 28 as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Child Abuse.
