Standerton CPF encourages car guards to stay alert and keep watch
Several role players including Mandla Mputi of the Lekwa Local Municipality (LLM), Doctor Makhubu, chairperson of the Standerton CPF, and André Kasselman of KSS gathered car guards at the KSS Soup Kitchen to deliver a short brief of the situation.
The Standerton CPF, together with Kasselman Security Services (KSS) and the Standerton SAPS, launched a project to enable car guards in the CBD area to help alleviate crime.
Several role players including Mandla Mputi of the Lekwa Local Municipality (LLM), Doctor Makhubu, chairperson of the Standerton CPF, and André Kasselman of KSS gathered car guards at the KSS Soup Kitchen to deliver a short brief of the situation.
According to Mputi, car guards can play an important role in alleviating crime in the community by keeping an attentive eye on the streets where they work.
“The goal is to keep our streets safe by enabling you to fight crime by giving accurate reports,” said Mputi to the car guards.
According to Kasselman, the process started with taking fingerprints of the car guards at the SAPS station. The next step is identifying any guards with criminal backgrounds and removing them from the registry.
“Car guards with prior records of violence and theft will no longer be able to work as guards. They will be removed from the area should they be found attempting to guide vehicles,” added Kasselman.
KSS sponsored new reflective vests for the guards, each with a serial number which will be assigned to a guard to aid in identifiability.
According to Makhubu, the guards need to be easily identifiable so community members can hold them accountable for their actions. Guards who make it through the fingerprint process will be properly briefed before being sent out to assigned areas.
“It is important for the community to note that they should not give money to guards without assigned vests,” said Makhubu.
He said that it is important to know who is looking after your vehicle.
The team working on this initiative believes that the community will greatly benefit from trusted guards who are inclined to serve and protect residents.
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