WATCH: Shocking revelation made at Bluff CPF meeting
The meeting, called for by the CPF chairman, Andy Rossell, allowed both authorities and residents to have their say.
THERE are just two vehicles to patrol 13 suburbs between Chatsworth and the Bluff. This shocking revelation was made by a Metro Police official at the recent Bluff CPF meeting.
Hosted at the Beach House Café on Ansteys Beach on Thursday evening, 12 November, the meeting was held to discuss the state of affairs on local beaches and issues faced by residents particularly during the festive season.
The meeting called for by the CPF chairman, Andy Rossell, allowed both authorities and residents to have their say. Other authorities present at the meeting were the station commander of the Brighton Beach police, Col Cynthia Ngubane, the Bluff Rate Payers’ Association, ward 66 committee member, Zoe Solomon and a representative from the department of community safety and liaison.
“For the 13 CPF meetings that I go to, I am dealing with people who are frustrated exactly as you are. There’s only so much I can do but the few of us who are left with the Metro Police are committed to providing the services we promised to provide.”
“If you have any personal problems that nobody is helping you with, speak with Andy and I will come in to help you. Your frustration will not last with you for too long, we will make a plan,” reassured the Metro Police’s Captain Logan Govender.
Rossell urged the residents to join the CPF as there is power in numbers. He further advised that more could be done collectively as residents to help curb crime in the area, starting with the additional installation of cameras.
“Vehicles in our suburb without number plates, are a major problem as it negates the money we have spent on Snipr cameras. To date we have invested R120 000 on sophisticated technology designed to apprehend vehicles wanted for crime-related issues.”
“Ansteys and Brighton beaches are most blatantly disregarded of their bylaws. There is drinking, littering, bottle smashing, blaring music, spinning tyres, and other associated acts of poor behaviour with drunkenness. We will no longer accept the blatant disregard for the law that is being displayed in our suburb. Our beaches have been hijacked, are filthy, and have become a haven for residents from other areas who have no respect for law and order,” he said.
The floor was given to residents to voice their opinions. For more information on this meeting, watch the video below:
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