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PAROW EAST: VAGRANTS A CONCERN FOR RESIDENTS
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ept awake most nights by the comings and goings of vagrants squatting at the railway line under the Tierberg Road bridge in Fairview Estate, Lindsay Mc Crae, a resident of Parow East, is at her wits’ end. “Vagrants sleep on Prasa property on the railway line, which is right next to our house,” she says. According to Mc Crae, vagrants have been squatting here for a number of years. “When we climb out of bed in the early hours of the morning to ask them to quieten down, we are threatened by them,” she says. Despite numerous telephone calls and emails, Metrorail and Prasa have still not erected a proper fence. “I have tried on numerous occasions to arrange for Law Enforcement to remove the vagrants and all their belongings, but my pleas fall on deaf ears,” she says. According to Mc Crae, the vagrants cut holes in the fences and every now and then Prasa has to remove them. “It’s just a bit difficult, because Law Enforcement and Prasa do not always answer emails or messages, or when we log calls we just get reference numbers,” she says. “We just want to know why they won’t put up proper fencing here like they did down the road, especially knowing that this is a problem area. We don’t know why and we don’t know who to call. It’s a constant battle,” she says. According to Captain Kevin Williams, spokesperson for Parow Police Station, vagrants are a Law Enforcement function. “Only when they are suspects of crime do
we investigate and/or apprehend the suspects. Police officials will respond frequently and may perform search-and-seizure operations,” he says. Another resident, Myrtle Pretorius, says this has been an ongoing problem in the area. She says the vagrants were previously removed, but slowly started to return. “The people urinate, leave their faeces and bathe themselves and leave us with the filthy mess,” she says. According to Pretorius, vagrants move around in the early hours of the morning and there have been a couple of break-ins too. “Up until now, no-one has been killed, but how long will it before someone does get killed?” she asks. According to Yonela Ketyana, spokesperson for Transnet Freight Rail, Transnet was not aware of the vagrants at Fairland Estate in Parow East. Ketyana says it is also not clear whether the area in question belongs to Transnet or Prasa. “However, the operations team from Transnet has been sent off to the site (on Monday) to assess the situation and confirm the ownership of the land,” he says. Ketyana adds that usually, if the problem falls within the jurisdiction of a party other than Transnet, they would refer the matter to the party concerned. “We take people’s safety and security generally very seriously. Fencing of the area is also dependent on who the owner of the land is,” adds Ketyana. V Photos on page 2. V What is your opinion on this article? Let us know at briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
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