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COPS CONCERNED: “GOING TO HAPPEN MORE”
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Holy Cross blessed Children at The Holy Cross Child and Youth Centre in Parow last week received a much needed donation in the form of shoes and backpacks following a devastating fire at the facility last month. The centre is home to 68 girls and 17 boys aged two to 17 years. The donation was made possible by Coronation and supported by the education non-profit organisation Living Through Learning which receives annual funding from Coronation. The children attend St. Augustine Primary School in Ravensmead. “Our aim is to restore a sense of dignity and security in the girls by providing them with the supplies that they desperately need as a result of the fire. Living Through Learning contributed 63 pairs of school shoes and Coronation rose to the challenge and gifted them with backpacks, as well as clothing contributed by our staff,” says Wendy Bergsteedt, Coronation group head of marketing.
ore and more people have reported that their electric gate motors had been stolen in the Parow and surrounding areas. The police also recently indicated that this is something they are concerned about, and which happens quite frequently. On Wednesday 12 August a resident indicated that their brand new electric gate’s battery had been stolen in Beaufort Street two days before. The thieves also made off with a gas tank and two scooters. Capt Kevin Williams, Parow police spokesperson, says this sort of crime is a huge concern. “Weekly, for the last three months, we have opened cases of theft. These crimes usually occur between 22:00 and 06:00,” Williams says. The areas most affected are Avondale, Fairfield Estate and Parow North. The main reason for this increase is the resale value, he says. “It seems there is a black market for these motors.” Deon Maneveld, chair of the local community policing forum, says they have had reports of these crimes occurring before. “However, the challenge is always that people do not report this by laying a
charge at the police station. This makes it difficult for the police to direct their efforts to curb this as their incident statistics that guide them do not indicate this type of crime as a problem. “I know people see this as a nuisance and a waste of time, but it is important to do so even if nothing comes from it. This way proper trends can be identified and through these trends, time and resources can be allocated to address the problem,” says Maneveld. The police advise homeowners to build a safety rack over the gate’s motor to prevent easy removal of the motors. Maneveld also agrees. “What I do encourage people to do is something my electrician advised me to do, to install a bracket with a lock which will deter them from stealing the motors. “Remember, it might not stop them, but it will make it difficult for them to remove it and that might let them move on to the next soft target. “This is, unfortunately, going to happen more and more as people are unemployed and have no money for food. Putting these safety measures in place will, however, discourage criminals in some way, as it will not be as easy to take things,” says Maneveld. He says this also counts for cars being parked outside where the yard has locked gates.