Hi All Antonio sent his original email to David *Raphael*, who in turn circulated it to the ONW via the google group.
Regards Andrew Fife A Touch of Madness - Victorian Quaffery 021 448 2266 www.touchofmadness.co.za 2009/2/3 Helen Swart <[email protected]> > > Hi > > David Lingard has not lived in Obs for the past 5-6years. > > H > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Antonio Gandalf's" <[email protected]> > To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:40 AM > Subject: [obsnw] Re: Gandalf's > > > > This is a message I sent to David Lingard awhile ago. > > Gandalf's Camera Proposal > > For the past 9 years I've been the owner, manager, barman and what > ever else was needed to keep Gandalf's running, working 16-24hrs a day > everyday but now it's time for me to take a small brake but before I > do to ensure that it keeps running the way I want it to I will be > installing a 16 camera system. > Gandalf's has always been plagued by vicious rumors mostly thought up > by our competitors but here let me state some facts about Gandalf's > and myself. > • Gandalf's has been in operation for 9 years with a strict zero > tolerance to crime position. > • We have worked closely with the police in the past to varied degrees > including as informant. > • The SAP are allowed free run at Gandalf's and have never been > hampered with any of there operations or regular checks. > • We work closely with our neighbors and are in constant contact with > them. > • My cell number is available to all my neighbors and they use it > whenever they need help or have any problems. > • We post regular security guards in roads in our immediate area. > • I do regular patrols on my own and with my security. > • Gandalf's is one of the few places in Obz that has an entertainment > license. > • When we first moved into the area crime of all sorts was a huge > problem. > • Initially any criminals we caught were sent to the SAP but this did > not seem to work 7/8 years ago, they were out within a day or two > laughing at us, not the fault of the SAP but our judicial system were > criminals seem to have more rights than we do, so we took matters into > our own hands and this has brought me into trouble with the SAP with > numerous assault and assault gbh charges brought against me but any of > the guys we did catch have since then not been back and crime in our > small patrolled area is almost nonexistent. > My belief is criminals take away our rights everyday so why should we > give them theirs and if this makes me as bad as them I would rather > have that than be controlled by them. "Obz Central" is a regular war > zone and if a more hardcore approach to criminals is not taken soon we > will have no hope to clean up our town. > To help control crime even more we will offer two cameras to the > community. Unfortunately both cameras will have to be close enough to > Gandalf's for us to monitor it. One of these has already been booked > by residents in Cole Street the other suggestion would be the road > directly behind Gandalf's. At a later stage if this works we will be > glad to include more cameras but as I'm sure you are all aware they do > not come cheap. > Camera information: > • As far as I know there are no running costs. > • We install the camera run a split line if possible, one to the > proposed resident and one to Gandalf's were it's recorded on a hard > drive on a seven day cycle period > • All video footage will only be available to the residents covered by > the camera provided they are accompanied by a member of the SAP, > Neighborhood watch or CPF. > • All video footage recorded by the 16 cameras at Gandalf's will be > available at all times to members of the SAP, Neighborhood watch or > CPF. > • Maintenance will be covered by Gandalf's if the cash is available. > • All residents covered by the system will be given sign stating that > they are being monitored. > • We will also offer five residents in the area an infrared outdoor > light to be installed ASAP by the resident. > • This system will not prevent crime but will hopefully offer a > deterrent. > > If you have any more queries you can contact me on 0833300700 or by e- > mail. All I ask is some patience, we only start our indoor > installation in a week and that will hopefully only take two weeks, > the outdoor installations besides the two cameras I'm offering will > take another week and the final two cameras should only take two days. > > Your plans for the area sound good and yes you can add me to the > Google group. I do regular patrols on my own and with my security let > me know what the "green routes" are so that I may add it to my own > area of patrols. > Zero Tolerance. > Antonio. > > And now today I apear to be a target. > What does surprise me though is after 9 years the worst complaint I > have is the tagging up and down lower main rd and since you guys are > convinced that every tag is done my alternative clientele because it > is so much easier to blame people that are different, why not blame > them for everything else lets forget about the fact that I am the only > night club owner that does regular patrols on my own, I am the only > night club owner prepared to pay for security in the road bouncers not > your wanabee car guards lets forget about the track record we have > with the police instead we will admit to every single tag done the > same tags you will find outside Roots, Obz Café, Spar, Cape Town, > Stellenbosch…ect.. ect..ect. > Yes Brian I realize that you have never liked me but you have been > down to Gandalf's several times before and after you cleared me. > I made a promise to you back then and I've kept it I keep my area as > clean as possible, I hate taggers and keep them away from my premise I > don't want the area to go to waist that's just bad business no one > wants to go to an area if it looks like a sh#t hole. > As for the article written 5 years ago in 2004 it's quite obvious that > this person was a client of mine when we opened and only played Goth > and is now unhappy about the fact that we now include a more diverse > style of music not very popular with Goths, but includes 80's, pop, > rock and metal. > > On Feb 2, 11:42 am, Jonathan Endersby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > Perhaps I'm missing something here, but I'm pretty sure that if we ask > > Inspector Nel & co they'll pick a random night to go and pay them a > visit. > > > > If he's got underage kids in his venue then we just need to make sure he > > loses his license. > > > > J. > > > > 2009/2/2 Kris Marais <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > If this article is accurate Brian. > > > > > Your intuition back then has proven to be right on the 'rusty spike' > > > > > Like your idea of the community setting its own guidelines for > approving > > > or > > > opposing liquor licenses. > > > > > 'Tick the boxes' check list including the agreed criteria. > > > > > Kris > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > > > Behalf > > > Of *Brian Gray > > > *Sent:* 30 January 2009 10:01 PM > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Subject:* [obsnw] Gandalf's > > > > > Here is something about Gandalf's, Lower Main Rd. Obs. I opposed this > > > liquor licence a number of years ago. Antonio assured me that he would > > > conduct a clean business. Click on the link: > > > > >http://www.africans.co.za/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=558 > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > Brian > > > > > __________ NOD32 2960 (20080319) Information __________ > > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > >http://www.eset.com- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.10.14/1917 - Release Date: 1/26/2009 > 6:37 PM > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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