Hello Helen and Helen I've posted information before on this group about PSIRA's investigation into the legal status of OAR. PSIRA are the regulatory authority and any security company has to be registered with them. Their inspector Eddie Booysens investigated OAR last year and found that they were not properly registered. They laid a criminal charge with the Woodstock Police. The case number is CAS 427/09/2009 and the investigating officer is (or was) Detective Constable Matolo (082 892 0336). This information was conveyed to me in an email from Douglas Roman, the Regional Manager (Law Enforcement) for PSIRA on 2 October 2009. . His contact number is 021 425 2370 and his email is [email protected]. Mr Booysens can be contacted on 083 629 7621. I conducted this enquiry last year when I was an ONW committee member because I thought it was in the public interest. Justin Ashley (ONW and Obsid) or David Raphael (Chair, ONW) may have more up-to-date information. For all I know OAR may now have satisfied the legal requirements. I have never been a client of OAR. I would advise people to select their security company carefully, and to be cautious about signing a debit order. Regards Rob
On Feb 20, 10:33 am, "Helen Swart" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Helen > > I am forwarding this to other groups so that they too can comment. By all > means send me your drafts and I will get input from someone in the now. > > Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "H Bradford" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:12 AM > Subject: Fraudulent activities of Obs Armed Response > > > Dear Helen, > > > I think we've met already: aren't we the two Helens who met one another > > when I came to lay a complaint of washing-line theft? > > > I'm writing now because I've encountered your complaints about OAR on the > > ONW Google site. I too have become a victim of their debit-order fraud, > > and am now wanting to take this matter further. I've been in touch with > > Justin Ashley, am trying to lay a charge at Woodstock, and have also > > drafted a letter to the press, publicizing the dangers of OAR. But such a > > letter would presumably have more impact if it came from a larger group of > > people. > > > On the ONW site, I've encountered the names of two other potentially > > useful contacts: Evelyn Terblanche and Daniel Norlindh, both of whom > > complain about OAR's debit-order fraud. I have contacted them - but also > > wondered if you knew of anyone else with similar complaints? Or anyone > > else I should contact about, say, OAR's apparent illegal status? > > > You yourself seem to know a fair amount about OAR's dubious activities. > > Would it be possible for me to send you my draft for any comments? > > Perhaps, after appropriate changes, you'd be willing to associate yourself > > with such a letter? > > > Regards, > > Helen Bradford -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
