Hi Marion, Thanks for your concern. Forgot to mention under Weekly Crimes to be specifically alert on Monday afternoons when the majority of all the metal thefts (including copper pipes) happens.
Top shopping day is thus Monday followed by Wednesdays and Fridays., We were told by the copperheads - the law enforcement specialist for Metal Thefts for Council Property - that Mondays the syndicate members likely want to buy drugs hence why we notice an incline. These syndicates work throughout the entire Metropole using mainly old bakkies but also smart sedans of which the licence plates gets changed regularly. Our reports also confirms that mostly coloured thieves are brazenly going along their way, behaving like gardeners, handymen, council employees etc and getting away with it but for the occasional alert and observant resident. With some 35 kilometres of roads for OPS to patrol and the gutters being removed all over Obs within minutes, your eyes and ears are vital if we want to stop this trend Obsid / ONW recorded 40 specific incidents (with date & time) but these excludes all observations and reports about merely missing cast iron pavement gutters and drain covers of which the ONW must have reported dozens. If you witness any suspicious activity whatsoever don't hesitate and phone OPS 021 447-106 immediately and mention if Metal Theft is in Progress, if possible get a description of the vehicle, registration and persons involved. Regards, Frank On 7 April 2012 17:28, marion <[email protected]> wrote: > There are several gulleys missing at the top of Bellevliet and in > Milner rd. > Ancois, I have sent you an email with the specific details. > I can't believe these guys got away with it in broad daylight. > I guess we did all assume they were legit. > Marion > > On Apr 4, 11:17 am, Ancois Bester <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear residents, > > > > Please help us sorting out the missing drain cover issue in our area by > > keeping your eyes peeled in your immediate area. > > > > OPS are hard at work with SAPS to try and apprehend these guys - so > please > > stay alert. If you spot ''Council workers'' digging up the road for no > > apparent reason, please contact OPS > on021-447-1066begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021-447-1066 or > sms072-063-1653begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 072-063-1653 > so > > that they can come out and check the workers' credentials. > > > > Also, several empty houses are being targeted and copper piping is being > > ripped out of the walls - thus please, if you see workers on a property > > which is vacant, also contact OPS to check their credentials. We have > been > > informed that thieves are dressing like workers when committing these > > crimes, so residents tend not to question the situation - IMPORTANT - > > please do not approach workers yourselves. OPS will come out to the > > location and if needed attempt to make contact the owner /rental agent > and > > check credentials. > > > > If you have a missing cover /drain at the moment, feel free to send it > > through to me - I will take submissions today and tomorrow and forward > > them through to City for action. > > Please keep in mind that City is running out of budget due to this > criminal > > syndicate operating through-out CT, thus there is a likelihood that they > > will only be able to tend to urgent matters right now. Attached is a > > clipping from the most recent People's Post, where Tauriq Hassan > > interviewed Brett Herron on the subject funds. > > > > If any of the missing gullies are URGENT and pose a risk to small > children/ > > animals or pedestrians, please send these through to me marked > *''urgent''*. > > We will submit the complete list including all of these and others, in > case > > City can allocate funds to our area (we will keep asking). > > > > Forward all to me on [email protected] and include the following > details: > > 1) Street name > > 2) Near nr. or cnr of > > 3) Urgent or not > > > > These can in future be reported directly to City on0860 103 > 089begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0860 103 089 or sms > > 31373. For escalated /dangerous complaints, please feel free to contact > me. > > > > Please help Obsid Public Safety to improve our area by getting involved > and > > saying something when you see something. > > > > Thanks all! > > > > Ancois Bester Ms. > > Office Manager > > > > OBSID <http://www.obsid.org.za/> Observatory Improvement District > > *Safer, Cleaner, Smarter** > > *41 Station road, Observatory > > [email protected] [email protected] *tel*: 021 448 > 7090begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021 448 7090 *fax*: > 086 > > 639 4005 > > OBSID website <http://www.obs.org.za/improvement-district/> *o > > *Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Observatory.Improvement.District> > > *o * Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/OBSID_Obs> *o *ONW > Google > > group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/obsnw> *o > *iloveobs > > Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/iloveobs> > > > > Peoples post clipping.pdf > > 2512KViewDownload > > -- > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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