Hi Observatory Neighbourhood Watchers - et al Its really great to have our Woodstock Police Area Manger Constable Mark Berry, back on duty and with us again, though on light duty catching up on office duties at the CSC. In mid December he suffered a broken kneecap and torn off ligament upon entry into a drug house when a floorboard gave way under his weight during a police raid.
Constable Berry recommenced his passing on of good information to us , either on a daily basis or after a weekend. As such, the past 48 hours no theft of motor vehicles occurred or the theft out of motor vehicles, which is excellent, but somehow it was also more relaxed in the other three areas as well. But kindly note: Our suburb being Sector 1 remains and is the greatest contributor of crime as compared with the other three Sectors under the Woodstock Police Station's domain. Theft out of motor vehicles is the biggest factor, theft of motor vehicles are the highest too, the biggest problem area is around our CBD around the restaurants and clubs/bars. More than often visitors to Observatory leave all sort of prize items up for grabs while the wine or dine, a fantastic haven for criminals who are looking for easy finds, often finding perpetrators coming across from Salt River to Observatory. Our area is a priority for Woodstock SAPS, currently in order to break the back of our crime, any available vehicle the SAPS can find they currently place in Obs. Often while we sit behind our TV's and Dishes our homes are being burgled or businesses are hit. The ONW patrollers have been very beneficial in our early evening patrols as they often find prize items seen laying on car seat, dash boards etc, in which we either try to contact the owner resident/patron and notify our Observatory Public Security and even SAPS to keep an extra eye out while the owner cannot be found. *So what can you as resident, restaurant, business or club owner/manger do to help Observatory overcome this scourge of crime?* * - Let visitors to your home check their cars for items laying inside their vehicle* * - Request your patrons just to check their cars quickly before entertaining their order for meals or refreshments etc.* * - Join the ONW at no cost of membership and join us on our set routine patrols, being the eyes and ears for SAPS and OPS and the neighbourhood's friend.* * * *Please peruse the OBSID's flyer and commit yourself to a positive attempt to alleviate crime from happening so easily. * * * *STAYING SAFE IN OBSERVATORY* *OBSID Public Safety: OPS (24hrs) ph 021-447-1066* *or sms 072 063 1653 free sms-es can be used at no extra cost* * * *PLEASE DO NOT:* *(1) leave any valuables in your car If your car is broken into, always report it to the SAPS on 10111* *(2) if you see suspicious or anti-social activities Speak up! Contact the OPS (number above). Public Safety Officers will come out and assess the situation and contact SAPS if needed* *(3) leave open windows unattended Perpetrators take advantage of this in heavily populated areas to "fish" your keys trough the window and steal items such as laptops and cell-phones whilst your asleep /in the other room. * *(4) walk alone after dark: Contact the OPS for a Safe Home 021-447-1066. They will walk with you or drive behind you to make sure you get home safe from and to any location in Obs* *(5) be fooled by someone trying to 'help you' draw money at an ATM this is a scam!* * * *PLEASE DO:* *(1) give responsibly to the homeless: "give a hand up and not a hand out". Donate food and clothing to shelters who provide rehabilitation / counselling rather than hand-outs - or buy a meal ticket at theLlibrary, KwikSpar or Pick n Pay in Obs.* *(2) respect the traffic laws: please maintain a speed of maximum 40kms/hour in Obs to accommodate pedestrians / parked cars* * * *OBSID is the Observatory Improvement District: working for a Safer, Cleaner and Smarter Observatory. [email protected] 021-448-7090 (office hours)* *www.obsid.org.za (re-launch March 2012) * *James Cowley* *082 926 1220* *021 448 2824 (t&f)* Observatory Neighborhood Watch: Chairman -- 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.
