Hi Rachel, My two cents worth... there other who better quilfied to explainm in detail:
In Obs there are two types of security: - Alarm and Armed response - These are private comapnaies like ADT, Chubb and Premier Secuirty. They have a mandate via paid subscription to enter your property in the case of the alarm going off or a panic signal. If you do not get the service you paid for, move your money. Profits talk! - Observatory Public Security (OPS)- This is visible public policing provided by the Obsertvatory Inprovement District (OBSID). They can only act on the public streets of Obs. This used to be outsoureced to Vetus Scholar. They lost the contract on renewal in a fair tender process to Securitas. Securitas is also the compay providing security services for the Groote Schuure Improvement District. It is always a good idea to phone OPS on 021 447 1066 to report any crime or suspicious activity. They will help with the vagarants as well. The vans are deployed based on crime hotspots so best to report eveything to them. This helps them work out the hotspots. Regards Andrew On 27 July 2013 11:36, rachel <[email protected]> wrote: > I have concerns about security in Observatory. I live in lower Obs, and > work from home. Over the past year, I've had an increasing number of > vagrants jumping my low wall to bang on my door. We had an incident in the > past week where a man refused to go away and proceeded to begin > masturbating on my stoep - something my four-year old daughter was witness > to. I hit the panic button and he ran away. I've spoken to some other Lower > Observatory residents who are with Premier Security as I never see patrol > cars, or even the OBSID van around lower Obs anymore. When the OBSID > contracted Vetus Schola their presence was very visible, which helped with > this problem. > > I also have had a few service issues with them. Last summer, they called > us while we were on the beach to tell us our house alarm was going off and > should they send someone around. I told them we were on the beach and they > should. We then waited anxiously for them to get back to us. Eventually, I > called them back and they said they'd been around to check, but had > forgotten to call us back and let us know. On another occasion, my daughter > pressed the panic button. We didn't call them to cancel, and almost 20 > minutes later the Premier Security car arrived. I don't think they're doing > a grand job, and the other residents I've spoken to seem disgruntled too. > > I never really understood the decision to get rid of Vetus Schola as they > seemed to be doing a great job. We're told to contact Premier with our > concerns, which we've done, but in spite of that I still see no cars > patrolling and no OBSID van in Lower Obs. Can we please have a run down of > the invisible security measures we're paying for. > > > > -- > OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room > ---------------------------------------------- > 021-447-1066 072-063-1653 > > For all emergencies please dial 10111 > > ---------------------------------------------- > ONW: 082 081 0142, ONW email: [email protected] > WEB: www.obswatch.org.za > ---------------------------------------------- > > 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 https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room ---------------------------------------------- 021-447-1066 072-063-1653 For all emergencies please dial 10111 ---------------------------------------------- ONW: 082 081 0142, ONW email: [email protected] WEB: www.obswatch.org.za ---------------------------------------------- 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 https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
