Well said Janet. Our kids are being mugged walking to the corner shop! 2 in my “family” by the same guy, so there must be more. Surely if our patrollers were informed and alert they could stop this before it happens?
I can’t understand how dealers are seen operating outside Trump Towers but cannot be arrested? Maybe this can be explained? A detective on Carte Blanche said “ It doesn’t work because if you arrest one then tomorrow there’s two” great, then tomorrow you arrest those two and soon enough it’ll be too much trouble for them. Unfortunately I have to teach and cannot make the meeting. Nikki From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of janet Sent: 31 October 2014 08:27 To: [email protected] Cc: Ursula Van Stavel Coo Subject: [obsnw] OBSID AGM 1 November 2014 Dear OBSID and the Observatory Community I was so shocked to hear of the attack on Barrie Terblanche's mom in Oxford Road a few weeks ago and now her untimely death following the attack. If this doesn't galvanise us as a community what will? I, unfortunately, will not be able to be at the OBSID AGM on Saturday, but would like to request that this recent attack and the crime/security situation in OBS be addressed as an agenda item. (Hopefully it's already there?) My questions for the meeting are: 1. What is the OBSID response in light of this recent attack? (It's not good enough for OBSID to send condolences. I want to know what strategic and practical steps will be taken to improve the crime situation in the residential streets of Observatory, as well as on Lower Main. We are all vulnerable.) 2. What is the current situation wrt OBSID patrol-men in the neighbourhood? How do we increase the number of patrol men? 3. How are the major role-players in the fight against crime and drugs esp in OBS going to be co-opted? (esp SAPSPolice, Metro police, Metro Rail, Business owners) 4. Finally, I want to hear a plan to tackle the drug problem in OBS. I choose to live in in Observatory so that I can walk down the road to a friend/s at anytime of the day and into the early evening hours. I want to be able to walk to the Spar/library/park/cafe with my kids. I don't want to live like a prisoner in my home. It's time to take the streets back. Thanks Janet -- 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/d/optout. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by SYNAQ Securemail, and is believed to be clean. -- 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/d/optout.
