HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR A PATROL?
Just one hour of your time for a safer community - go to PATROL SIGN-UP
Join us for a walk either on Tuesday at 6pm at the Park on the Cnr Wexford and Ludlow or on Wednesdays at 9pm meeting at the Spar.
Note : the next patrol training is on Wednesday, 29th September 2010 at 20h00. Please RSVP to book a place and for venue details : contact@dpvwatch.co.za.
REMEMBER TO DIARISE THE NEXT AGM!
Guest speaker JONNY STEINBERG, author and researcher
DPVWatch Introduction
This neighbourhood watch (NW) has been set up in consultation with the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the Cape Town Community Police Forum (CPF). We are hoping to get more interested parties on board to work in partnership against crime. To ensure effective management and excellent results we have divided the area into 7 smaller zones. Each zone has its own zone leader and we work together to enhance the NW. The zone map is available under the MAP tab, so you will be able to see which one you fall into. If you are unsure please e-mail us at contact@dpvwatch.co.za.
The main objective of the DPVwatch is to eradicate crime in our area and prevent the problem from increasing. We want to be able to take back our sense of security and our streets. It enables a platform to ensure effective and quick responses to criminal activity and ensures that all members of the community are empowered with information via well developed communication channels.
This will be achievable by implementing the following:
- Community neighbourhood patrols/walks
- Effective use of the radio network - this is the glue that binds us together!
- A system of logging suspicious activity (cars and people)
- Collecting information on criminal activity that enables analysis. As a result we can ensure targeted action by the NW and police
DPVwatch needs all types of members of the community to be involved – there are no criteria as we can all do our bit. So if you are a home owner, tenant, dog walker, retiree, worker, mother or work from home; we would welcome your involvement.
We are here to be the EYES and EARS of the police! We are not taking over the work that they should be doing but we can go an immense amount to ensure that they can use their resources to police the community to maximum efficiency. Please go to the membership page and join your community so we can watch out for each other. You can make a huge difference.
Please be on the lookout for cart horses operating in our area
Cart horse operators should not be operating in our area - the cut-off point for the operators to work is the Good Hope Centre, they are not allowed to go above Main Road / Albert Road. Most of these operators live on the Cape Flats, so the distance these cart horses travel needs to be monitored and restricted, as well as protecting them from dangerous traffic.
The Cart Horse Protection Association has requested that the neighbourhood please report any cart horses seen in our area to them, so that they can determine if the operator is in contravention of the Animal Protection Act. If you do happen to spot a cart horse out of the acceptable boundaries, please take a photo and email it, along with details of where you spotted it, to megan@carthorse.org.za - they will be able to identify the horse and the driver and take necessary action.
Further contact details for The Cart Horse Protection Association and the SPCA can be found on the CONTACT NUMBERS tab.
Understanding and Preventing Home Invasion in South Africa
Read up on the key findings of research conducted by Professor Rudolph Zinn, senior lecturer in Forensic and Crime investigation at the University of South Africa. This insightful article is based on a book titled “Home Invasion: Robbers disclose what you should know”, and provides some useful tips which may just save your life! Go to the SAFETY TIPS tab to read the article.
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Please email contact@dpvwatch.co.za
