If you were caught up in any traffic in and around De Grendel Station.....

Dear Residents

See information:

A simulated rail disaster will take place at the De Grendel Station at 10:00 on Friday 31 May 2013. The annual "accident" will test the preparedness and ability of the authorities and related agencies to respond to an incident involving a train. This forms part of the annual wide-ranging exercises by the City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre to strengthen emergency and disaster response to rail incidents. It will also ensure compliance with the legislation governing the industry as set out by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and in the Rail Safety Regulator Act and Legal Succession Act. In addition, this annual exercise serves to strengthen the partnerships and collective capabilities that are integral to security and the safeguarding of citizens and commuters. The exercise will involve a large contingent of emergency services, law enforcement agencies, and disaster management personnel. The following public safety authorities and supporting agencies will participate: City Fire and Rescue Services, City Traffic Services, City Law Enforcement and Specialised Services, City Metro Police, Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Services, the South African Police Services, and the PRASA which includes Metrorail, Transnet Freight Rail and Shosholoza Meyl. The planned scenario will involve four tank wagons laden with petroleum and caustic soda and four DZ wagons, colliding with a main line passenger train. The communications infrastructure will also be tested, in the form of the Transport Information Centre which provides public transport information to residents and visitors in Cape Town, i.e. routes, schedules, ticket prices, ticket outlets, and the locations of interchanges, ranks and Park-and-Ride facilities. Published by the City of Cape Town. 2013/05/30

Serving you

CPF Sector 3 Committee

What is that loud bang I keep hearing !

Dear Residents

See info below:

SA Navy to resume Seli 1 wreck reduction activities
The Multi-Agency Task Team monitoring the recent wreck reduction operation of the Seli 1 has announced that further wreck reduction activities will commence during the week starting Monday 27 May 2013, subject to favourable weather conditions. The team is pleased with the outcome of the initial reduction efforts by the SA Navy's Operational Diving Team (ODT). Follow-up assessments undertaken by the ODT have revealed substantial weakening of key areas of the wreck (as initially intended), as well as the breaking up of the wreck in the weeks since the operation concluded. The assessments however identified additional areas that require intervention, and a decision was made to resume wreck reduction activities in order to reduce potential pollution risks. All necessary precautionary measures are being implemented by the Task Team to ensure the surrounding environment is protected and disruption to the public is kept to a minimum.   As from Tuesday, 28 May 2013, people will be required to adhere to the following safety measures until further advised:   The entire beach and dune area opposite the wreck will be closed to the public, and demarcated parking areas will be off-limits A radius of approximately 1 000m surrounding the wreck will be off-limits to all vessels and water users during the operation Access to the airspace surrounding the wreck will be prohibited, and aircraft will not be allowed to operate in the vicinity Active policing of the restricted areas will be performed by various law enforcement agencies. The wreck is unstable and dangerous and should not be approached under any circumstances.
Published by the City of Cape Town.
2013/05/28

Serving you

CPF Sector 3 Committee

Milnerton Community Police Forum Sub-sector 3 meeting to be held on Monday 27 May 2013

Dear Community member  

This is a friendly reminder of the next Milnerton Community Police Forum Sub-sector 3  meeting to be held on Monday 27 May  2013 at  the Milnerton Police Station 2nd Floor Conference Center ,Koeberg Road, Milnerton  from 18:30 to 19:30 .

Please join us and be informed on recent crime in our area and strategies to combat it .

We will also be having a short presentation on "Crime Scene Management. "

By improving communication and co-operation between residents and the police we aim to make Milnerton a safer place for us all . 

We thank you for your interest and support.

Kind Regards

Milnerton CPF Sector 3 Committee 

Hi Mr Forest

 

Please find herewith attached our quote for your perusal.

 

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Fwd:

Dear All 

In view of several robberies in our area ,the information below may be of interest . Please bear in mind however that  the research was not done in Cape Town and may not reflect trends in our area .

Dr. Rudolph Zinn of the School of Criminal Justice at UNISA did Intensive research on residential robberies and attacks, and interviewed many arrested and convicted robbers.

Some of his findings are as follows:

• 8 out of 10 residential robberies are committed with help of information from maids, gardeners and former employees
... 
• Robbers will monitor the home for as long as two weeks

• Gangs research armed response firms' response times

• Most attacks occur between 19:00 and midnights, as people are relaxed, busy cooking or watching TV, and the security systems and beams are not activated. But robberies continue until 4:00 in the morning

• 97% of robbers are armed

• On average an armed robbery gang has four members

• 50% of residential robberies in SA take place in Gauteng

• It is a complete myth that only white people are victims of robberies - anyone displaying any form of wealth (double story homes, expensive jewellery and fancy cars) is a target

• The average age of a house robber is between 19 and 26 years

• An average of 30% of all house robbers has either committed murder, or won't hesitate to commit murder

• Only 17% of house robbers are foreigners

• Of all arrested robbers 90% had no matric or were unemployed. The 10% who has been employed, gave up their jobs when confirming that how much they could "earn" from a robbery

• The average robber commits 103 robberies over seven years before being caught

• Most attackers' homes or bases are 10 to 30 minute drive from the target address

• Women are more often tortured or hurt during house robberies

• The conviction rate for house robberies in South Africa is only 7.67. In the USA it is 53%



Robbers are not deterred by the following

• Alarms and armed reaction services



Security measures that robbers do consider as deterrents:

• Electric fences

• Detection beams

• CCTV

• Small dogs that sleep inside the house – robbers consider this to be the biggest deterrent of all.

 

Kind Regards,

Milnerton CPF Sector 3 Committee