Hilton Community Police Forum shares Crime Prevention Tips

Crime Tips from Hilton CPF
• Make sure your alarm is activated before you go to bed.
• It is wise to have outside beams to alert you of any intrusion on your property.
• Make sure your items are kept locked away and not left lying around for opportunist theft.
• Alert Police and Security companies of suspicious behavior.
• Make a note of serial numbers of electrical appliances.
• Make sure your car is properly locked at parking lots. Beware of remote jamming.
• Do not accept help from strangers at Atm’s.
• Be alert and vigilant at all times.
• Make sure your car doors are locked at intersections.
• Make sure your cars are securely locked at your residence and gates locked as well.
• SAPS cannot respond to crime reported on social media, they can only respond to reports of crime if a call is made to the Charge Office [Community Service Centre] or Radio Control.
• If a person is being harassed or threatened by anyone, the victim must call the police to the scene so that the police can check out the identity of the person, and take steps to correct the problem. The victim can also call his/her security company to stand-by, or ask the centre security to assist.
• Security companies note that residents are not always setting their alarms.
• Be vigilant when shopping not to leave handbags unattended in the trolley whilst taking goods off shelves.
• Prior to going away, check your alarm systems, advise your security company and make sure your house sitter has all the important contact numbers.
• When you are shopping be more vigilant and do not leave handbags in shopping trollies and do not leave visible valuables in the car.
• Parents to advise children to always let them know where they are going and parents to always be aware of childrens whereabouts and even supervise their outings.
• Please keep social distancing practices in place at all times.
• Take the necessary precautions, washing hands, sanitizing, social distancing in public to be safe during this time of Coronavirus.

 

HILTON SAPS TELEPHONE NUMBERS
• Community Service Centre: 033 845 6520 (24 HRS) or 033 845 6521 (24 HRS)
• 10111 Emergency Call Centre: 10111 (24 HRS) from a Telkom line or 112 from a Cell phone
• Station Commander (Captain HN Sikhakhane ): 033 845 6522 (OFFICE HRS 07:30 – 16:00)
• Station Commander Cell: 082 418 8441
• Vispol Commander (W/O Van der Merwe): 033 845 6549 (OFFICE HRS 07:30 – 16:00)
• Vispol Commander Cell : 079 696 3736
• Detective Branch Commander (W/O Sindane): 033 845 6526 (OFFICE HRS 07:30 – 16:00)
• Detective Branch Commander Cell: 082 459 7454