Hands Tied Against Criminals Jurie Reyneke from Rave in Valhalla Showing Escape Routes of Criminals
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Centurion 10376 REKORD10 FEBRUARIE 2017 • www.rekordcenturion.co.za • 087-750-6887 • 012-842-0300 Burn survivor now Twins are discharged A roundup made of Tuiskokke kook ready to go to school 2 from Unitas hospital 3 crime in the new year 5 steeds in TV-reeks 8 By the time word gets through to the pa- trollers, it is too late – the criminals have already escaped. ‘‘ A steel framework to keep people out of the military base has been vandal- ised. One of the overgrown areas in Valhalla. Hands tied against criminals Jurie Reyneke from Rave in Valhalla showing escape routes of criminals. Jason Milford He said residents should set up systems Also speaking out against crime, the Resi- When Rekord visited the area last that would keep criminals guessing. dents Association of Valhalla and Extensions Wednesday, overgrown alien plants and trees Valhalla people have to fi ght rampant crime “We should teach people how to protect (Rave) is taking the fi ght against criminals in the park and canal created a safe haven with their hands tied behind their backs, themselves in the sense of behavioural as- one tree at a time. for those who wished to hide. residents said this week. pects … how they should behave when they Rave believes that if the municipality cut “Over the past three years, letters have They told Rekord that criminals broke are in trouble,” he said. the invader trees and overgrowth in public been written to the Tshwane metro, but only into their homes and cars then escaped over Rossouw said many residents were still parks in the area, crime would drop. 200 metres were cleaned up and this had the Thaba Tshwane military base fence. not aware of what was happening around Speaking to Rekord, Rave chairperson since grown back,” said Reyneke. Sector 1 CPF (Wierdabrug) chairperson them. Jurie Reyneke said thugs who broke into Reyneke said crime was seven times Braam Rossouw said: “One of our main He advised residents driving home to people’s homes and cut electricity cables, higher in 2013, but through their network concerns and headaches are related to being familiarise themselves with what was hap- used the parks and canals as escape routes. of communication and cooperation with the prevented from the base …we are not al- pening around them before turning into their Rave was established in 2013. CPF, Valhalla was a better place. lowed to enter the premises.” homes. Rossouw said criminals, being tracked by “Are there suspicious vehicles or people members of the CPF, jumped over the fence hanging around for no reason, for instance?” onto the base and escaped while the CPF He also said one of the best safety nets tried to alert the military to their presence. was knowing one’s immediate neighbours. “We have to inform the military police “Neighbours must build a mutual trust and they in turn must fi nd out who the pa- relationship where one can rely on the other trollers are to ask them to be on the look- to call for help.” out. By the time word gets through [to the He said security companies in the area patrollers], it is too late – the criminals have had also pledged their resources to the CPF’s already escaped,” Rossouw said. crime prevention effort. He said the CPF was talking to the mili- “ADT, Monitor Net, Copwatch, Scorpion, tary to fi nd a viable solution. Orange Fox and Hi-Risk security companies Tiles•Laminate Flooring•Plumbing Rossouw said the leading crimes in the have gone above and beyond to assist. area were break-ins, thefts from residences, “We rely on all the resources available, theft out of motor vehicles, theft of vehicles because 90 percent of the crimes are com- Tile labour from: R35m² and business robberies. mitted by outsiders.” He said though most crimes were execut- He said the CPF was determined and mo- Floor tiles from: R86m² ed with precision, many successes had been tivated to bring more community members scored with the help of the community. to the crime prevention effort in the area. We have moved to new location: 271 ZIRCON STREET, Rossouw said the function of the CPF Spokesperson for the Wierdabrug police was to act as a liaison between the commu- Captain Agnes Huma told Rekord that the LYTLLETON MANOR, CENTURION (CLOSE TO UNITAS HOSPITAL) nity and the police. CPF was doing a good job. “Whatever we do, the focus is on crime “Its contribution to crime prevention TRADING HOURS prevention and not crime fi ghting. We have helps the police tremendously,” Huma said. Mon - Fri 8:00 to17:30 • Sat & public holidays 8:00 - 15:00 10394 a good communication system to work The SA National Defence Force together to protect ourselves against crime,” (SANDF) had not responded to questions TEL: 012 663 3303/7 • CELL: 082 459 2039 he said. from Rekord at the time of going to print. 2 CENTURION REKORD VRYDAG 10 FEBRUARIE 2017 www.rekordcenturion.co.za Burn survivor ready for school Jason Milford year to go home for Christmas and was to them it is to save your child’s life,” she said. return to hospital within fi ve days. Annerie du Plooy from the Hero Burn After three months of battling with severe “The doctors saw that I took really good Foundation who helps burn survivors said burn injuries, Sean Smith (17) is fi nally care of Sean while he was at home. They it was to be expected for survivors to be ready to go back to school. agreed that he could stay at home if I con- depressed at times. Sean suffered third and second-degree tinue to monitor and change his dressings.” She said the organisation builds a bond burn wounds on 17 October last year when A happy mother said the most important with the family, going through the process he tried to help a woman get her broken thing was that he could stay at home. with them. down car running again. “Support to burn survivors is a lifelong It was said he had used petrol to remove commitment. The trauma won’t go away oil that had spilled on to his hands and arms Sean sustained in the next year or two and the challenges then used his shirt to dry himself. through the healing process will determine This shirt caught alight when someone lit third and second degree how you deal with it in the future.” a cigarette. burn wounds on 17 Octo- With regard to Sean, she said his accident The teenager, who started school again ber last year ... had touched the public tremendously which on Monday, said it was time for things to resulted in communities jumping in to help. return to normal after a struggle that seemed ‘‘ “We would never have been able to raise never-ending. that type of money. The public really gave “He went through a very diffi cult time, him the opportunity to receive the best medi- His mother Mé-Lissa Smith said Sean’s because he was still not able to do things friends welcomed him to school with open cal treatment.” during that time that other teenagers would Du Plooy said the family would know in arms, which made it easier for him to feel like to do,” she said. comfortable. March whether more plastic surgery would “He is a caring person and he loves me as be required in the future. “Despite other challenges, we are very his mother. He always wants to help me with grateful to residents and people from all over “He is very positive and motivated and I anything that I am doing.” think that energy allows him to be in a better the world who helped us during our time of She said he became very depressed when need,” she said. space now, especially with him being back he just had to sit around and do nothing all at school.” Smith said the whole ordeal has been a day, even if he were at home. terrible and exhausting experience for the She said the Hero Burn Foundation would There were times when she was so walk with him through the whole process. entire family. heartbroken when Sean had told her that he Feeling much better. “There were days when we didn’t know if should have been dead. we were coming or going, but we had to pull “He couldn’t do anything for himself and through for Sean.” we couldn’t expect of him to do anything. 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