Newsletter/Blog 2021-09-28 CBAR Newsflash – September/October 2021 Dear Valued CBAR clients, According to the latest crime stats released by the South African Police Service, there have been double digit increases in most of the crime categories for the period of April 2021 to June 2021. Also;
Police minister Bheki Cele has stated that crime figures covering the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year (April to June 2021) are greatly inflated due to the state of lockdown in South Africa when compared to the last comparable quarter. (*Some information courtesy of BusinessTech) Even if we factor in various lockdown levels in 2020 and draw comparison with 2019 stats, the crime trends are still excessively high and reason for concern. During lockdown and in particular the first few months, CBAR noticed an influx of displaced persons in large numbers in its area of operation. Our own stats have shown an increase in opportunistic crime as well as theft out of motor vehicle and house break-ins. Living within the groups of displaced persons are a number of hardened criminals who have been paroled as well as those who have chosen to escape from gang ridden areas to instead move into suburbs in upmarket areas. As previously corresponded, there are also organised criminal gangs known to SAPS, Law Enforcement and other security service providers. We have advised our clients to be super vigilant and aware that properties bordering Table Mountain National Park have been hardest hit by house robberies and boundary fences should be checked daily for tampering. Insurance companies, who are also having more claims submitted due to an increase in loss by their clients through all forms of crime, have advised South Africans to “safeguard themselves as thoroughly as their means allow”. TIPS TO BETTER SECURE YOUR PROPERTY INCLUDED:
Our technical department would be happy to assist in advising you on an appropriate alarm setup to match your living arrangements.
Footage can be used to view the criminals who have entered the property or fed to an Armed Response Company such as CBAR in real time, and who will be on scene within minutes of being dispatched.
DO NOT ENTER! Please remember that should you be called out to a premises to give access to an Armed Reaction Officer as a key holder, we request that you DO NOT enter the premises alongside our CBAR officers. Allow our trained staff to thoroughly check the premises and surrounds before entering the premises, especially if our Monitoring Centre has detected multiple zone activations which generally indicates movement on the property. Where visible confirmation is given via CCTV of intruders, CBAR will dispatch multiple reaction vehicles to attend the scene. We strongly request that only once a premises has been declared safe and clear by the officers, that the owner or key holder then inspect the premises further. Lastly, as summer approaches, the gale force South Easterly winds will return causing foliage that has grown in or near outdoor detectors to cause unnecessary alarm activations. This results in resources being sent out multiple times to false alarms, diverting Reaction staff away from positive activations and slowing down the rate of service. Kindly trim all excess foliage near outdoor detectors that may be causing continuous false alarms. IF IT’S URGENT – PHONE CBAR 0860 151515 For all security / medical and general assistance. 24 hours a day, only minutes away. VISIT our web-site on www.cbar.co.za for all our stats. Should you not wish to receive these informative newsflashes, Kindly reply “unsubscribe” to the above email address. Stay safe, CBAR is a call away!
Yours sincerely
Alan Kusevitsky and the CBAR team
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