Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen handed over eight bicycles to four neighbourhood watches (NHWs) during a recent oversight visit to Beaufort West.
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Of these, Hillside, Graceland and Nieuveld Park watch groups also officially received their accreditation certificates as fully-fledged NHWs.
This brings the number of accredited NHWs in the area to eight with a total membership of 125.
‘Congratulations to the 3 NHW’s for answering the call to become fully accredited. Our neighbourhood watches play a critical role in assisting to create safer communities and improving the visibility of law enforcement in our areas,’ Allen said.
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‘We know that our residents feel safer when they have an experience of visible law enforcement. These brave volunteers are the extra eyes and ears in their respective areas, and constantly assists law enforcement agencies by providing intelligence about where crime is occurring. By providing the relevant and necessary resources, we are ensuring that they can continue being effective in their crime fighting efforts.’
He added that government was aware that the three newly accredited NHWs still require their full starter kits. ‘These starter kits, which consist of torches, water bottles, caps, a NHW flag, whistles, T-shirts, reflector vests, string bags, a storage box and a first aid kit, will be delivered to them in due course. We are fully committed to support these and all our NHWs across our province.’
‘We are indebted to our NHWs, farm watches, Community Policing Forums (CPF’s) and all other sectors across the Western Cape, for doing their bit to combat crime, create safer communities and support visible law enforcement,’ he concluded.
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