{"id":44852,"date":"2024-09-24T06:01:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T04:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/community-unites-to-tackle-crime-in-kensington-and-factreton-20240924\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:57:45","slug":"community-unites-to-tackle-crime-in-kensington-and-factreton-20240924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/community-unites-to-tackle-crime-in-kensington-and-factreton-20240924\/","title":{"rendered":"Community unites to tackle crime in Kensington and Factreton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Residents of<br><br>Kensington and Factreton gathered at a safety meeting to discuss crime<br><br>challenges and propose solutions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suggestions included establishing a neighbourhood watch, and requesting a mobile police<br><br>caravan to rotate between the areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residents stressed called for regular communication and transparency from police.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussing crime challenges and listing solutions to safeguard the Kensington and Factreton communities was top on the agenda at a safety meeting held in the area recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was held at the Kensington Civic Centre on Tuesday 17 September and attended by a group of residents who all agreed that they\u2019ve had enough of criminal elements causing havoc in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proceedings started with a prayer followed by opening remarks by Cheslyn Steenberg, Ward 56 councillor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents then had the opportunity to not only raise concerns but also provide possible solutions to address crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resident Valencia Visser said robberies perpetrated in 12th Avenue are a common occurrence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_24a6171c\">\n<div class=\"text\">We want the area to be safe again. There are too many children standing on street corners and not attending school.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Visser called for more police visibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople walk down this road to the train station, then they get robbed. Criminals come from different areas to rob the people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Frederiks believes establishing a neighbourhood watch will bring some relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cedric Adams said he had lost faith in the police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy car battery was stolen a few times. I didn\u2019t bother to report my car battery being stolen because I knew nothing would come of it. When we call the police station, we are told that there are no police vans available, yet police officers are being dropped off and picked up at their homes. Police vehicles are taken out of the area as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freda Jacobs called for the police station to organise regular <span>imbizos<\/span> to keep the residents informed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident, who introduced himself as Maurice, also lamented the lack of communication from the police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that he lives opposite the 6th Avenue informal settlement and opportunistic criminals wreak havoc in the area, stealing copper gate knobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resident said they need more police transparency. \u201cI\u2019ve had a death at my house, it was quicker for me to drive to the police station and bring them to my house than to stay on the telephone waiting for someone to be available.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maurice said while they are not against the installation of CCTV cameras, there needs to be clear guidelines regarding who will monitor the cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also appealed for safety measures for those offering to monitor the 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