{"id":45870,"date":"2024-06-12T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/meet-fish-hoeks-new-station-commander-lt-col-belinda-gaffoor-aims-to-transform-local-policing-20240612\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:34:18","slug":"meet-fish-hoeks-new-station-commander-lt-col-belinda-gaffoor-aims-to-transform-local-policing-20240612","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/meet-fish-hoeks-new-station-commander-lt-col-belinda-gaffoor-aims-to-transform-local-policing-20240612\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Fish Hoek&#8217;s new station commander: Lt Col Belinda Gaffoor aims to transform local policing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lt Col Belinda Gaffoor has over 33 years in the police service and is the new station commander at Fish Hoek police.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>She plans to make it a top-performing institution in the Western Cape. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Her goals include improving community relationships and reducing crime by returning to basic policing principles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 33 years in the police service, Fish Hoek police\u2019s new station commander Lt Col Belinda Gaffoor has big plans to turn the facility into one of the top performing institutions in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She tells <span><em>People\u2019s Post<\/em><\/span> her goals include keeping Fish Hoek police as an important part of the community by improving relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe plan is to lead by example,\u201d she says. \u201cTo serve and protect and to go back to basics in policing to reduce the crime in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to her appointment in Fish Hoek, Gaffoor was stationed at the City of Cape Town District Office for two years. 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