{"id":47136,"date":"2024-02-06T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/thieves-target-community-hall-20240205\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:08:25","slug":"thieves-target-community-hall-20240205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/thieves-target-community-hall-20240205\/","title":{"rendered":"Security beefed up as thieves target Salt River community hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Security measures at the Salt River Town Hall have been beefed up following increased vandalism and break-ins at the facility in recent months. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Damages to the kitchen stove, doors, windows, ceiling and pipework were reported, while items like the microwave and cleaning material were stolen. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patricia van der Ross, Mayco member for community service and health, says the City\u2019s internal maintenance team has put temporary measures in place while plans are underway for the plumbing and building tenders to address the damages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Security measures at the Salt River Town Hall have been beefed up following increased vandalism and break-ins at the facility in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Damages to the kitchen stove, doors, windows, ceiling and pipework were reported, while items like the microwave and cleaning material were stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricia van der Ross, Mayco member for community service and health, says the City\u2019s internal maintenance team has put temporary measures in place while plans are underway for the plumbing and building tenders to address the damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the City, the total costs of the damages cannot be confirmed yet as an assessment must still be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yusuf Mohamed, Ward 57 councillor, says several incidents have been reported at the facility in recent months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have seen a spike in the last few months and a lot of the plumbing and pipes have been vandalised or stolen in the ablution facilities. It\u2019s starting to affect the cost to maintain the facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains that the facility is not in \u201cperfect condition\u201d but suitable to accommodate current bookings without \u201ccompromising functionality\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohamed adds that additional security measures have been put in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have security at the facility now to help mitigate the theft. There are currently day and night security officials stationed on site. I am thankful to the department for getting these interim measures in place. We have a major issue with cable and copper theft in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCopper is a commodity that a lot of people have easy access to, whether it\u2019s being stolen from homes or overhead lines.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains that other facilities were also targeted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had cable theft at the Shelley Road sports field last year, which affected the floodlight at the sports field. 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