{"id":274202,"date":"2025-08-18T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=274202"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:40:46","slug":"city-issues-pamphlets-with-tip-off-line-number-in-gang-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/city-issues-pamphlets-with-tip-off-line-number-in-gang-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"City issues pamphlets with tip-off line number in gang hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/camera-installed-in-gang-warfare-hotspot-in-beacon-valley\/\">Beacon Valley<\/a> was abuzz with activity on Wednesday evening when the mayor and alderman JP Smith brought a complement of leap officers. They accompanied two neighbourhood watch groups during a pamphleteering drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis met the Mayco member for safety and security on the corner of Jukskei and Hengelaar roads in Beacon Valley. This meeting on Wednesday August 13 was to raise awareness about the City\u2019s informant reward system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bvalley3_72047.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith pose with the Eastridge Neighbourhood Watch.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith pose with the Eastridge Neighbourhood Watch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by Beacon Hill High School&#8217;s drilling group, they weaved in and out of the streets in the area. While doing so, they handed out \u201csee something, say something\u201d pamphlets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That section of Beacon Valley is considered a hotspot for gang activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the group was pamphleteering, a message on crime watch groups circulated. It stated there had been a shooting a few streets away, but Mitchell&#8217;s Plain station commander Brig Brian Muller said the report was false.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bvalley2_71962.jpg\" alt=\"A Beacon Valley resident questions the mayor about what the City is doing for the people of Gaza.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Beacon Valley resident questions the mayor about what the City is doing for the people of Gaza.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rewards-for-tip-offs\"><br>Rewards for tip-offs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The pamphlets said that the City offered rewards of up to R20 000 for useful tip-offs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Informant Reward System was introduced to assist the City&#8217;s enforcement services to good effect. In recent years, more and more City departments have started feeling the brunt of theft. The vandalising of critical infrastructure has also increased, and departments have started using the reward system,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also pledged his support for the #SilencingTheGun campaign, a community-driven safety initiative started by the Nyanga Community Police Forum (CPF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bvalley4_71989.jpg\" alt=\"Leap officers accompanied a pamphleteering walk in Beacon Valley on Wednesday.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leap officers accompanied a pamphleteering walk in Beacon Valley on Wednesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince the beginning of the year our team has removed 215 firearms and over 5 000 rounds of ammunition off the streets. The number of firearms confiscated increases each year but there seems to be an endless supply. While we believe more needs to be done to investigate the suppliers of these firearms, residents can help by reporting the locations. I want to appeal to residents to make use of the anonymous tip-off line. Work alongside law enforcement agencies to make our communities safer,\u201d Smith said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents can report crime and by-law offences anonymously, 24 hours a day, on 0800 110077. 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