MONTAGU – Die Montagu-polisie wil in die tweede kwartaal verskeie faktore wat bydra tot die ho\u00eb voorkoms van diefstal in sy polisi\u00ebringsgebied, aanpak. <\/p>\n
Daarbenewens wil hulle ook hul fokus verskerp op ongedokumenteerde buitelanders, hul sakepersele (spaza-winkels) asook op die higi\u00ebne in hierdie winkels, veral met die oog op produkte waarvan die vervaldatum reeds verstryk het.<\/p>\n
S\u00f3 het lt.kol. Gerrit Wewers, die stasiebevelvoerder van die plaaslike polisiekantoor, op \u2019n vergadering met Standard & Bre\u00ebderivier Gazette ges\u00ea<\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n Volgens Wewers toon diefstal \u2019n besonderse ho\u00eb styging vir \u201c \u2019n klein dorpie soos Montagu\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cDiefstal het met meer as 60%, en dus meer as die helfte, teenoor die vorige kwartaal toegeneem. Dis hopeloos te veel vir \u2019n klein dorpie soos Montagu. Die diewe vat enigiets waarop hulle hul hande kan l\u00ea,\u201d s\u00ea Wewers.<\/p>\n Daar is egter soms ook \u2019n mate van nalatigheid aan die publiek se kant, wat dit maklik maak vir booswigte om goedere te steel, s\u00ea Wewers.<\/p>\n Hy verduidelik: \u201cSoms word motorhuisdeure oopgelaat terwyl die huisbewoners iewers in die huis besig is. Die boewe stap dan doodluiters in, vat wat hulle in die hande kan kry en laat spaander.\u201d<\/p>\n Hierby is koperdiefstal steeds \u2019n kopseer vir die polisie.<\/p>\n \u201cKopertoebehore, krane, pype en diesulkes word summier uit mure geruk. <\/p>\n \u201cDaarby word watermeters deesdae ook kwaai deur die boosdoeners geteiken. Dikwels weet die mense nie eens wanneer hul watermeter gesteel is nie. As hulle hulle kom kry, is hul erwe en tuine sopnat,\u201d verduidelik Wewers verder.<\/p>\n Kapt. Johannes Prins, die hoof van sigbare polisi\u00ebring by di\u00e9 polisiekantoor, s\u00ea hulle vermoed daar is onwettige skroothandelaars in die dorp wat \u2019n mark vir gesteelde goedere skep.<\/p>\n \u201cOns het slegs een geregistreerde skrootwerf hier. Hy word weekliks besoek en inspeksies word gereeld daar uitgevoer,\u201d voeg Prins by.<\/p>\n Wewers s\u00ea verder diefstal by winkels dra in \u2019n mate ook tot die ho\u00eb diefstalaanmeldingsyfer by.<\/p>\n \u201cWinkeldiefstal is \u2019n misdaadkategorie op sy eie. \u2019n Winkeldiefstalsaak kan slegs as sodanig geregistreer word indien \u2019n verdagte tydens die pleeg van die misdryf vasgetrek is. <\/p>\n \u201cMaar wat deesdae dikwels gebeur, is dat veral die groot kettingwinkels, waarvan ons twee in die dorp het, eers in \u2019n later stadium hul kringtelevisiekameras nagaan en hulle raak dan eers bewus dat \u2019n diefstal gepleeg is,\u201d verduidelik Wewers sy stelling.<\/p>\n Wewers s\u00ea wanneer die misdryf dan aangemeld word, is dit nie meer winkeldiefstal nie (daar is nie \u2019n verdagte wat op heterdaad betrap is nie), maar eerder diefstal uit die winkel, en dit jaag die gewone diefstalsyfers die hoogte in.<\/p>\n \u201cIn \u2019n poging om die ho\u00eb diefstalsyfer af te bring, het ons op \u2019n bestuursverga\u00addering besluit in die geval van \u2019n gewoonte-oortreder, en na gelang van die waarde van die gesteelde artikels\/s, sal verdagtes voortaan aangehou word en die speurders hul borgtogaansoeke in die hof teenstaan,\u201d s\u00ea die stasiebevelvoerder.<\/p>\n Hulle gaan in die nuwe kwartaal ook sterker fokus op spaza-winkels, maar indirek eintlik op die talle ongedokumenteerde buitelanders en dit waarmee hulle doenig is, voeg die bevelvoerder by. <\/p>\n \u201cOns het gevind bykans al die sakerooftogte in ons gebied is by die spaza-winkels. Dit is na my mening as gevolg van die feit dat hulle nie geld gaan bank nie. <\/p>\n \u201cDie booswigte is bewus hiervan en dis \u2019n aantrekkingskrag vir die skurke. Hulle weet daar is groot bedrae geld by van die spaza-winkels,\u201d meen Wewers. <\/p>\n Wewers s\u00ea hulle wil voortaan fokus op buitelanders wat onwettig in die land is. Baie van hulle bedryf spaza-winkels op persele wat nie gesoneer is as sakepersele nie. \u201cHulle doen besigheid op persele wat vir woondoeleindes gesoneer is.\u201d<\/p>\n Hy s\u00ea hulle (die polisie) was reeds met die Langeberg-munisipaliteit oor die aangeleentheid in verbinding. <\/p>\n \u201cOns is besig met die munisipaliteit en hulle gaan deel wees van ons beplande misdaadvoorkomingsoptredes en nuwe strategie wat ons binnekort van stapel gaan stuur. <\/p>\n \u201cOns verneem daar is mense wat soort van \u2019n permit of iets dergeliks het, volgens die munisipaliteit. <\/p>\n \u201cHulle (die munisipaliteit) het onderneem om ons van die lys met name van mense wat permitte het, te voorsien,\u201d s\u00ea Wewers. <\/p>\n \u201cVerder gaan ons ook kyk na die higi\u00ebne en vervaldatums op goedere in die hordes spaza-winkels.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MONTAGU – Die Montagu-polisie wil in die tweede kwartaal verskeie faktore wat bydra tot die ho\u00eb 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