House break-ins and robberies in the Claremont area – update from CPF Chair, Abdul Kerbelker

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Tips for reporting suspicious vehicles (in order of importance):

  1. 1       Plates: Focus on letters, and first 3 numbers. Don’t worry about all 6 numbers –
  2.          accurate letters and first 3 numbers are all we need
  3. 2.     Note the exact time on your cell and watch. This makes a HUGE difference to
  4.         SAPS  workload
  5. 3.    Vehicle Type: Make and colour is fine (eg Silver Merc)
  6. 4.    Write it all down as quickly as possible, or enter onto your phone.
  7.        Memories become unreliable very quickly!
  8. 5.    Contact your service provider/SAPS or CIDC