Emotional Day for learners and parents/guardians

Tears of joy and sadness ran the down the cheeks of Grade 1 learners as they left their parents/guardians to start 'big school', though it was an emotional morning for the parents and guardians  who had sad faces leaving their children with strangers who become their second parents at school from day one around South Africa on 15th January 2020. Many children were spotted making friends and having fun at school, while teachers were spotted sorting out all admin work for their classrooms and making sure all the learners have their books, and stationery in order.

While the principals office was still packed with parents doing school fees payments before they said bye to their children

Private Contracts clamp down on land invaders homes

On January 15, 2020 the JMPD POP , along with SAPS POP and other officials clamped down illegal built homes at the Tokolia's Farm in Ext 9. More tha 40 shacks built on private land were demolished. Dwellers belonginga were broken down by the private contractors. 

This comes after a meeting with the court’s Sheriff , Mr Khumalo said at the meeting the was held on  Friday, January 10, 2020. Mr Khumalo told the dwellers that they  will come and evict them from the farm. The situation was volatile at the beginning when police arrived and seemed down while contractors  were doing their work, but police were keeping an eye, making sure that residents do not disrupt the flow of traffic or the police work.

POP SAPS and JMPD are still at scene monitoring the area for any unexpected volatile situations that may occur.

Wayne Minnaar, JMPD spokesperson  said, "JMPD officers are currently monitoring the traffic flow along Nirvana Drive in extention 9 Lenasia, where the Sheriff of the court produced an eviction order for the removal of approximately 40 illegal shacks.A  private contractor is being used for the removal of the illegal structures. JMPD will continue to monitor the area today.”

Driver gets arrested during 'sting operation'

A man believed to be a taxi driver on a taxi app was surprised when police arrested him on 1st January 2020 and did not resist arrest. SAPS along with Pascoe Investigations Pty Ltd and Dakgomo Forensic planned a ‘sting operation’ to arrest him. This comes after he allegedly raped a 31-year-old woman in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Apparently, the victim booked a taxi from her location in Norkem Park, Eastrand to another location within the area. The driver who fetched her stopped at the shops as she had requested him to do so and while she was inside, it is alleged he spiked her drink she was drinking that was left in the car. She fell unconscious and he took a different route and went to a friend’s place at Vusumuzi Informal Settlement near Tembisa, the victim woke up in a shack while being raped. 

According to Wendy Pascoe of Pascoe Investigations, “I was surprised that the man committed the crime, as the hailing services cars have tracking devices and using the app would leave a trace that would be easy to track,” adding that, the driver took a huge risk, despite the fact he initially thought he would get away with it by threatening her. But that obviously did not work. “The suspect threatened to kill the victim if she reported him to the police. She sent a location to a friend which made it possible for the police to get to the crime scene where the incident took place,” Pascoe explained. 

The victim reported the matter to the police and was taken to hospital for medical treatment. The brave victim requested Pascoe to assist along with the amazing fellow investigating company Dikgomo Forensics in tracking the alleged rapist down. They worked tirelessly to track him down and a New Year’s Day successful mission was completed.

Provincial spokesperson Brig. Mathapelo Peters confirmed the incident and said, “A suspect is expected to appear before the magistrate at Kempton Park Magistrate's  Court on Monday, 6th January 2020 on charges of kidnapping and rape.”

*Taxi Safety Tips*

*1.* Never take a taxi alone if you’re drunk.

*2.* Sit in the backseat – not in the passenger seat.

*3.* Keep expensive items hidden and keep your things close

*4.* Know where you’re going ahead of time.

*5.* Never discuss personal matters where you work, live, hang out and other personal matters.

*6.* Always keep your phone handy.

*7.* Know who to call in an emergency.

*8.* Never enter a taxi with someone else in the passenger seat.

*Pascoe Investigations PTY LTD*

_Let's be vigilant and work collectively to keep families TOGETHER and SAFE_

Thugs brutally kill 8 lions

Eight lions lives were brutally taken on Friday, January 3rd 2020 by thugs who trespassed at the Predators Rock Game Farm outside Rustenburg. 

The owners found the lions lying in the enclosure with their body parts cut off.

Jeanette Blom, owner of the game farm said, "It  is really sad. We have lost eight of our beautiful lions. They were cruelly butchered by thugs," adding their families are heart broken by the incident. 

Blom explained, "It was vicious, cruel and brutal. Our lions were 'magnificent' animals with such a beautiful nature.  They did not deserve to endure such a painful death."

In the recent years there has been a spat of wild animal killings at many different game reserves and the wild where criminals target the animals for their body parts and are believed to use poison to make an animal sleep before cutting off their body parts.

 

Sadly for the start of the new year at Predators Rock they are yearning the loss of their animals who were in enclosures when they were brutally tortured and killed by unknown suspects.

Photo credits: Jeanette Blom

Police had a successful 'Operation O Kae Molao

Second day into 2020 on 2nd January, the Ekurhuleni SAPS District of Major General Vincent Leshanane along with National Intervention Unit, Dog Unit, Gauteng Traffic Saturation Unit and Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) embarked on a  parade at the Benoni Mechanical to address the major issues that the area has been facing due to illegal mining within their vicinity of policing during their 'Operation O Kae Molao'. 

All units visited the major Hotspot areas to investigate and search for dangerous weapons, illegal firearms, explosives and illegal immigrants. 

"During this successful operations our members arrested, 13 illegal immigrants, seized 65 iron pots, 12 gas bottles, 110 phendukas (instruments used to clean the stones), 67 phenduka stands, A bicycle, 288.420 ml of liquor, 40 explosives (blasting cartridges) , 7 connecting capped fuses,  1 length detornating fuses, 2 vehicles taken for inquiry, 3 liqour outlets closed, 3 J534 issued for R2000, 00, 615 persons searched, 30 vehicles searched and 224 shacks searched, said Capt. Nelda Sekgobela.

Photos by: Capt Sekgobela