On Wednesday 16 March 2022 at approximately 02h30, Fidelity ADT Reaction Officer Chiloane was doing a routine patrol in William Lynn Street White River, when he approached the corner of William Lynn Street and Chief Mngeni Khumalo drive, he noticed a suspect carrying a parcel walking towards the taxi rank.

Reaction Officer Chiloane immediately called for back-up. Road Senior Andrew Calitz arrived, and they approached the suspect. The suspect noticed the Officers approaching him and immediately dropped the parcel and started running away. The Fidelity ADT Reaction Officers gave chase and managed to apprehend the suspect approximately 200 metres down the road. The suspect was taken back to the area where he dropped the parcel and it was discovered that the suspect had stolen a mag wheel from a BMW vehicle close by.

The suspect and the stolen mag was immediately detained and handed over to White River SAPS. White River CAS 97/02/2022

Joe de Bruyn Branch Manager for Fidelity ADT says, “I commend our officers for their swift action and vigilance. A large number of crimes simply go unreported because of the nature of the crime or because of a lack of confidence in the system. This may seem like a petty incident but selective reporting of crime is problematic as it contributes to the dissemination of misinformation around crime, rather than accurate and contextualised information, which the SAPS and private security companies can then work on to apprehend suspects.

“No matter how big or small or how insignificant you feel the crime is it needs to be acted upon and reported. If the suspects are apprehended at a later date there is often no charge as there has been no complainant or case number to attach it to!”

Here are seven key reasons to report a crime:

• It helps with establishing crime trends and provides authorities with invaluable information on how to best allocate resources
• If a car registration vehicle is reported the SAPS can immediately start tracking the vehicle and carry out stop and search intercepts
• It helps in understanding both motive and modus of the crime and how crime prevention strategies are being deployed
• It ensures suspects can be sent to jail once they have been finally apprehended – without a complainant and case number, there is no case
• It helps the community to better understand and respond to safety issues
• It can lead to more arrests as your crime could be a critical link to another similar crime and could result in an arrest

“A community approach to fighting crime is essential and always pays dividends leading to safer communities. It starts off with a commitment from residents to report crimes accurately and a follow-up commitment from SAPS and other influencers in the sector, like the private security industry, to follow up on all leads and react proactively to trends and incidents to reduce crime levels,” concludes de Bruyn.

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