HVCID Newsletter April 2022

A reminder about the Easter Egg Hunt in Hampstead Park tomorrow. See the poster below for details.

Broken and old knives and tools should definitely NOT be thrown out with your household rubbish!!

A Har-Lyn sharps container will be kept at Cafe Jess opposite the post office on Imam Haron Road. From next week you’ll be able to discard these items safely. Once full the container will be emptied and the items disposed of responsibly.

TOGETHER. STRONGER. SAFER.

Har-Lyn Neighbourhood watch does incredible work for our Community and they are looking for patrollers.  Without them looking out for us we would have a lot more crime in our area. It really does help if more eyes are out there keeping us safe.  Donations are awesome too.  www.harlynwatch.org.za

An Appeal:
Maitland Cottage is in desperate need of Nappies.  They use over 1200 nappies a month.  They are looking for donations of Adult size small and Baby Nappies Size 6.  Please call Sharon if you can help 0836908226.  Sharon can collect!

Clean-Ups:
We continue in our quest to Clean Up the Village and our communal areas. I am appealing to all Harfield Village Residents to please help us.
Please don’t wait for someone else to do it.  If you are out walking, please take a bag and collect any litter you find along your way or just spend a few minutes cleaning outside your homes each week…
If we all do a little, we can do a lot!

NB: As we head into Autumn and longer dark hours…Please make sure your street lights are working out of load shedding times!  If they are not, please report them to the City on the eservices site below.  If they do not respond, please send me an email with your reference numbers to follow up!  You can also use eservices to log broken or missing street signs, potholes, or broken pavements, dislodged paving stones or a road in need of resurfacing, dumping, litter, squatting and more.
https://eservices1.capetown.gov.za/coct/wapl/zsreq_app/index.html

Remember to test that your alarms and beams are working.  

Please recycle…our landfill sites are really under strain and need your help!

Please follow these basic guidelines if you need help or need to alert someone urgently…

Call: Police 10111 and Fidelity ADT Emergency: 086 1212 301
Also call Har-Lyn Neighbourhood Watch: 071 802 2454 (Please hold on the line if no one answers right away, as it will forward through to F-ADT).
Law Enforcement: 021 480 7700, From a landline: 107

OTHER IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS:
Police (National): 10111, Police (Claremont): 021 657 2250
Police Sector 1 Manager – W.O. Wilkins: 079 894 1555
HVCID Manager – Jen Rowe: 081 412 6109 (9am – 5pm Mon to Fri) / admin@hvcid.co.za

City of Cape Town Emergency Services (When life or property is endangered by fire, accidents, natural disasters etc.): From mobile: 112; From Landline: 107
Metro Police & Traffic: 0860 765 423

CRIME REPORT :  (Please note that we are not allowed to report specifics)

FIDELITY ADT PATROL CARS: 1 – 31 March 2022
The two dedicated F-ADT response vehicles for Harfield Village are D19 and D20.
Reported by Fidelity ADT: 1 – 31 March 2022
– Burglaries at residential premises – Wessels Road, Somerset Street

Mileage per vehicle per week for March 2022:
 D19:  2158, 2126, 2052, 2089
 D20:  2196, 2215, 2044, 2002
Call outs per vehicle per week for March 2022: 
 D19:   22, 27, 27, 29
 D20:   79, 85, 83, 89

Incidents reported to SAPS: 1 – 31 March 2022
(Not all weekly stats were available.  I will update the crime next month).
– Burglaries at residential premises – Bell Road
– Attempted theft from motor vehicle – Bell Road 
– Theft out of motor vehicle- Norfolk, 2nd Avenue
– Burglary at Business Premises – Bell Road
– Business Robbery – Bedford Street

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