March Public Safety at a Glance

March Public Safety at a Glance

During the month of March the MID public safety patrollers responded to two incidents of couples fighting in public. In the one case, a couple fighting while walking to their home in the Village, and in the other case, two car guards. In both cases the victims refused...
Let’s Not Become Complacent | Community Safety

Let’s Not Become Complacent | Community Safety

On the morning of March 8th, the Muizenberg community came face-to-face with the impact of gang violence from neighbouring communities when an incident arising from a court appearance spilled out onto the York Road Parking area. Shots were fired and MID Public Safety...
Public Safety Highlights

Public Safety Highlights

Crime in the MID area fluctuates from month to month and it would be imprudent to read too much into these “trends” but at the same time the past 3 months do seem to indicate higher than usual criminal activity in the neighbourhood, and during the month of September,...
March Public Safety at a Glance

MID Public Safety on WhatsApp – Easy!

Did you know that over 50% of the crime incidents responded to by MID’s Public Safety were reported via WhatsApp in August? It’s that easy… WhatsApp MID Public Safety directly on 060 850 6260, or even better, be part of the solution and . . . Join MCSI (your...
March Public Safety at a Glance

Prevention is Better than Cure

In addition to responding to specific crime and by-law incidents during the past month (May 2017 – see map), the MID Public Safety team stepped up their preventive activities, which play a key role in crime prevention. The public safety officer regularly patrol the...