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To keep the 24/7 AQUA car running for your safety and protection, we rely on monthly contributions of R100 from the residents of CKN
When you phone the Honeydew Police Station on 011 801 8613 / 4 / 5 please take note of the following:
Residents are asked to take care when phoning burglary and robbery complaints through to the SAPS.
CRIME TIPS
When you phone the Honeydew Police Station on 011 801 8613/4/5 please take note
Residents are asked to take care when phoning burglary and robbery complaints through to the SAPS.
A burglary is when your house is broken into whilst you are away. The SAPS will come to take statements but will not “break their necks” to get to you as it is now after the event.
A robbery is when you have been held up and robbed at gunpoint. When a robbery is reported, all available resources are despatched to the caller.
Please make the differentiation between the two crimes when phoning the SAPS.
When reporting suspicious cars and persons, please try and take down as many details as possible e.g. the time the vehicle was spotted, the color of the vehicle, the make and if possible, the registration number.
When reporting suspicious people remember their race, gender (male or female), height, clothes, color of their clothes, distinctive features e.g. birth marks, limps etc.
Advising me, the SAPS or Aqua that a suspicious “white car” was seen in the area is insufficient. Clear descriptions make it so much easier to catch the culprits.
Many domestic servants report suspicious people. Please make them aware of the above. Better still, let them read this newsletter.
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LADIES, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
PLEASE READ . IT'S SIMPLE STUFF THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:
The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.
The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.
They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the early morning, between 5 and 8:30 a.m. Women are abducted from/attacked at grocery store parking lots, office-parking lots/garages. and public restrooms.
The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.
If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon.
Several defence mechanisms:
If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk, "I can't believe it is so cold out here, we're in for a bad winter."
Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up, you lose appeal as a target. If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and
yell "Stop" or "Stay back!" Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back.
Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
If you carry pepper spray (highly recommended) yell "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY" and holding it out will be a deterrent. If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can outsmart them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh - HARD.
One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it – it hurts. After the initial hit, always go for the groin. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.
When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible.
Of course the things we always hear still apply.
Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behaviour, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts.
You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.
SOME TIPS
