A big thank you to Fidelity ADT
Post Author:CVWAPost published:12th Jun 2020Post Category:News & Updates
As a proactive measure Fidelity ADT recently sent one of their teams (no charge) to Sondelani and CVIC (Constantia valley Information Centre).

As a safety precaution the team did a deep clean and sanitisation of the entire building, control room and all offices.

For those who do not know, besides this type of assistance from time to time, they fund:

the community radio controllers at CVIC, plus relievers when required;
the entire community radio network across the Constantia Valley utilised by volunteer patrollers, SAPS, LE and other security companies;
the annual community radio ICASA licence fees
The hosting, costs and upkeep of all the NW web sites
The ongoing support that we as a community receive from Fidelity ADT is appreciated.

A Message of Thanks & Appreciation

On behalf of the Management Team of KCW, I would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Residents of Kirstenhof for ‘staying at home’ over the past 5 weeks, thereby making it ‘safer’ for all of us going forward.

A special word of thanks too, to all our ‘resident frontline workers’ who have continued to work in the ‘essential services’ area.

To Colonel Cilliers and her staff at SAPS, thank you for doing what you do whilst the majority of us are safe in our homes. Your team is often unfairly criticized whilst working under extremely difficult circumstances (short staffed, old vehicles, old premises & decontamination of the premises etc.).

For the month of April the following crime related incidents were reported to KWC:-

3.04.2020  East Light Way Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
3.04.2020  Sea Breeze Road Theft out of motor vehicle
6.04.2020  Chard Road Street robbery
11.04.2020  Ferdinand Street Theft out of vehicle
27.04.2020  Lancashire Close Burglary

Constantia Valley Information Centre - CVIC
Whilst our patrollers have been in Lockdown CVIC personnel have been at work along with our local Security Companies, Law Enforcement & SAPS.

The following successes were reported in our Valley during lockdown:-

                                                                       March                                 April
Motor vehicles stopped                                        25                                      19
Occupants profiled/checked                                52                                      43
Arrests                                                                  15                                        6
Motor Vehicles (stolen, hijacked, seized)             6                                        1
NRTA fines R13 000 R9 000

To our ‘locked in’ active patrollers please continue to keep abreast of the following link http://mobile.bkmwatch.org.za/ - great to view once lockdown has been lifted for patrollers.

Now that Level 4 of lockdown is in place, please carry your cellphones and/or community radios, and whilst out on a walk, run or cycle, report any suspicious behaviour to CVIC on 086 0002 669. Our ‘Eyes & Ears’ are never in lockdown.

AGM
We are still to set a new date for our postponed AGM meeting. We will advise further details in due course.

Camera Technology
We are still waiting for Frogfoot to dig trenches in Hayworth and Shires for the two new installations. RSA Fibre has agreed to sponsor the supply of fibre to the Hayworth site, for which we are grateful.

Finances & Fundraising
At present we have a data base of approximately 1400 members of which approximately 50 could be categorized as ‘active members/patrollers’ (3% of the data base) – yes a low 3% - we need your help in patrolling and or contributing once the lockdown has been lifted to make Kirstenhof/Norfolk Park an even safer place in which to live.

Funding
Our camera technology is expensive to install, maintain, monitor & keep updated. We urgently need assistance on a monthly basis to cover our fixed monthly maintenance and running costs which currently total R12 000 per month. Since April 2020 we have had to pay new monthly license fees on each camera point.

KCW is extremely grateful to the 102 residents (7.2% of the data base) who, on a regular basis, contribute and are entitled to display the ‘PROUD KCW CONTRIBUTOR’ boards. We have noted a number of these boards are displayed on houses from which we no longer receive contributions possibly due to e.g. new owner/tenants.

We attach a debit order authority form for new contributors to sign and return to our secretary, Charlene Jacobs at info@kirstenhof.org.za

General
At the request of CVIC, KCW has been asked to remind members that issues relating to the Homeless, Street Lights, Water/Drains etc. can be reported online directly to the City of Cape Town at htts://eservices1.capetown.gov.za/coct/wapl/zsreq_app/index/html and it is not necessary to report these issues via CVIC.

STAY HOME & STAY SAFE

Regards
Ken Weeks
Chairman

On Friday 13 September a resident called in a suspicious vehicle to CVIC in Summer Place. Great team work from a patroller/s, Premier, ADT, BH and SAPS saw 4 criminals with long wrap sheets taken off the streets with the various arrests made at Blue Route Mall, Food Lovers and McDonalds.

What a fantastic Friday the 13th!

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome the newly elected EXCO for Kirstenhof Crime Watch.

Chairman: Ken Weeks 
Vice-Chairman: Craig Fox 
Treasurer: Neville Kumm 
Secretary: Charlene Jacobs 
Operations Manager: Carl Klesser 

On behalf of the exiting EXCO, I would like to thank the community and specifically the KCW Patrollers for their support and assistance in making Kirstenhof and Norfolk Park a safer place to be.

Please continue to show this same dedication to the new EXCO as they continue to keep the community safe.