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    SAPS and the CPF remove squatters on Worcester Street

    Siyamthanda PongcoBy Siyamthanda PongcoAugust 16, 2022Updated:August 19, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Police officers and Community in Blue volunteers confront squatters at the end of Worcester Street on Friday night. Photo: Posted by Geoff Embling on the Ward 4 WhatsApp group

    By SIYANTHANDA PONGCO

    The SAPS and the Community in Blue, a cluster operating under the Community Police Forum (CPF), removed squatters in the bushes at the end of Worcester Street on Friday night, 12 August.

    Ward 4 councillor Geoff Embling said that the squatters were alleged to be involved in cable theft and drug use and had been aggressive towards women walking their dogs. One woman reported a verbal threat of rape, he said.

    While citizens had reported this problem to the SAPS and the Makana Municipality, nothing was done until Friday, Embling said. The matter bounced back and forth for many months, with the police and the municipality laying the responsibility on each other.

    The location of the squatters’ bush camp.

    Community Police Forum chairperson, Andrew Kirk, urged the police to participate in a joint operation with the CPF yellow and blue street patrollers, and together they did the job.

    The SAPS and CPF ask squatters to leave their camp at end of Worcester Street on Friday night. Photo: Posted by Geoff Embling on the Ward 4 WhatsApp group

    After the squatters were removed, Embling urged residents to clean up the litter and mess they left as this would deter them from returning.

    Debris and litter left by the squatters in the bushes at the end of Worcester Street. Photo: Posted by Geoff Embling on the Ward 4 WhatsApp group
    Volunteers collected the rubbish left by the squatters and took it to the Strowan Road dumpsite. Photo: Posted by Geoff Embling on the Ward 4 WhatsApp group

    The CPF successfully launched the Community in Blue during the National Arts Festival.

    The collaboration between the Community in Blue, the local security clusters and the SAPS resulted in one of the lowest crime rates reported during a NAF.

    Kirk called on the community of Makhanda to continue to fight against unlawfulness, to continue working and trusting the Police to do the work in fighting against criminal activities.

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