KSS Incidents 21 - 31 May 2020

Dear KSS Clients

KSS is proactive and is involved with special operations with SAPS on a continuous basis. With the recent spike in crime, KSS is out there working with SAPS, community groups and community members. KSS Officers have also affected more arrests over the past 10 days.

Remember - Your security starts with YOU. What have you done and what measures have YOU taken in order to safe guard your home and business?

How vigilant are you really? Do you leave items in view from the road with doors and windows open? Are you working from home and have a laptop lying on the dining room table?

Please be aware – there is a lot of opportunistic crime where criminals are taking advantage of people being slack about their security while at home.

Technical advice
Do you have an electric fence and would like it monitored so that early warning activations can be responded to? KSS can do this for you.

Would you like CCTV cameras installed that also trigger an intruder alert? KSS can do this for you.

KSS Client Care
Please note that KSS caters for the individual and does not just blanket our clients under one monthly rate. KSS takes the following into account: If you are a pensioner, working full-time, a one-income household or if you have been retrenched or are struggling financially. KSS knows that everyone is different and circumstances change.

KSS Patrols
KSS has increased patrols in all areas and increased the number of vehicles on the road. KSS has posted in previous newsletters that the Armed Response units with two (2) Armed Response Officers in them, were split so that KSS could have more vehicles, visible patrolling, eyes and Response Officers on the road.

Where KSS had four (4) vehicles on the road, we now have eight (8) vehicles. KSS has the most vehicles and Response Officers in the Howick, Howick West, Merrivale, Merrivale Heights and surrounding areas, and back-up is never far away.

Incident summary (crime and other)
There were 14 incidents in Howick. There were 4 incidents in Birnamwood. There were 4 incidents in Merrivale. There was 1 incident in Howick West. There was 1 incident in Hilton.

KSS Incidents 21 – 31 May 2020
21 May 2020 08:48 Sentinel Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call about a break-in. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the fence had been cut and the garage door forced open. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

21 May 2020 09:41 Albany Grove (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised by a member of the public that a suspect had come into their open garage and stolen a bicycle. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

21 May 2020 11:25 Karkloof Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a suspect had walked into the house and stolen a laptop and then fled. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

22 May 2020 08:00 Cooper Crescent (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised about a suspicious person. A KSS Response unit and SAPS were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the suspect was apprehended and a TV recovered. SAPS took over the incident.

23 May 2020 Birnamwood Road (Birnamwood) The KSS Control Room were advised about a break-in. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a hydraulic pump had been stolen from and outside area that was not protected by alarm beams. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

23 May 2020 18:15 Rosebank Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that there was an attempted break-in. The palisade fence had been bent. Nothing was stolen. KSS Control advised SAPS.
23 May 2020 10:59 Violet Road (Howick West) The KSS Control Room were advised about intruders. A KSS Response unit and SAPS were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that three chairs has been stolen. The client advised that they would contact SAPS.

23 May 2020 21:03 Birnamwood Road (Birnamwood) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client advising about a break-in to the farm next door. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that three suspects had broken into the house and stolen a cell phone. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

23 May 2020 23:13 Birnamwood Road (Birnamwood) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that there had been an intruder and the burglar bars were bent. The suspect fled. The KSS K9 unit attended and the incident was formally reported to SAPS.

24 May 2020 Hilton College Road (Hilton) The KSS Control Room were advised by a client that his mountain bicycle had been stolen through an open window of an unalarmed garage. The client advised no need for Armed Response or SAPS. KSS Control advised SAPS irrespectively.

24 May 2020 Geekie Road (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room were advised about a break-in. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that access was gained through the kitchen window. Money, a cell phone and clothes were stolen. The alarm was not armed. The client advised no need for Armed Response or SAPS. KSS Control advised SAPS irrespectively.

24 May 2020 Berea Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised about a break-in. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that access was gained by jumping over the fence, bending the burglar bars and breaking a window. Three laptops were stolen. The alarm was not armed. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

25 May 2020 03:21 Birnamwood Road (Birnamwood) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the power to the electric fence had been cut. The alarm was not armed at the time. A laptop, two bicycles and some tools were stolen. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

25 May 2020 14:54 Main Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised about an attempted break-in. CCTV footage confirmed that the suspects tried to break the back door, but when the alarm activated the suspects immediately fled the scene. Nothing was stolen. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. An IR number was issued.

26 May 2020 00:59 Loram Road (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room were advised about suspects on site. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the suspects gained entry by jumping over the fence. A vehicle battery was stolen. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

26 May 2020 02:28 Edgar Isaacs Road (Merrivale) Alert KSS Officers patrolling the area noticed a wheelbarrow and spade outside the fence. The KSS Control Room notified the client. KSS Officers further reported that the Wendy house and building had been broken into. The stolen items were recovered by the KSS Officers. The incident was formally reported to SAPS.

26 May 2020 11:48 Buchanan Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the client was working on the house and had noticed that copper pipes had been stolen. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

27 May 2020 21:31 Rosebank Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that garden chairs and a security light had been stolen. KSS Officers recovered all the stolen items and apprehended the suspect. The suspect was handed over to SAPS. A case was opened.

27 May 2020 14:40 Plane Crescent (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised by the client that when she had woken up in the morning her garage door was half open. Nothing was stolen. There was no need for Armed Response or SAPS.

28 May 2020 13:55 Dalton Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised that vehicle parked in the driveway had been broken into. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a radio had been stolen. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

28 May 2020 18:10 Dalton Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised a break-in. The client reported that light fittings and globes had been stolen. The outside area is not covered by alarm beams and hence the alarm was not triggered by the intruders. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

29 May 2020 21:45 D292 (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room received a call from the client about intruders on the property. KSS Response units and SAPS were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a staff member and his wife had been attacked by four suspects, one of which was armed. Money was stolen. St Michael’s Ambulance were dispatched and escorted to site by KSS Response Officers. KSS handed the incident over to SAPS and Ambulance services. A case was opened. KSS placed an armed Security Guard on site for the remainder of the night.

30 May 2020 09:14 Dick Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised that two vehicle had been broken into. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

30 May 2020 09:56 Andrew Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a suspect had jumped the fence and stolen garden chairs and a table. The suspect was apprehended and the stolen items recovered. The incident was formally reported to SAPS. A case was opened.

Be safe. Be sensible. Be aware.

KSS – You are safer with us!

Kind regards
Gary and the KSS Team.