KSS Incident Report 1 - 10 January 2021

Dear KSS Clients

We wish all our clients a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021. This year sees Knight going into its 32nd year of operation in our community. Thank you for the support. KSS is all about personal, quality service that you can count on and on and on. We aren’t going anywhere and your safety and welfare is our priority.

Updated Emergency Contact list
Please check out our website www.knightsecurity.co.za or Facebook page for the latest Emergency Contact list.

Crime update
Some incidents have involved outbuildings, sheds, garages and carports being broken into. Often these outbuildings are not alarmed or protected by external beams.

Please note that vehicles and vehicle contents are targeted. Vehicles parked outside a garage are vulnerable and it is suggested that external beams be installed as an early warning trigger.

Gates being tampered with has been noted and it is possible to link you gate motor / battery to your alarm system so you can be alerted to an activation or tampering.

Incident Summary (crime and other)
There were 3 incidents in Howick. There were 2 incidents in Merrivale. There was 1 incident in Mpophomeni. There was 1 incident in Hilton.

KSS Incidents 1 – 10 January 2021
3 January 2021 18:14 R617 Boston Bulwer Road (Mpophomeni) The KSS Control Room received a call from a KSS Security Guard reporting suspects on site. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The intruders fled. KSS conducted additional patrols.

4 January 2021 00:36 Main Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. KSS Response units were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported an attempted break-in. The roller door was slightly bent and hinges unscrewed. The suspects fled when the alarm activated. Nothing was stolen.

5 January 2021 06:28 Mansfield Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client advising that a vehicle had been stolen. KSS Response units were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that access was gained by jumping over the wall and then putting that gate onto manual. Items were also stolen from the house. Access to the house was gained through a window and by bending the burglar bars. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.

5 January 2021 11:10 Harvard Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client reporting a positive break-in. Access was gained through the ceiling. A TV was stolen. SAPS were formally advised.

5 January 2021 16:00 D292 (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client reporting a positive break-in. KSS Response units and SAPS were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that access was gained to an outside cottage by cutting the locks. Numerous items were stolen. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.

7 January 2021 09:00 Burleigh Road (Hilton) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client reporting a positive break-in. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. KSS Officers reported that access was gained by forcing open the garage door. Numerous items were stolen. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.

10 January 2021 15:34 Laurel Road (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the fence had been cut and the caravan had been broken into. Alert KSS Controllers then noticed CCTV footage of the suspect near the location. KSS Officers responded and the suspect was apprehended. The stolen items were recovered.

Stay safe. Report crime and open cases with SAPS.

KSS – you are safer with us!

Kind regards
Gary and the KSS Team