KSS Incident Report 1 - 17 March 2023
Dear Clients
Knight’s 34th Birthday
March 2023 sees Knight celebrate its 34th Birthday. We are incredibly proud of our dedicated Team of staff, many of whom are long-serving and committed to community safety, making sure we continually deliver quality service to our clients and our community. Congratulations to Gary Preston who installed the very first alarm in Howick in 1989 and now owns KSS and continues to give back to our community.
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Incident Summary (crime and other)
There were 9 incidents in Howick. There were 4 incidents in Merrivale. There were 2 incidents in Hilton. There was 1 incident in Howick West. There was 1 incident in Nottingham Road. There was 1 incident in Bulwer. There was 1 incident in Tweedie. The was 1 additional incident.
KSS Incidents 1 – 17 March 2023
1 March 2023 18:23 District Drive (Merrivale Heights) The KSS Control Room received a call from the client requesting assistance. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a man with a knife had walked through an open gate and accosted his staff. The man fled. Nothing was stolen and no one was injured. KSS conducted patrols and CCTV camera footage was checked.
2 March 2023 Main Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the shed gate had been forced open and a wheelbarrow had been stolen. SAPS were formally advised.
2 March 2023 09:40 Riverview Road (Howick West) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that items had been stolen. The vehicle details were noted, and SAPS were formal advised. KSS conducted additional patrols in the area.
4 March 2023 08:35 Hilton Avenue (Hilton) The KSS Control Room were advised that a gate had been derailed. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that nothing had been damaged or stolen and the client advised that it may have come off the rail itself as there was lots of debris around. KSS Officers conducted a full inspection as well as additional patrols in the area.
4 March 2023 12:55 R612 (Boston) The KSS Control Room received a call from a KSS Response Officer that he had apprehended 2 suspects trying to steal maize. SAPS were formally advised. The suspects were handed over to SAPS.
6 March 2023 10:08 Harvard Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that suspects had gained access by jumping the fence and had forced open a gate. A battery was stolen but dropped and damaged in the process. The battery was recovered. SAPS were formally advised.
6 March 2023 19:25 Market Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that 2 suspects had broken into vehicles. The suspects fled and dropped the stolen items. The stolen items were recovered. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
6 March 2023 20:36 Flanders Crescent (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room received a CCTV camera activation showing 2 suspects on site. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the suspects had fled. KSS conducted additional patrols in the area.
7 March 2023 09:00 Drew Avenue and Gush Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client advising that an elderly woman walking in the area had been accosted by 2 men hiding in a tree. SAPS were advised and the victim was encouraged to open a case with SAPS.
7 March 2023 17:41 Main Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that protesters were stealing wood to burn outside Umgeni Hospital. Access was gained through a hole in the fence. SAPS were dispatched to assist.
9 March 2023 22:35 R103 (Tweedie) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that suspects had gained access over a low fence and then opened an unsecured window. A TV and laptop were stolen. The TV was recovered as the suspects were disturbed and dropped it when they fled. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
9 March 2023 13:00 Main Road (Howick) A KSS client came into the KSS Offices to report that his vehicle had been stolen 4 days earlier, and he had been informed that it was seen in Impendle. The vehicle details were loaded onto the UCSI SNIPR database. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
10 March 2023 09:14 Old Main Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that suspects had forced open a wendy house window, removed the burglar guards and stolen various items. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
12 March 2023 00:15 Market Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from the client requesting assistance. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported suspects had forced open a window, cut the burglar guards and two laptops had been stolen. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
12 March 2023 09:17 Zeederberg Road (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that suspects gained access by forcing open a backdoor and an unlocked gate. Items were stolen. SAPS were formally advised.
12 March 2023 17:45 Flanders Crescent (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room was advised about copper pipes being stolen. The suspects fled. As per the resident no need for SAPS or Armed Response. KSS conducted additional patrols in the area.
12 March 2023 19:18 Keans Drive (Hilton) The KSS Control Room was advised by an on-site KSS Security Officer that there was a suspect on site. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the suspect had used a fire extinguisher to break a window. Nothing was stolen. KSS posted an additional Security Guard on site.
14 March 2023 21:18 R103 (Nottingham Road) The KSS Control Room received a call from Ballid Security advising that they had been informed of a suspect on site. A Response Team reported that suspects had used a ladder to climb over the fence. Empty bottles left outside were stolen. No access to the buildings were gained. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
14 March 2023 08:45 Bell Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. A KSS Response Team was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that the main gate and a door had been tampered with. Solar lights were stolen. KSS conducted additional patrols in the area. SAPS were formally advised.
14 March 2023 17:57 The KSS Control Room received a call from Ballid Security advising that solar panels had been stolen from a farm in the area. Armed Response Officers advised that there were no signs of forced entry as there were gaps in the fence. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.
17 March 2023 09:30 Main Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from the client advising that there was an intruder on site but fled when he had been spotted. As per the client no need for SAPS and Armed Response. KSS conducted additional patrols in the area.
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Kind regards
Gary’s dedicated KSS Team