Dear KSS Clients

KSS continues to support and work alongside the UCSI (Umngeni Community Safety Initiative) NPC in the fight against crime. On Friday 20 November the UCSI advised Hilton SAPS Crime Prevention Unit about a listed vehicle that had triggered the Hilton Life Hospital gantry. KSS Response units in the area were advised and assisted SAPS. The wanted vehicle was located and the driver was arrested for 7 cases of theft and fraud at various Police Stations around KZN. The vehicle was impounded and the suspect taken into custody.

Incident summary (crime and other)
There were 5 incidents in Howick. There were 2 incidents in Merrivale. There was 1 incident in Howick West.

KSS Incidents 14 – 22 November 2020
14 November 2020 19:15 Main Street (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised about a break-in. KSS Response units were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a door had been forced open and the alarm system vandalised. Office chairs were stolen. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened. A KSS Security Guard was placed on site for the night.

16 November 2020 18.30 R617 (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room were advised about an incident of domestic violence. KSS Response units, St Michael’s Ambulance and SAPS were dispatched. The suspect was detained by KSS Officers. Medical treatment was administered and the victim was taken to hospital. The suspect was handed over to SAPS by the KSS Officers.

16 November 2020 19:47 Ridge Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room were advised that a generator had been stolen. KSS Response units were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported no signs of forced entry. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.

17 November 08:27 Old Main Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a panic activation. KSS Response units were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that an out-building had been broken into. The lock had been broken. SAPS were formally advised.

18 November 2020 15:30 Pearl Road (Howick West) The KSS Control Room were advised that a gate battery had been stolen. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers also reported that the gate had been damaged. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.

19 November 2020 10:30 Old Main Road (Merrivale) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. KSS Response units were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that a laptop had been stolen and the suspects had fled in a vehicle. SAPS and the UCSI were formally advised. A case was opened.

21 November 2020 13:40 Park Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a call from a client requesting assistance. KSS Response units were dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that an unalarmed out-building had been broken into. Suspects jumped the fence and climbed through a window. Items were stolen. SAPS were formally advised. A case was opened.

21 November 2020 Lawton Road (Howick) The KSS Control Room received a radio call for back-up from an on-site KSS Response Officer. A shoplifter had been apprehended in the parking lot. SAPS were dispatched. The suspect was handed over to SAPS. A case was opened.

Have a safe week.

You are safer with us!

Kind regards

Gary and the KSS Team.

Dear KSS Clients

A productive start to November has seen KSS involved in numerous suspects being apprehended. The active and alert KSS Reaction Officers, Security Guards and Operations team have been hard at work keeping our clients and community safe.

Joint Operations with SAPS
On Friday 13th November, KSS, National, PMB Security and Magma assisted Hilton SAPS with a joint operation. Patrols as well as “stop and search” operations were conducted in Hilton and the surrounding area. Various weapons and house-breaking implements were seized, as well as two illegal shebeens closed down and alcohol confiscated. Hilton SAPS dealt with the perpetrators accordingly and cases were opened.

On Friday the 13th November, KSS and Magma were again involved in assisting Howick SAPS with a joint operation. Various raids took place in the Howick area. Two arrests were made, and drugs and alcohol were seized. Howick SAPS dealt with the perpetrators accordingly and cases were opened.

Herewith some useful crime tips:

1. Please be aware that “easily removable” items are usually the target of criminals. These items include electronic equipment, gate motors, batteries, tools, garden equipment, copper pipes, scrap metal, outside furniture, bicycles and other clothing or smaller items. Note that sheds, Wendy houses, garden flats or garages make soft targets. Please make sure that you protect these areas with an alarm or PIR beams.

2. Set your alarm every time you go out. Also make sure that windows and doors are protected by burglar bars or gates, and that they are kept locked.

3. Contact your security service provider if you are suspicious about any movement or noise outside. Don’t endanger yourself.

4. Remain alert, sensible and safe when at home, leaving or returning in your vehicle, at the shops and at the ATM.

5. Report crime to your local SAPS.

Incident summary (crime and other)
There were 10 incidents in Howick. There were 2 incidents in Howick West. There was 1 incident in Merrivale. There was 1 incident in Mpophomeni. There was 1 incident in Hilton.

KSS Incident Report 1 – 14 November 2020
2 November 2020 03:10 Khwela Street (Howick) Alert, patrolling KSS Reaction Officers apprehended a suspect who had broken into a site. The client and SAPS were formally advised. The suspect was handed over to SAPS. A case was opened.

3 November 2020 18:00 Azalea Road (Howick West) The KSS Control Room received an alarm activation. A KSS Response unit was dispatched. The KSS Officers reported that spotlights had been stolen. SAPS were formally advised.