Community Policing is a new initiative to bring residents and Police together in partnership, in dealing with crime.

Every second Monday of the month, residents meet with the police and discuss relavent issues in the Green Point area.

SAPS contact numbers:

Station Commissioner:
Senior Superintendent Marius Stander

Police Station Number:
021 430 3700

Community Police Forum Chairperson:
Heather Tager: 082 5755 657

SECTOR ONE

Area: Green Point, area from Mouille Point Beach Road to High Level Road Green Point

Sector Manager: Sergeant Balie

Sector Vehicle Contact Number: 082 378 7553

Sector Crime Forum chairperson:
Keith Fielder: 082 446 0917

Home Safety

• Never allow strangers into your house, always confirm their legitimacy.

• Invest and utilize in a good overall security system.

• Adequate lighting around the perimeter of your house acts as a good deterent.

• Trim shrubs around windows and entrances so that they cannot conceal intruders.

• When you leave your home at night leave interior lights on, as well as your television or radio, so that your house looks and sounds occupied.

• If living in a complex don't open entrance/foyer doors to strangers and prevent tailgating.

• Never disclose that you are home alone.

• Always be alert to vehicles or persons following you into your entrance or the garage.

• Don't leave firearms unattended.

• Keep a list of emergency numbers next to the telephone.

The yellow Bibs started in Sea Point three years ago, with much success.

Green Point has now started a Crime Walk in the area.  Police and residents patrol the streets of Green Point at least once a month. 


Everyone is welcome, it's an opportunity to meet your neighbours and members of SAPS.

To join in contact:

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CARD FRAUD
Be vigilant. Carefully scan the area for suspicious characters. Do not be fooled by people who are well dressed and eloquent. Fraudsters often pose as custodians of the bank.
Emphatically refuse ANY assistance offered from any person.

Do not allow people to look over your shoulder or press any of the keyboard keys of the ATM whilst you are busy. If you are remotely suspicious, postpone using the ATM until it is safer to do so. If you suspect your card has been compromised, cancel it immediately.

ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR PIN - - ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR PIN - - ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR PIN

Check the machine for any attachments, often the crooks would position skimming devices or pin-size cameras at the ATM to obtain your details. If your card is not returned, check the ATM slot for a strip of x-ray material which is glued inside with the intention of trapping’ your card. Do not allow your card to be swiped through any device.

FOLLOW YOUR CARD
This is one exercise which could save you thousands of Rands. It takes a fraudster or a waiter two seconds to swipe your card through a skimming device in order to reproduce a cloned version of your card. Ensure you are present to monitor the transaction at the point-of-sale device.

DEPOSIT SLIP I REFUND SCAM
In most cases the fraudster would deposit a fraudulent cheque into the victim’s bank account. The victim would then be coerced into releasing goods or refunding monies without checking whether the funds are cleared. Another slant to this scan is to overpay the ‘quoted” amount and request a refund of the difference.

A favorite is to fax a letter to the victim which appears to come from one or other legitimate entity e.g. SARS; TELKOM; DEPT OF LABOUR etc.

The fraudster would contact the victim and inform him that an erroneous Payment or overpayment was made and that the difference should be repaid immediately.

Most people lose money because they are pressurized so by the fraudster and do not follow elementary business practices i.e. Wait for the mandatory clearing period for cheques; Speak to the bank to check the deposit made into your account; call the entity (SARS) as listed in the directory and not as on the fax; speak to your bank and request them to check whether the account holder is indeed whom he says he is; if it is a cash deposit, then confirm with your bank that this is indeed so.

CHEQUE FRAUD
•    Never sign blank cheques. File away cheques with your statements in a secure place as they provide a copy of your signature. Shred cheques if you wish to dispose of it. Report losses immediately and always ensure the integrity of staff.
•    Do not use ink on cheques which can easily be erased, to complete cheques use a ballpoint pen or an inkjet printer.
•    DO NOT MAIL CHEQUES!!! As the syndicates have placed people strategically to intercept them. Rather effect a direct payment or conduct an electronic transfer into the intended account. Check the authenticity of the ID which accompanies the cheque payment le. Compare the face: has the photo on the ID document been tampered with: you can even request the person’s Drivers license to compare the two: Retain a copy of the ID and confirm the contact details.

BE ALERT WHEN LARGE CHEQUE TRANSACTIONS ARE DONE JUST BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS.