How crime affects residents and what they should be aware of
CSS Tactical advises residents to be cautious about wearing expensive jewellery when going to restaurants and shopping centres. Criminals will target these residents and there have been cases where...
View ArticleWarning to residents
This communication is to inform you of three vehicles you need to be aware of, namely a grey VW Polo, a white Corsa Sedan, and White Quantum. These vehicles are driving around Johannesburg suburbs and...
View ArticleMelville Safety News
Greetings Melville, Auckland Park and Richmond residents The Winter chill seems to be passing and we find ourselves moving closer to Spring. With the changing season, the Melville Crime Sector Forum...
View ArticleUseful numbers and contacts for Melville residents
• Police emergency: 10111• Melville Sector Patrol vans: 071 675 7385, 071 675 7406• Brixton Duty Officer: 082 414 1618 - use this number for complaints, police not arriving timeously, etc.• Crime Line...
View ArticleVehicle Central-Locking Jamming devices becoming more apparent
There have been numerous reported incidents where vehicles have been targeted with the use of vehicle central-locking jamming devices. These devices can look like your ordinary gate or garage remote....
View ArticleDriveway robberies
Although contact crime has been down lately, Melville residents should still be very cautious when arriving home. The driveway is the most targeted area for robberies and hi-jackings. On arriving home,...
View ArticleA successful arrest
A suspect was arrested on October 3, 2012, after attempting to steal a white VW Golf in 4th Avenue in Melville. CSS Tactical Officers noticed that a suspicious vehicle was towing the white Golf and...
View ArticleMelville Crime Statistics
The most recent crime statistics April 2011- March 2012 for the Brixton Police precinct have been released, Melville falls under the Brixton precinct and The Melville Sector Crime Forum have some...
View ArticleReported rapes and robberies at Helen Joseph properties
Concerned resident writes: I am a teacher at Hoerskool Vorentoe in Rossmore, across the road there are the abandoned properties of Helen Joseph hospital! Today we had to announce to the learners that...
View ArticleMelville Fraudsters Gregory Derek Wiggill and John Pettigrew have been arrested
MyMelville reader writes: MyMelville published an article on the Melville fraudsters in 2009 - Be on the lookout for the Melville Fraudster:...
View ArticleCrime drops during winter months - says ADT
Overall crime decreases during the winter months, reports ADT Central Region Managing Director Roy Rawlins. “We believe this is due to more people being at home for longer periods during the colder...
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Luckie Entertainment visits Ark Animal Centre
After conducting a successful Charity Drive to Assist Ark Animal Centre the Luckie Entertainment team (an up and coming online radio station and media platform) stopped by the Centre to deliver their...
View ArticleURGENT ALERT / LOOKOUT
URGENT LOOKOUT for this vehicle. 3 B/M came rushing out of a house in Conrad Drive earlier today with a flat screen TV, got into this car and sped off. If you spot this vehicle contact the Sector 1...
View ArticlePoliceman shot and killed while attending to a Domestic Violence complaint
Police in Dawn Park have arrested a man (33) who is suspected to have shot and killed a police constable, Harry Ngoepe (29), while he and a colleague were attending a domestic violence complaint...
View ArticleGrowthpoint to acquire Tiber property portfolio for R6,6 billion
Growthpoint Properties and Tiber Group today announced that Growthpoint will acquire the entire Tiber Group portfolio of properties and management business. The R6,6 billion transaction, Growthpoint’s...
View ArticlePlaces to visit – Kromdraai Caves
The “Praying Mary” - Stalactite and stalagmite formations in the Wonder Cave The Wonder Cave, in Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa, is the third-largest cave chamber in the country, and is believed to...
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Joburg Ballet performance enthrals visitors
On Saturday November 9, 2013 the performance by the Joburg Ballet at the National Zoo proved to be a hit with visitors, with the young and the young-at-heart enjoying the show. And as can be seen by...
View ArticleOcean Basket. Your Take Away
Ocean Basket – South Africa’s leading seafood brand – is angling for global domination with its fresh approach to food on the move. The much-anticipated grand opening of Ocean Basket’s innovative quick...
View ArticleCradlestone Mall to introduce comprehensive, connected shopping
Named for its unique location, the newly developed Cradlestone Mall in the heart of Mogale City in Johannesburg’s West Rand – near the world heritage site of the Cradle of Humankind – officially opens...
View ArticleMan trapped under crane in Fourways
This morning EMER-G-MED paramedics and other services responded to a serious incident on William Nicol between Kingfisher and Lesley in Fourways. On arrival they found a man trapped beneath a crane, it...
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