We're not very far from Lower Wrensch and have seen neither hide nor hair of Vetus Schola on this (lower) side of the line for quite some time. Not even at their erstwhile favourite (and possibly official) meeting spot at the top of Barrington. What about others living in this area - have you seen any VS activity recently?
We had this once before and a complaint was put in, and patrolling was good after that - for a bit. > On Feb 19, 8:23 pm, James Cowley <jamesobs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks > I am rather getting very worried regarding the amount of emails reporting > crime, such as this one and the others of late. > We can ask VS to improve their rounds and am sure it has been done already. > Believe it or not, Observatory is tying by one crime more than Woodstock, > lower for the second least crime in the Woodstock Precinct. > For a few years Obs has been the worst of the four sectors for crime! > Again this month, by comparing to last year this time, our crime in Obs is > much less. thanks to VS, SAPS and all else. > Salt River's crime is the lowest, and has been so for a long time. However, > many of the perpetrators caught in Observatory is found, supposedly, to hail > from Salt River. > But while we are happily sitting in our homes minding our own business > someone else is running away with it, unnoticed. > Just before reading your email, my thought was, to get out there and just go > and do a patrol. But like all of us, I too say I am too busy right now. And > so, crime goes on unnoticed and unchallenged. > Like noted in an email or two before, we (ONW) will have to gear up > ourselves again and get out there. But on behalf of ONW I say, not just the > few of us as stalwarts, how about Observatory in mass rising up! > Kind regards > James > PS: I just had communication form our SAPS via our ONW radio: > Cons Mark Berry, our SAPS Obs Area Manager doing a bit of night shift, just > arrested someone and busy booking him at the CSC. > So is SW18 our roaming Police vehicle members, also arrested someone just > recently and booking the case now. > Just two nights ago, Mr Koopman form VS busted a drug deal or two via spot > checks and made an important arrest. > Well done to them! > > On 19 February 2011 18:16, Natalie Leon <nata...@capetorichmond.com> wrote: > > > Noticed this afternoon that both the back wheels of a Merc parked in a > > driveway in LwR Wrensch Rd was gone. Must have been stolen Firday night? > > Can VSchola up their vigilance in this area plse? The perpetrators clearly > > do not feel their presence and are smooth about entering and exciting the > > area. > > Natalie > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > *James Cowley* > > *082 926 1220begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 082 926 > 1220 end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > > *021 448 2824 (t&f)* > > Observatory Neighborhood Watch: Chairman > > [image: onw_block.png] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
