UNDSS, HARARE, ZIMBABWE Security Advisory on increased in crime
Dear colleagues Due to a series of reports indicating an increase in crime, staff members are advice of the following: Street crime Look out for groups of young men apparently doing nothing, not carrying anything, watching everyone around them. If they suddenly split up and move in your direction, you have just been targeted! - Walk away from the area - If not possible to walk away; go into the nearest shop – stay there and call for help - If possible, avoid carrying a bag during night hours. - Keep valuables out of sight. - Carry only what is necessary. Smash & grab Most smash and grab incidents have been reported at dark hours. Exercise caution when driving along the following areas during night hours: (1) All routes leading to the Airport, (2) Corner of Cork rd / 2nd Street (near the South African Embassy), (3) Corner of 6th Street / Samora Machel Avenue, (4) Corner of Herbert Chitepo / Leopold Takawira, (4) Corner of Herbert Chitepo / Mazoe Road, (5) Corner of Tongogara Avenue / Sam Nujoma, (6) Corner of 4th Street/Herbert Chitepo, (7) Corner of 1st Street / Samora Machel Road, (8) Corner of Cameroon Street/Robert Mugabe Road and (9) Corner of 4th Street Nelson Mandela. Staff members should mitigate the risk of smash and grab by: - Keep doors locked at all times, Open windows to a minimum (2-4 cm) - If you can afford it, laminate your car. - Avoid having valuables visible, lock them in the boot or keep under seats - During dark hours, try to adjust the speed, to be able to cross at green light and if possible avoid stopping at red lights. Residential safety Please note that criminals (especially armed robbers) are now entering people’s houses during the early part of the night (between 6.30 PM and 9PM) when your alarm system is yet to be activated. - If possible, keep the alarm actvated whenever you have retired into the house (even if you are not yet sleeping). - Have proper outdoor lights, to avoid any shade areas, where intruders can hide. - If door hinges are at the outside, thieves simply pull the pin(s) out from the lower part of the door. Wed / tag such doors to fortify them. - If you have subscribed to a rapid-response unit, have the remote button with you. It is recommended to issue a remote control to guards as well. - If employing domestic staff, at least have a copy of the national ID - Inform all family members, guards and domestic staff NOT to let anyone inside the compound, unless known to your family or approved by you. - If you have a VHF Radio, teach members of your family how to use it and ensure it is charged at all time. - If robbers point a gun or weapon at you or a member of your family. Give away your money or valuables. Do not try to fight back; a swift tactic learnt from a James Bond film does not usually work in real life situation. - Remember UN Radio Room now has a direct phone line 793-053. Ensure that members of your household know this number. - If you have a safe Haven, ensure you move into it with your family during robberies and call for assistance. Car-jacking There is an increase in the reported cases of car-jacking: - There are reported cases of robbers following their victims into their residential houses. If you discover a vehicle is following you, do not drive into your compound. Drive into a UN location, Police station, hotel, shopping center etc (to a place where there will be many others around you. Use the horn and the head lights to attract attention). - Do not stop if an unknown person ask for a ride. Do not stop if ordered to do so by suspicious persons. - At parking areas you might find an advert placed at your rear window. The trick is, when you get out removing the paper, the person’s drive off with the vehicle. - If you have been parking on public parking areas for a longer period, observe the area around your vehicle, check the windows and wheels - During dark hours, ask a guard or colleague from the premises/restaurant/ hotel etc. to escort you to the vehicle Office Safety Please note that your office is not necessarily a theft-proof location. - Do not leave any attractive items in unlocked offices/areas with multiple accesses. If sharing offices, keep valuables with you or in a lockable draw or safe. - Do not keep doors with access pad system open and unattended. Keep office doors closed and/or locked, when the office is unattended. Close and lock after working hours. - Report to the security guards, if non-staff are sighted roaming around the office premises. - Cleaners and contractors (deliveries, repair, maintenance etc) should be escorted at all times, whilst in the premises. - If leaving the office during night hours, insist to be escorted by security guards to your car, if parked outside the office compound. - If leaving the office with valuables like laptops etc, ensure you close from work before night hours to avoid been seen walking out of the office with such valuables. If you need any assistance, remember the UN Radio Room located at the UNICEF Compound is manned 24 hours a day; 7 days a week. 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