On the evening of Saturday, 17 August, the first night-blitz (of many to come) was conducted in Sector 2.
This large operation was a combined effort between the community and the police force, aimed at combating crime in the area.
Six members of the Police and 60 community members joined forces to patrol various crime hot spots in this sector. The group of community patrollers was made up of the Roodepoort West Neighbourhood Watch, Princess Block Watch, West Suburbs Roodepoort Neighbourhood Watch (WSRNW) and Helderkruin Neighbourhood Watch from Sector 1.
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Patrols like this are set to become a regular occurrence in the different sectors of Roodepoort, with volunteers from each sector participating in each blitz.
On Wednesday, 14 August a full day patrol was conducted, starting in Sector 1 and moving through to Sectors 2 and 3. The Police have said that even though, before Saturday, the patrols had only been conducted during the day, they have already shown a positive impact on crime.
Sector 2 was chosen to be the first area for a night blitz due to the large number of crime reports that usually come in on a Saturday night from around the area. The patrol was a success, with 12 suspects being arrested in total.
