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Criminals caught on Camera

On the 14th January 2010 the company I work for was the target of Crime. Below is the building CCTV camera footage that records the criminals activity and the incompetent Shield security guard doing what he does best, nothing!

The events unfold as follows:
1) The walk in only to be ushered out by the last staff memeber at the office
2) They return when the staff member leaves and the catch the elevator down with him.
3) They return and attempt to pry the lock open, eventually succeeding with a Fire extinguisher.
4) They ransack the office and make off with seven laptops and various other odds and ends.
5) They then walk straight past Shield Security who’s so relaxed on the job.

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Shark attack at Fish Hoek beach

Witness Tweets shark-attack as it happens.

There was a shark attack at Fish Hoek beach on Tuesday afternoon, the National Sea Rescue Institute said.

Station commander Darren Zimmerman said emergency teams were at the scene attending to the victim. He was unable to provide more information.

“I am with the patient right now and will provide more details later,” he said. – Sapa

source: IOL

Update:

A tourist from the Democratic Republic of Congo succumbed to a fatal shark attack at Fish Hoek on Cape Town’s False Bay coast this afternoon.

The man who had been on holiday in SA for a month, could not be identified as most of his relatives had not been informed.

A woman, believed to be his wife and who was at the beach with him, had been taken away from the scene and given trauma counselling.

Fish Hoek resident Gregg Coppen witnessed the attack from his home near the beach.

source: Cape Times

Photo taken from Fish Hoek mountain as the emergency vehicles arrive

Fish Hoek Beach

Shark flags at Fish Hoek beach
Shark Flags at Fish Hoek beach

NSRI Rescue searching for the remains
NSRI Rescue searching for the remains

“Prescribed Burning” on Fish Hoek Mountain

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A Safer Happy Valley

Weekend Neighbourhood Watch event held at the Fish Hoek Municipal Hall, 15th August 2009.

DOWNLOAD – Download the Initiatives Presentation here. 87KB

Below is the Full Presentation held at the Hall, please download, and save the Presentation file and the Audio file in the SAME directory for sound to be played, then RENAME the audio file to 09 Impi.wma.

DOWNLOAD – Download the FULL Anti-Crime presentation here. 16.3MB

DOWNLOAD – Anti-Crime Audio file. 4MB

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