Burglars intrude; police officers sleep
December 4, 2015 deur Esmarie Prinsloo
A Postmasburg couple, Mr Arnold Spies and
his wife, has been left traumatised, after burglars broke into their home in
the early hours of the morning, and they called the SAPS to no avail.
After closer investigation it was found
that the police station’s phones were indeed manned, but by three officers in
blue who were fast asleep.
Spies’s wife then phoned the AfriForum
Neighbourhood Watch, which reacted immediately. The alleged burglars got away
with a cellphone.
“Initially I was unaware that the police officers were
sleeping. They told me the telephone lines were off. It’s unacceptable that
they were sleeping on duty. The incident occurred at 4:30 and the police
arrived at our house at 6:30. I can however not complain about the service we
got from the SAPS when they eventually arrived,” Mr Spies said.
AfriForum will now put pressure on the
station commander and the provincial police commissioner to intervene and act
against the involved officers.
“It’s disappointing
to experience police officers who do not execute their duties or take it up seriously,
despite the fact that we have a high crime rate and South Africans living in
fear. This is an example of the consequences of the ANC transformation policy
in which competency is not a priority,” says Wico Swanepoel, Provincial
Coordinator for AfriForum in the Northern Cape.
“We will do everything in our power and explore all avenues
to get the Postmasburg police station up to standard again.”
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