PLEASE NOTE: For any crime incident, your first point of contact should always be SAPS Rapid Response (formerly Flying Squad) on 10111, SAPS Douglasdale on 011 699 1333, SAPS Douglasdale Sector vehicles and your own security company.
- Posting unrelated, political, religious, racially slurred messages, videos, photos, etc. is not allowed.
- No racist, offensive, or disrespectful remarks will be tolerated.
- No derogatory comments, bad mouthing other members, EMS / Security companies/response units/law enforcement groups, etc.
- No ‘chit chat’, pleasantries, thank you, thumbs up, emoticons, etc – comment only if your information adds value to a situation.
- The group is not intended to be a news service.
- Do not disparage our efforts at enforcing the alerts groups’ rules. Yes, sometimes it appears that we are draconian about it and concede that it is not necessary in some cases, but we are trying our best to make sure that messages posted gets everyone’s attention. We can’t do this if the forum becomes flooded with irrelevant posts. It’s a constant balancing act and we apologise if anyone takes offense. Please address your grievance offline with one of the Admins.
- Do not forward info received on any of the group. Do not post unconfirmed information which may affect residents. Always ensure the information is factually correct and if not 100% sure, please message one of the Admins privately for them to enquire from SAPS or obtain information from other sources.
- Some information and/or images posted on this group may NOT be shared without permission from the Admins. Kindly consult the Admins for approval should you wish to repost any info / messages and are unsure if you may proceed. Members who repost content from the group on other groups and social media platforms will be removed immediately.
- Pictures of suspects, regardless of them already being formally charged or not, should NOT be posted on this group. This is in contravention of the SAPS Act and is an offence. Images of damaged vehicles are fine. If you are unsure, ask before posting.
- If your phone is lost or stolen, please make contact with one of the Admins to remove your number as soon as possible.
- Accidental posts happen:
- Do not respond if it clearly was not intended for the Alert Group.
- No need to apologise – it is okay for a slip up every now and then – just delete the accidental message as soon as possible.
- No advertising allowed.
- Double check posts are not spam e.g. a car jammer image. Check with the Admins if you are unsure.
- Gents, please do not PM any ladies and Ladies please do not PM any Gents; whom you do not know personally. Transgressors will be grossly embarrassed.
REPORTING OF CRIME, SECURITY OR EMERGENCY INCIDENTS:
- Alert people to specific security issues – give a good description of the observation or incident. Keep it as brief and factual as possible so that we can get the info distributed as fast as possible to relevant parties. i.e.
- Description: car, make model, colour. Any distinctive marks e.g. mags, tinted windows, back light missing, etc.
- Description: person, pants, shirt, colour, shoes, hat, any distinctive markings, scars, etc.
- Description: Time when an incident occurred.
- Description: Location where it happened, i.e. corner Malibongwe and Witkoppen or just share the location on via a Google Maps pin drop, but please don’t share your live location as it tracks your location.
- Report all suspicious activity but please be logical about this. A person walking down the road is not “suspicious”. But a person walking down the road looking into properties, taking photos, etc. is suspicious.
- Abbreviations as used by other security entities – namely BM/Bravo Male, CM/Charlie Male, WM/Whiskey Male – (or F for female) are all acceptable, as they provide distinguishing characteristics of an individual who needs to be identified.
DISCLAIMER
This is a community benefit group run by members and volunteers of the non-profit organisation “Community Security Emergency Response Team (CSERT)”. CSERT and the Administrators of this group accept no responsibility for any posts on this group, however appropriate action will be taken if any posts contravene the rules, focus or sentiment of the group.
Regards,
CSERT Management Committee