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Dumping a great cause for concern
Dumping in the Maitland CID remains a big challenge. Two favourite dumping sites that the Maitland CID team has to clear regularly are the corner of Coronation and Melon streets, as well as no. 5 Glamis Close. Various household items are also regularly dumped in Essex and Suffolk streets, although it seems to become less …
Two businesses up in flames
Two businesses in the Maitland CID area went up in flames in May causing major damages. The owners of Zanzibar café on the corner of Voortrekker and Kensington, was sleeping on the premises when they were alerted by people on the street that the place is on fire. They managed to escape, but he shop …
Prasa property looted constantly
The public safety team of the Maitland CID had on various occasions during the past few months, intercepted Metro property such as railway lines, sleeper bolts and clamps. Amongst these incidents, the public safety officers caught three people digging against the wall on Prasa’s premises next to the railway line trying to uproot Prasa communication …
Fines worth R49 700 issued in Maitland CID
The successful safety partnership between the Maitland CID public safety team, SAPS, Law Enforcement and Traffic Services resulted in R49 700 worth of fines that were issued at various day and night time roadblocks in the Maitland City Improvement District during the months of April and May this year. During these roadblocks on 29 and …
Challenges abide in Maitlaid CID area
Towards the end of January an increase in crime in the Maitlaid CID area were experienced. One of the big challenges is the Metro Rail security situation which saw more attempted break-ins form the area. “The constant battle with stolen trolleys and wheelie bins continue every day and we hope that our zero-tolerance approach has …
Big trucks damages urban environment
A huge part of the Maitland CID area is not designed for huge vehicles to travel here, yet on a daily basis you will find large vehicles trying to navigate the smaller streets and the turning circles resulting in broken sidewalks, run over electrical boxes, poles and traffic lights. This One Way street sign on …
Railway lines stolen
A number of defunct railway lines of Metro / Prassa were stolen in January this year. Although outside the Maitland CID area, a surveillance operation was started on 18 February to deal with cases of stolen scrap and motor vehicles found in the area or by means of searching loaded stolen trolleys. The operation is …
It’s all in the bag
From copper cables, scrap metal, electronic equipment, drugs to even melted aluminium found after the recent veld fires in Tokai were amongst things confiscated from suspected people in the Maitland CID area over the past three months. Here are some of the scrap metal found in bags being searched by the Maitland CID’s team of …
Illegal posters another ongoing challenge
Removing illegal posters is another challenge that the team from the Maitland CID has to deal with on a daily basis. Here are some health campaigners in front of Pick and Pay distributing illegal pamphlets which were stopped by the CID’s public safety officers.
Social challenges
The Maitland CID’s team of public safety officers faces ongoing challenges with vagrants and homeless people that need to be redirected to shelters for safety. During the past three months the team had to deal with a number of incidents of substance abuse amongst children and adults. Amongst these were a case of a 15-year …