Pretoria Central SAPS Embarks on an Outreach Program That Seeks to Eradicate Crime in Schools

By Sergeant Thabang Nkhumise
Pretoria Central SAPS
Partnership policing

Lawlessness is taking the youth by storm in the inner city and surrounding areas, where a lot of young men and women get involved in drugs, criminal conduct, and other social ills.

Pretoria Central SAPS, in partnership with youth desk through the “Adopt a Cop” initiative led by Sergeant Madi from Social Crime Prevention, hosted a “Sports against Crime tournament ” at Langenhoven High School.

The sole purpose of staying active is also to focus on extracurricular activities to stay sane and avoid crime.

The tournament further included several displays, and entertainment.

Sergeant Madi said this is just one of the major projects that seek to encourage the youth to be more vigilant and cautious of their surroundings and further give them a clear picture of how crime can hinder their future endeavours.

A number of colleges took part in the tournament namely Jeppe, Richfield,PTC and Gauteng Central, he also said this will expand to other institutions, colleges, and schools.

The acting Station Commander Colonel Kedibone Ndala welcomed the initiative and thanked the management of Langenhoven High school for offering their sports grounds.

She also urged the community to come on board and help the police in helping the youth and report any form of crime that may be happening around the city.

Everyone who comes forth to report any form crime can do it anonymously to help assist the station in locating the drug syndicates and other areas that sell stolen goods.

For any criminal activities that might be taking place we plea with the community to alert the public police and they can do it anonymously so by dialling our crime stop hotline on 08600 10111 or utilise any network provider on 112 , directly communicate with on MYSAP, or contact the station on 012 353 5001.