Panic alarm leads to Bluewater Bay arrest
Panic alarm buttons are useful personal safety tools. This was again shown recently, when a suspect was arrested in Bluewater Bay. He had allegedly broken into a residence along De Mist Circle, traumatizing the home owner before fleeing the property with stolen items. “We received a panic alarm signal from the address and sent armed […]
Robbers target car tyres in Westrand Area
Last week alone Fidelity ADT reported eight incidents in which car tyres were stolen in the Westrand, specifically in Krugersdorp, Rant en Dal, and Noordheuwel. Fanie Loots, Fidelity ADT Branch Manager, says many of these incidents happened during the night. “The suspects are literally removing the tyres and leaving your car on bricks. If your […]
ALARMING RISE IN HOUSE ROBBERIES ACROSS JOHANNESBURG
The beginning of 2022 has seen an alarming rise in the number of armed house robberies and housebreak–ins in the Northern suburbs. According to Josh Nel, Bryanston Branch Manager for Fidelity ADT, Fidelity ADT alone recorded 29 incidents in the North of Johannesburg for the month of January with Bryanston, Sunninghill and Paulshof recording the […]
Use security common sense during Census 2022
From February 3 until March, Census 2022 fieldworkers will be descending on suburbs to collect population and housing data. This is South Africa’s fourth population count post-democracy and the country’s first digital census where at least 165 000 fieldworkers will be deployed to count everyone within our borders. The conducting of the census can open […]
Robbers target car tyres in Westrand Area
Last week alone Fidelity ADT reported eight incidents in which car tyres were stolen in the Westrand, specifically in Krugersdorp, Rant en Dal, and Noordheuwel. Fanie Loots, Fidelity ADT Branch Manager, says many of these incidents happened during the night. “The suspects are literally removing the tyres and leaving your car on bricks. If your […]
Tamboerskloof suspect nabbed after theft out of parked car
Residents in the Cape Town city bowl have been asked to avoid leaving valuable items in their parked cars at night. This follows an arrest in Tamboerskloof recently, when a suspect was tracked down and arrested after reportedly breaking into a car along Belle Omre Road (at around 5am on 21 January 2022). “One of […]
Watch your vehicles – When did you last check your car’s tracking device?
A vehicle tracking device is much like a medical aid – you don’t realise its value until you really need it. And with the current high rate of stolen vehicles, this is one asset you don’t want to be without. It used to be just new vehicles that were vulnerable to vehicle robbery syndicates but […]
Crime Hotspots
Fidelity ADT is constantly on the lookout for danger areas for motorists. As we approach the end of January 2022, motorists once again need to be aware of key hotspots, hijacking & smash and grab intersections. Corner Leslie & William Nicol; Corner Witkoppen & Rivonia have been flagged for smash & grab while the corners […]