MOBILE
PHONES
This lady has now changed her habit
of how she lists her names on her
mobile phone after her handbag was
stolen. Her handbag, which contained
her cell phone, credit card, wallet...
Etc...was stolen.
20 minutes
later when she called her hubby, from
a pay phone telling him what had happened,
hubby says 'I received your text asking
about our Pin number and I've replied
a little while ago.' When they rushed
down to the bank, the bank staff told
them all the money was already withdrawn.
The thief had actually used the stolen
cell phone to text 'hubby' in the
contact list and got hold of the pin
number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn
all the money from their bank account.
KnowCrime function is, through monthly public
participation, to serve the community by providing
pro-active information in participating wards to
prevent criminal activities, thus making our streets
and neighbourhoods safer. At the same time KnowCrime
provides contributors with the peace of mind that
in the event of an incident or emergency, they can
SMS the control room for assistance
An SMS system or a simple mobile phone call is
currently being investigated by which participating
residents may request assistance through digital
networking, this in the event of criminal action
could save the lives of your neighbour, if not
yourself and your family.
It's common knowledge now that crime has increased
in the last few months and is becoming an impossible
task for the South African Police Service, further,
that some SAPS stations are under staffed.
