Meet your new Roodepoort CPF executves
These community members are dedicated to your safety
The first official sitting of the newly elected Roodepoort Community Policing Forum (CPF) was held on 17 September. The nine new executives have been elected by the members of the four sectors that make up the Roodepoort CPF.
Buzzing with energy and enthusiasm, the new chairperson, Petrus Lehaiwa, outlined his vision for an active and engaged CPF. He stressed the need for community members and the police to work side by side to tackle the crime that stains the streets of Roodepoort. Lehaiwa urged his executive to be committed to the positions that they have been elected to and to safeguard the responsibility they have inherited.
Highly active Roodepoort West Blockwatch member, Louis Walker, will be the CPF deputy chairperson while Sector 1 chairman, Piet Grove, will be the secretary of the CPF. James Clarke of the Horizon Blockwatch will man the public relations officer position. All three are dedicated members of their communities and share their chairperson’s steadfast desire to curb the crime and drug problem in Roodepoort.
The patroller programmer position will be headed by Petrus Matsheng, who hails from Sector 2. Petrus will be in charge of coordinating patrols and organising his patrol teams. The embodiment of youthful exuberance is the youth desk coordinator, Nicholson Lekgau. Nicholson is eager get the youth motivated. He wishes to dedicate himself to providing an outlet for young people with few options. He understands the link between youth with no motivation and the scourge of drugs and crime. By providing opportunities to get involved in community activity, Nicholson hopes to inspire the youth.
Three members who were absent with apologies were deputy secretary, Andreas Oberlechner, treasurer, Vaden Peterson and VFR coordinator, Lucas Vissage. With a strong bond between this dedicated CPF and the police force, there is a belief that criminals will finally be placed on the back foot.
