Little Aidan (7), became the youngest “member” of Team Red.

Little Aidan (7), became the youngest “member” of Team Red. Aidan, dressed in his red ER24 superhero flight suit, took his first official ride in an ambulance.
With the help of the sirens blaring and the lights flashing, Aidan, in the company of his ER24 “colleagues” and family, bravely reported for duty at the Mediclinic Morningside.
Aidan, who lives in Bryanston, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Costello Syndrome when he was 18 months old. The syndrome is so rare that he is only the second diagnosis in South Africa. He is one of only a few hundred people worldwide who has been diagnosed.
Costello Syndrome affects various parts of the body. In Aidan’s case, he has to undergo abdominal scans every three months to screen for cancerous tumours. He also has to undergo heart scans as he has a thickened left ventricle wall.

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Truck hijacking syndicate found with ‘Grabbers’

Johannesburg – The Hawks have seized two highly sophisticated communication-intercepting machines that were allegedly used by syndicates that hijack trucks carrying goods worth millions in Gauteng.

They used the devices, commonly known as Grabbers, to intercept the cellphones of people working for law enforcement agencies. In this way they could find out the details of any sting operations in the pipeline, said Hawks provincial head Prince Mokotedi.

They also used the devices as signal jammers after hijacking trucks to make sure they did not get caught while offloading their loot. The devices made it difficult for tracker companies to locate the hijacked trucks.

The syndicates targeted trucks delivering cigarettes, computers, appliances and other cargo worth more than R5 million.

The tracking and locating equipment is highly regulated internationally and in South Africa, and ordinary citizens are not allowed to use them.

Mokotedi said one of the devices was found in a hijacked truck abandoned in Joburg after the hijackers fled the scene. One suspect was arrested and, after fingerprints were found, Mokotedi was certain more arrests would follow. “We got positive results, and I’m confident we will crack this one,” he said.

Another device was found at the suspect’s house. He was being investigated for cash-in transit heists at the time.

The receipts show the device was bought overseas. The same man was arrested and convicted of being found in possession of a signal jammer last year.

Mokotedi said he had been heading a special project since June this year that focused on finding interception machines believed to be in the hands of criminals.

The discovery of the two machines comes a year after the Hawks arrested two men who were found in possession of a super-spying gadget.

The pair were lured to Irene Mall in Tshwane in a police and intelligence sting operation that resulted in their arrest for illegally being in possession of the cellphone-tapping, tracking and locator machine.

After the discovery of the Grabber, worth R15m, the Hawks vowed to track down all the Grabbers in the hands of criminals.

The Grabber had been used to advance certain parties in commercial transactions.

The suspects are facing trial in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.

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Your BIN is a TOOL for CRIME

  • garbage_bin_It is a Ladder To climb Over your Wall.

  • It is a Hiding place to Ambush you.

  • It is used to Transport Stolen Goods.

  • It Attracts Vagrants to your House.

  • It tells People you Might Be Away.

Only put  your BIN out the morning of collection day and make sure it is back behind doors and out of sight the same day. Get your neighbors to help you if your routine makes this difficult. What are neighbors for after all if not to help one
another?

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Metro cop caught red handed taking bribe

The newly-elected MMC for Public Safety, Michael Sun, witnessed a Metro police officer taking a bribe in the inner city – and had him prosecuted.The incident occurred earlier this week, during an inner city inspection which the MMC joined.Sun said he saw a Metro police official standing with his upper body inside a taxi.“I watched as they [the driver of the taxi and the officer kept talking. When the traffic light went green, I turned and I had full view of both the officer and the driver smiling. The driver took off and the officer’s hand went to his pocket,” Sun revealed.The MMC stopped his vehicle, jumped out and confronted the official.“He seemed quite shocked and at first he did not know who I was,” he said.

After talking to the officer, two other senior Metro police officials joined the MMC, searched the officer and found three crumbled notes, totaling R50 in his pocket.

The officer of 15 years admitted to taking the bribe but begged not to be prosecuted, the MMC explained.

“What disappointed me most was that he was the team leader of about seven new officers who just graduated from college. It was their first day on the job.

“I told him that R50 was not worth his while and that he embarrassed me, the department and his colleagues,” he said.

The officer will now face corruption charges. An internal investigation will be conducted and if he is found guilty, he will not be welcomed in the department again, Sun said.

“If the taxi driver had not driven off so quickly, he would also have been apprehended,” he said.

Sun has been recently praised for putting 29 fire engines that were in repair for months, back on Johannesburg’s roads within a month.

He said that he would stand behind and in front of Metro Police officers, as long as they are doing the right thing.

“But if you are doing the wrong thing, I will be the first one to bring you down.”

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