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Have you or your loved ones been affected by crime? Do you have a story you would like to share?

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Missing Children

If a child goes missing, go to the nearest police station immediatelyDO NOT wait for 24 hours, this is the most crucial time.  Take a recent photo and description of what he/she had on and any information that could assist the police with you. 
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Eric Gutierrez

I am an expatriate who has recently moved in to Johannesburg. I am from the Philippines, my wife is German and we have two daughters, aged 8 and 3. We live in Greenside, Johannesburg.
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Lights Against Crime

Together we can win the fight against violent crime. From the 1st until the 7th of march, all we are asking you to do is drive with your head lights on. The more people who join, the stronger the message.



Wishing for a crime free country again by Louis Ayres

On 23 January while I was sleeping someone broke into my upstairs bedroom and stole two leather jackets and another jacket that I bought from Truworths, an old 35mm camera was also taken with some of my photos, which I will never see again
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Close call by Sandy Stolz

This is reality - We need to spend more time worrying about people getting killed. In the past week, the radio and papers have had more concenr for Toni's cow than the people who have been killed in crime.
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March against Crime - Mini Protest"What's all the fuss?"

Meet Bashir Omar. He gathered his colleagues for an impromptu protest march during a lunch break.

We can all whinge until we are blue in the face or .... we can...March against Crime - 10th of March in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town!
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Man turns tables on attackers - 19 January 2007

It was the sight of a gunman hitting his wife and threatening to do worse that drove a 64-year-old to turn on his attackers and probably save the lives of eight people, the Star reported on Friday. And this despite him being shot twice. On Friday morning, Neville Huxham was in the intensive care unit at the Milpark Hospital, recovering from surgery on Thursday night to remove bullets from his back and left arm.
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