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December. “This enables us to assist
with the enforcement of city bylaws
regarding offences such as vehicles
parking illegally on the road, instances
of begging at various intersections,
vendors operating without required
documentation and individuals
at intersections for no specific
purpose (possible smash-and-grab
opportunists). After all, if you know
you are being watched, you are less
likely to commit a crime, as you know
you will quickly be caught. The project
not only enables crime prevention, but
also provides community assistance as
evidenced by the provision of accident
footage and aiding of flood victims.”

On 12 January 2020, a very heavy
storm in the area resulted in Waterfall
Drive being flooded completely
where it crosses the Jukskei river.
The cameras alerted the operators
to the situation which allowed them
to direct rescue teams and their
response vehicles to assist those
people who found their cars stuck
in water over half-a-metre deep.

“Looking forward, we are aware that
many large areas of Waterfall remain
to be developed, and our intention
is to expand the system to cover the
entire Waterfall development. Our
ultimate goal is to ensure that the
vehicles and activities. As soon as informed and stolen vehicles precinct is policed in such a manner
a camera picks up something that were escorted back to either the that criminals actively choose to
may be suspect, the intelligence can Midrand or sandton stations. avoid it. In addition, we work closely
determine if this must be investigated. 3. Information supplied on with our surrounding suburbs like
so, for example, if the camera 3 vehicle accidents. sunninghill and Buccleuch, meaning
detects someone climbing over a 4. 8 instances where vehicles there will be fewer and fewer
wall, it will immediately broadcast with cloned number plates places for the bad guys to hide.”
an alert to relevant parties and show were detained until proof
the footage to an operator, who could be provided of vehicle “In closing, I would like to thank
can track the activity and feed the clearance via sAPs. Acquired Business solutions, the
information to the response teams.” 5. vehicles wanted in connection masterminds behind the design and
with housebreaking and theft implementation of the project. They
“Even though it has only been of cell phone tower batteries worked closely with Waterfall and
operational since the end of last year, were stopped and searched. played a pivotal role in creating an
we have already been extremely environment in which we have been
successful with this project, as the According to redelinghuys, the able to significantly and meaningfully
December stats below show: system automatically records all increase the levels of safety both
1. 57 camera alerts received. footage and the cameras tracked inside and outside the Waterfall
2. 14 instances where sAPs were around 200 cars per hour during development,” he concludes.

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