{"id":305862,"date":"2021-07-08T12:36:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T10:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=305862"},"modified":"2021-07-08T12:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T10:36:30","slug":"housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-oshana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=305862","title":{"rendered":"Housebreaking a growing concern in Oshana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>THE Namibian Police Force in the Oshana Region is urging its residents to form or join neighbourhood watch groups in order to combat the high number of housebreaking incidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This appeal comes after yet another resident of Ongwediva experienced a house break-in at the town.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuhafeni Shikongo, a resident of Hanover, reported that his house was left open after unknown persons broke in and stole from him.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our houses are being broken into at an alarming rate. One can&#8217;t just step out for a little bit without finding it in a messy and shoe prints everywhere,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana.jpeg\" alt=\"Housebreaking concern Oshana Namibian Police Force Oshana neighbourhood high housebreaking incidents\" class=\"wp-image-305867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-274x183.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-130x87.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-359x240.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-546x365.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-165x109.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-179x120.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-170x113.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-765x510.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Housebreaking-a-growing-concern-in-Oshana-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption>Pictured: Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari concerned over high COVID cases. Photo: file<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oshana Community Affairs Officer Warrant Frieda Shikole confirmed that there is an increase in house breaking cases at the three major towns in the Oshana Region, namely Ongwediva, Oshakati and Ondangwa. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shikole added that as a result, the Namibian Police is enforcing foot patrol and increasing police visibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Suspects break into homes to stole electronic equipment, while others are looking for anything portable,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shikole then urged home owners not never leave their houses unattended and on occasions when they can\u2019t manage it, to always inform their trusted neighbour about their temporary absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David \u00a0 THE Namibian Police Force in the Oshana Region is urging its residents to form or join neighbourhood watch groups in order to combat the high number of housebreaking incidents. \u00a0 This appeal comes after yet another resident of Ongwediva experienced a house break-in at the town. \u00a0 Tuhafeni Shikongo, a resident of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":305867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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