Silly season

Dustbin digger may be your worst nightmare this festive season. Photo: BCI Security/ Facebook.

Silly season advice: Don’t take out dustbin the night before

A Dustbin digger may be your worst nightmare this silly season. This after an observation of criminal activity in suburbs

Silly season

Dustbin digger may be your worst nightmare this festive season. Photo: BCI Security/ Facebook.

The silly season has finally kicked off and numerous suburbs will be a playing field for criminals who plan to take chances.

DUSTBIN COLLECTION CAUTION THIS SILLY SEASON

While you beef-up your security to prevent criminals from raiding your home, some trivial activities may easily give it away to criminals.

One of many elements that have seen residents fall victim of robberies during the silly season is the lack of attention on dustbin diggers.

Dustbin diggers in the area of Roodepoort in Johannesburg have been linked to a number of residential crimes

SECURITY COMPANY OBSERVES RECYCLERS’ ACTIVITY

BCI Security, one of the prominent private security companies in the area of Roodepoort, has been observing the dustbin diggers’ behaviour lately which has extended beyond the norm.

Prior to the silly season, the company warned its community on Facebook after an increasing number of criminal elements.

BCI: “Dustbin diggers also known as trolley people / Informal recyclers, and various other labels have become a common occurrence in our streets.
We have noticed that as a result of the increasing number of dustbin diggers which results in less recyclable items per person these people are tending to get involved in criminal activity”.

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BCI Security said the criminal activity includes but is not limited to

  • Theft of cabling from walls
  • Theft of outside lights from walls
  • Theft of Steel and grids outside properties


“In addition to this, it has also become clear that these people believe in the proverbial saying ‘the early bird catches the worm’.”

BCI Security

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“BCI, therefore, urges clients and the broader community to not take dustbins out on the night prior to collection. This creates an opportunity for these people to commence walking the streets in search of dustbins at night as opposed to day time, this leads to barking dogs etc and in turn creates opportunity for criminal acts,” the company cautioned.


“Therefore please consider your safety and that of your neighbours by taking your dustbins out on the scheduled collection day,” BCI advised.