FARM ATTACKS ~ WARNING SIGNS By detecting the warning signs of a farm attack, an attack can be prevented and the farming community can be mobilized to neutralize the threat. It is, therefore, important to be constantly on the lookout for the warning signs and to report them to the intelligence coordinator of the area or another member of the Security Forces. The following are examples of warning signs: ♦Strangers present in, or strolling about the area without an apparent reason. ♦Strange vehicles making use of farm roads or strangers camping in the area. Look out for unfamiliar tracks. ♦The unexplainable death of a watchdog. ♦Be on the lookout for evidence of the presence of intruders, eg empty bottles or tins; cartridge cases; pieces of paper; buttons; pieces of material; footprints or shoe prints; ash of fires at apparent campsites; waterholes and river beds; remnants of meals; cigarette butts; empty boxes; excrement; string; broken-off branches; and plastic bags. The evidence might form a pattern. ♦If you have any concerns, share them with your neighbour. ♦Be alert to the theft of food, fuel, livestock, game, etc. ♦Strangers who enter the farm for apparently valid or harmless reasons and then trying to make unnoticed observations of the area. ♦Note any unusual behaviour of birds or animals - it could indicate human presence. ♦Be on the lookout for markings on the ground that could indicate that people spent time observing the house from certain spots. The sleeping and living quarters of the house are usually observed from these locations. ♦Be aware of well-clothed strangers standing at pick-up points in the mornings or loitering near the entrance to the farm. These strangers normally do not get into one of the usual taxis but are picked up by other vehicles ♦People driving by the farm very early in the morning and who sound their hooters to upset the dogs. ♦Strangers who try to buy goods or stock or ask for help early in the morning, late in the afternoon or early in the evening. ♦Be on the lookout for any unusual behaviour or activity and report it to the SAPS and cell leaders.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:41:08 +0000
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