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What in the name of all that is fair allows a local crime fighter to be summarily \u2018suspended\u2019 from his \u2018job\u2019 a year after he received a suspended sentence for an \u2018assault case\u2019 brought against him by a miscreant who dropped a \u2018double K, middle A\u2019 in the middle of the street? Especially when the SAPS and parliament continue to flout their own rules that require their employees to have an unblemished record?<\/p>\n
In their own unique way the people of Richmond Hill empowered one man, Alan Mounter, to be their neighbourhood watch point man in the i-Patrol vehicle. Alan did an excellent job in encouraging loiterers to find another space, rubbish removal, white knight to damsels in distress, security patroller, shoulder to cry on and even assisting the Longhair and I when my vehicle was broken into<\/a> in the Settlers Park parking off Essexvale.<\/p>\n In essence Alan became the Bobby on the Beat of old \u2013 a comfort to many and keeper of the faith.<\/p>\n Alan\u2019s suspension and the removal of the community sponsored i-Patrol vehicle from his control will be discussed fully at a community meeting on Wednesday 6 June at the Methodist Church Hall, Edward Street at 5:30pm chaired by Mr John Preller (CPF Chairman).<\/p>\n As one of the residents said; \u201cAlan was really doing an excellent job, he \u2018cleaned\u2019 our area and got rid of some very unsavoury characters with the result that Richmond Hill is now one of the safest neighbourhoods in the city.<\/p>\n \u201cSome time ago Alan had some sort of altercation with some \u2018spoofed out of his scull\u2019 idiot that took a crap in the middle of the street or something silly like that \u2013 can not even remember the entire issue \u2013 BUT said idiot went to police said he was \u2018assaulted\u2019. The case was opened and a year later our chairperson received a suspended sentence. Suddenly, out of the blue, the I-Patrol vehicle was \u2018removed\u2019 by the Chairperson of SCF (whatever that is) saying that as our Chairperson now has a \u2018criminal\u2019 record we have to choose another. But those of us that actually reside in Richmond Hill are very happy with the way Alan did things and we support him 100%.\u201d<\/p>\n