. Stock theft was prevalent in the area and police were not assisting the Community in dealing with this matter. Some community members were tempted to take the law into their own hands. . Vehicles were stolen and sent to other provinces, especially Gauteng. . The station took long to respond on cases reported by the CPF. . As the area was mountainous, the type of vehicles provided to the station was not suitable for the area. . The station should be provided with high-powered vehicles to assist during robberies. . The police station building was old and needed to be renovated. . The station should be provided with a VEP budget, so that the volunteers could be paid a stipend. . The detectives' offices were too small. . A security company should be employed to guard the entrance of the police station. . Some community members tried to curb crime by forming a soccer club, but this did not succeed because the ground that was used belonged to SASSA and was subsequently taken away. . Police in the area drank in taverns with criminals and released information to criminals before they could be arrested. . Police lacked discipline and used state vehicles to fetch their girlfriends. . A canteen needed to be built at the police station, so that police would not socialise with criminals. . A tavern owned by a police officer had operated all hours during festive season, whereas the community's tavern's operating hours were restricted. . Police brutality was prevalent in the area. . Many cases dating back to 2006 had not been resolved by the police - case numbers were provided. . Police at the station should be rotated as they had been at the station for too long and were now befriending criminals. . Police were slow in responding to reported cases. . Most police officers at the station had business interests such as liquor outlets and accepted bribes. . If a community member complained about his or her case taking too long to be resolved she or he would be told to go to the provincial office which would then assign the Hawks. The community felt that this was unacceptable, as police at the station were responsible for the community. . Nothing was done about under-aged children who were committing crime.