Hearing this stuff frustrates me terribly. IF THE SAPS KNOW OF THESE PLACES (DEALERS IN STOLEN GOODS) WHY, WHY, **WHY** CAN'T THEY DO "DEALS" WITH THE OWNERS/TRADERS AND CATCH THE BUGGERS RED-HANDED ? WHY - WHY NOT ??? !!!
On Dec 30, 2:23 pm, Robin Solar <[email protected]> wrote: > The items were recovered by a local resident, whom we don't know by > name. The cash and 2 cameras were missing. He found from a "known drug > den" that one camera was there and could be bought back for a sum of > money. The students were insured and we felt uncomfortable about > continuing the cycle by buying back stolen goods. The inspector was > informed of this and he says that he knows "hundreds" of these places > in Woodstock and Salt River, where thieves sell their goods- either > for cash for drugs, or drugs directly. We hope this was the right > approach, but do not hold out much hope for the people to be arrested > for buying stolen property etc. > Robin > > On Dec 29, 1:35 pm, "David Raphael" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > To summarise the reports on the muggers we are watching out for: > > > 2 males, darker than South Africans, one significantly taller than the > > other. There is also likely to be a 3rd guy who is the driver. They are > > armed with at least one pistol. > > > The car is likely to be a Golf 3, or Jumbo - the next shape up from the Citi > > Golf. The colour is an unusual shade of maroonish red, or faded red. > > > Please report but take great care, > > > David > > David Raphael 072 065 7223 > > Chairperson > > OBS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH > > > _____ > > > From: Molly Slingsby [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 29 December 2008 01:10 PM > > To: 'David Raphael' > > Subject: RE: [obsnw] Re: Student mugging in Milton > > > Maroonish red, same as your post. Someone reckoned it could've been a faded > > red, but all agreed it was an unusual shade. > > M > > > From: David Raphael [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 29 December 2008 12:43 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [obsnw] Re: Student mugging in Milton > > > Hi Molly, > > > What colour did the witnesses say the car was? > > > Thanks > > > David > > > David Raphael > > 072 065 7223 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > > Molly > > Sent: 29 December 2008 12:34 PM > > To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch > > Subject: [obsnw] Re: Student mugging in Milton > > > I witnessed the mugging while walking up Milton Rd about a block > > behind the students. I didn't see the getaway car, which was parked in > > Irwell, but according to other witnesses it was a Golf 3, or Jumbo - > > the next shape up from the Citi Golf. The muggers were 2 very dark > > guys - I don't think they looked South African, one significantly > > taller than the other, and there seems to have been a driver waiting > > in the car too. > > Some young guys on the scene said they've seen the car cruising Obs a > > lot in recent weeks and have witnessed at least one other mugging by > > the same perps in the same way. > > I gave all this info to the police but advise that anyone who sees > > this car, or anything like it with 2 or 3 occupants, notifies the > > Sector Police. > > Molly > > > On Dec 28, 8:10 pm, "Helen Swart" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Trev > > > > at the time the other lady was mugged one of the managers of the green > > elephant expressed interest in our radios, I passed his number on to you, > > have managed to contacy him yet. > > > > Helen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: David Raphael > > > To: [email protected] > > > Cc: Inspector Nel > > > Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 7:09 PM > > > Subject: [obsnw] Student mugging in Milton > > > > A young female overseas student from the Green Elephant in Milton was > > mugged this afternoon at +/- 4:30 on the corner of Milton/ Wesley by two > > black males, in a small maroon car, armed with a pistol. > > > > We suspect that these are the same people who mugged an employee of the > > Green Elephant recently. They may be targeting the lodges in Milton - so > > please watch for and report: > > > > Two black males in a small maroon car > > > > The young lady who was mugged was badly traumatised and sat for an hour > > or so in a chair in Milton. When she was ready to be moved she was taken by > > a student from the Lodge to Woodstock Police Station for trauma treatment > > and to look at photos of suspects. The student who took her had had his car > > broken into last night in Milton. I was glad to find that he had used the > > Police numbers stored in his cell to call our Sector car and they had > > arrived promptly. Well done to the Lodge for having the Police numbers in > > their students' cells. > > > > It was great to see how well Bev Pettit and Helen Swart used their > > radios to coordinate a response and reaction. 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