Three of us (all members of the ONW) heard over the radios y/day (Sat, 10.1.09) that a resident thought that a robbery might be about to take place at the Spar. So we went down to the Spar in a car and sat outside. Whilst just observing what was happening in the vicinity of the Spar, we saw an ADT security guard running down towards the station and holding on to the wrist of a young chap. So our driver, AfricanDebs, drove us down to the station where it transpired that......
Four young chaps (all friends - 3 of whom were definitely from Burns Rd in Salt River) were walking along the railway line (if I have understood correctly) running alongside Milton Rd (below the line). Along rode a young woman on her bicycle with a cell phone hanging from her neck. Two of the young coloured friends apparently jumped the fence and knocked this woman off her bike, stole her cell phone - after which all four of them bolted. The woman then bolted after them on her bicycle. Fairly successfully I would say, because somehow, somewhere, the ADT security guard caught up with one of them - who was ultimately driven off from the Obs Station in a van with Constable Ontong (whom AfricanDebs had called to the scene with her 2-way radio). Nice work ADT!!.....and thanks to our SAPS for supporting us. The 2-way radios came in very handy yesterday...... The final outcome I've yet to hear about. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
