At the risk of coming across as condoning violence, may i suggest that you obtain a belt attached stun gun which more often than not acts as a deterent rather than a weapon. The sound it emits is enough to frighten off most would be perps. Just a thought and please accept this suggestion as a gesture of sound advice and not an instigation for violence.
-original message- Subject: [obsnw] Re: Mugging with meat cleaver in Arnold From: "Helen Swart" <[email protected]> Date: 18/07/2009 08:48 Hi Sam Sorry to hear of your misfortune, how is your mom coping. I hope you reported it to the police Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel" <[email protected]> To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 8:50 PM Subject: [obsnw] Mugging with meat cleaver in Arnold > > On Wednesday the 15th of July I was mugged by five men next to the > dogpark in Arnold St. It was about 7pm and I was unlocking our > driveway gates as five African men suddenly approched me from their > white Ford bakkie. They were very quick, surrounding me, grabbing my > arm and placing a meat cleaver on it. Being fond of my arm I gave them > my wallet and jacket without hesitation but did move away from the > gate as to distract them from thoughts of entering. They also went for > my mother who was sitting in my car, opening the door and ripping her > packet of things out of her hands. They moved off pretty quickly after > she started screaming. We unfortunately didn't get their licence > plate. Although they could easily have taken the car or gained access > to the property they seemed more interested in making a quick buck > from mugging us. Be on the lookout for a very full white Ford/possibly > Mazda type bakkie trolling around Obs. Also if anyone, however > unlikely does see a bunch of keys with a black car key please contact > me here. > It's worth being vigilent, these people aren't very compasionate. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.17/2242 - Release Date: 07/16/09 18:00:00 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Pinpoint, and is believed to be clean. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
