OK, I'll get on to that, thank you. Somebody asked - we're in Fairfield Road.
It is good that we weren't harmed. It's a pity that I didn't manage to stop him driving away - when you've just woken up, grabbing a brick to put through your own car window doesn't spring to mind as quickly as, perhaps, it should! On Jul 26, 12:06 pm, Andrew Fife <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter > > Sorry to hear about this incident. At least you were not harmed. Could you > please report it on the obz.org.za crime report > here<http://www.obz.org.za/component/option,com_fabrik/Itemid,37/fabrik,2/...>. > What was the reg of the car and description. It might just help in its > recovery. > > Regards > > Andrew Fife > A Touch of Madness - Victorian Quaffery > 021 448 2266www.touchofmadness.co.za > > 2009/7/26 Peter Brooks <[email protected]> > > > > > > > We've just been burgled again. The replacement computers have been > > stolen along with my iPhone, other equipment and our Mini. > > > The burglar must have climbed over the roof and jumped down a three > > metre drop to break into the back of the house. I'd imagine he was > > quite likely one of the previous burglars to have known the lay-out of > > the house and how to break in, and to have known that, by now, we'd > > have replaced the expensive equipment. > > > He came into our bedroom and woke me up by shining a torch into my > > eyes after turning on the light. He then ran through the house. I ran > > after him to the front just in time to see him driving away in the > > Mini. I'd reported it to Obs Armed Response and the Police within > > three minutes of this. He must have had incredible bravado or > > confidence that he wouldn't be caught to specially wake me up before > > fleeing, there was no other reason to do this. > > > He was a coloured guy, about five foot eight, thin, with a narrow > > face. He said something to me, but I didn't understand it. He had > > nobody else with him in the car. > > > It is extremely annoying, so soon after we'd been spending all the > > time necessary to repair and replace things. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
