Marina I am glad you got most of your things back, but most of all that you and your friends are unharmed. My neighbours house was burgled a few weeks ago when she was away, the too climbed through the burglar bars, I can only surmise that they use a child to do this.
H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marina" <[email protected]> To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:39 PM Subject: [obsnw] Burglary - 16 Low Street > > I'd like to inform the ONW about a burglary at 16 Low Street (cnr Low > and Lower Wrensch) in the early hours of Friday morning (9 October). > At approximately 03:45 I was woken up by Sgt Luzipho and Constable > Bali. I immediately realised that something seriously had to be wrong > for them to be inside my house. We established that my car (a 1972 VW > Beetle!) had been stolen, as well as things like my plasma screen tv, > laptop, 1 TB external hard drive, iPod, handbag with contents (camera, > another 250G external hard drive, diary, purse), the purse of a friend > who was sleeping over (cards subsequently used at Grand West, the > Spur, Kuilsriver), etc. They were very picky and ignored cheap > electronic stuff like a printer and scanner. They also took their time > about it and used keys to open everything once they were in. They were > considerate enough to take only the car key off my bunch of keys and > to leave the house and other keys in a flowerpot on the stoep. I ask > you! > To enter they opened a sash window (the only one with a broken latch), > climbed through the burglar bars (heaven knows how they got through) > and proceeded to burgle the house. My two friends who were sleeping > over and I did not hear a thing nor did we wake up. Considering the > noise that a Beetle makes and the fact that the stuff was carried out > the front door which is about two metres from my bed, it's virtually > impossible. We are convinced that some or other gas must have been > used to dope us, because we all woke up with sore and very dry throats > but felt as if we had slept for ages. > Sgt Luzipho and Constable Bali were in Station Rd when they saw the > Beetle driving along with the doors flapping, so they pursued it. The > thieves drove across the bridge at River Club and into the veld on the > left-hand side of Valkenburg where they abandoned the car and fled. > Thanks to the quick and efficient intervention of Sgt Luzipho, > Constable Bali and Constable Pienaar, one of the thieves was caught. > Unfortunately two escaped. I've been told that the one that was caught > has been connected to 10 other burglaries. > Thanks to the quick action of the Woodstock police, I have managed to > retrieve most of my possessions and for that I'm very grateful. I > still need to establish what the damage to my car has been, but at > least I still have it or at least I'll have it once I get it back from > the police! And now I sleep with the alarm on at night too and the > windows have been doubly secured. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.15/2434 - Release Date: 10/13/09 19:11:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
