I am not sure as it was the gentlemen living on the western corner of Lower Wrensch and Milner who saw him and told me and the police about it. He wanted to take a photograph of him, but his camera was not nearby. It seems we both have regularly been taking photographs of suspicious-looking characters, just in case one could be identified.
2009/11/22 Gill <[email protected]> > Does anyone have details of the tall black man? Is it the same man I > described walking down Strubens road checking out all the cars the > previous week? > > On Nov 22, 11:31 am, Johann du Plooy <[email protected]> wrote: > > There was a burglary last night 21 Nov at a house on the corner of Lower > > Wrensch & Milner in Lower Observatory at approx 12:00am. > > > > Returning hom, we drove past the burglary in progress without knowing > about > > it. As soon as we parked, we heard the sound of someone shouting, then > > breaking glass. I investigated immediately and was on the scene 30 > seconds > > later, arriving simultaneously with the police, who were on regular > patrol. > > The burglars has literally kicked out one of the front sash windows, > leaving > > a laptop computer and some clothing behind as they fled through the > subway. > > Other items dropped by the burglars, including a musical instrument were > > found in the subway afterwards. Apparently, the shouting we heard was the > > sentry warning his accomplices to run for it, the moment the police > patrol > > came up the road. It would seem that the burglars are well organised and > are > > probably a gang of three. The police were on the scene very quickly, but > the > > burglars were even quicker and well organised to get away so cleanly. > > > > On Saturday afternoon prior to the incident, a tall Black man was > observed > > walking along Milner Road into the cul-de-sac taking pictures of houses > and > > vehicles with his cell phone. He disappeared - probably through one of > the > > holes in the railway fence when a resident tried to approach him. On > Friday > > morning a suspicious dark blue VW Polo (old model) with three Black men > > inside and a CA registration was seen cruising the area and who drove off > > when approached. > > -- > 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 > -- 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
