It seemed to have been a domestic disturbance and someone in the house was arrested, but I have no details. A very unsavoury incident though.
2009/11/24 janet <[email protected]> > hello All, > > I agree that that the subway should be closed and would support an > initiative to do this. Does anyone know what the poice activity was on > Tuesday evening at about 11pm in the street across the railway line > from Milner? > > On Nov 24, 8:33 am, Johann du Plooy <[email protected]> wrote: > > The man in the white bakkie, it turns out, is an old man waiting everyday > > for his grandchildren to finish school and then takes them home. I agree > > that the underpass should be closed, even if just locked at night. There > are > > no trains running late at night and it is only used for criminal and > vagrant > > activities at night - a major security risk. > > > > 2009/11/24 Gill <[email protected]>> I feel it must be the same > group of people who have checked out the > > > area. so the more photographs the better,I will get snapping! And > > > yes they have the advantage of an easy escape via the railway line or > > > the underpass. Possibly they live in the area,on the upper side of the > > > railwayline! Does anyone know why the white bakkie is always parked > > > on the school side of the railway line, what is the man doing in it > > > all day!? And do we really need the stinking Lower Wrench underpass!? > > > Could it not be closed off and filled in and a small fenced play park > > > developed on the empty ground? > > > > > On Nov 22, 7:50 pm, janet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On the same night at 4.30 am, we heard a loud noise from our > > > > backgarden (like someone jumping on a roof) at about 4.30am. Our > house > > > > is literally four or five houses down from where the incident > occurred > > > > at midnight. We alerted ADT, who came but found nothing. I think that > > > > these skollies are coming across the train tracks from above the line > > > > Obs. As Richard says - Milner and surrounds are a soft target at the > > > > moment. > > > > > > 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 > -- 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
