Last night, whilst out on a watch between 11h30 and 01h00, I saw a white, slightly battered-looking taxi (driver and two others inside - black folk I think) coming "down" Station Rd towards Lwr Main. I called Vetus Schola because this vehicle then drove a pretty odd route in Obs.....turning left into Lwr Main and then right, down Lwr Scott, then right down to the railway line......after which it turned right (direction Mowbray) and I lost it. I told VS & SAPS (via 2-way radio) where it was until I lost it. When the taxi was finally stopped at the bottom of Station Rd (....Valkenberg / Hartleyvale intersection) by both the SAPS and VS (after I had spent a fair while tailing it), the driver claimed that he was just dropping off passengers. Yeah....sure...... I was uneasy about this taxi and didn't believe their story for a moment.
I managed to record the taxi's reg. no. (from its back plate) but can't recall the number now unfortunately. Perhaps it's a lead, perhaps it's not.... On Nov 27, 8:44 pm, Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > We have had many incidents down here in Lwr Obz and alarmingly there > appears to be a 3 man gang in operation. > > The Sentry calls warnings to his accomplices using mock bird calls > (obvious whistling). > > Many Lwr Obz residents have heard these calls. > > If you here these calls (I've personally heard them on two different > evenings) please investigate and alert Vetus Schola immediately and > they'll investigate. > > Hopefully with enough community vigilance we'll bust this gang or > drive them out of the area. > > A favoured M.O. is to park up the getaway vehicle (possibly an old > taxi with a rear tail light out) on the opposite side of the railway > line, the crims then cross the railway line via one of the many holes > in the railway fence or via the subway. > > If you see a suspicious vehicle please report to Vetus, ADT have > proven that they have no interest in pursuing suspects and their > frequently parked up vehicle at the school has not proven to be a > deterrent - quite farcical nê > > Let's hope Vetus' presence continues to pay dividends > > Rich -- 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
