Extract from Rosebank Newsletter for your information 1. Shooting in RCID area Many of you will have read about the shooting on Friday morning, in which an ADT officer and 2 SAPS officers were injured near Sandown Rd. We join with the RCID community in wishing the 3 officers a speedy recovery. Shirley Aldum reports that A/R Office Gceya (ADT) was discharged on Friday and is doing well under the circumstances. Cst. Sanqela from Rondebosch SAPS underwent an operation to repair the damage where the bullet penetrated his leg and Cst. Lagunya from Claremont SAPS also underwent an operation as his knee was shattered and his shoulder/arm fractured. Times like these remind us of the enormous debt we owe the people who dedicate themselves to keeping us safe. 2. Schoolboys mugged - please warn your children 2.1 A 14 year old schoolboy was mugged on his way home from Westerford High after sport. He walked through the subway and up towards Campground Rd. In Glasgow Rd (this is a closed road that you can walk, but not drive into Campground, 50m from entrance to Groote Schuur Primary School) he was accosted by two males (foreign ?) armed with a knife and asked for his cellphone and money. He did not resist and thankfully was not hurt. 2.2 A Rondebosch boy was mugged at St Thomas's church for his cellphone on the way home after school from RBHS. He fortunately wrote down a detailed description of the mugger moments after the event and he says Bosch boys have been plagued by this character in recent years -- always striking in the afternoons. Capt. Arries from the Rondebosch SAPS is investigating and will do whatever he can to try to identify the suspect from the description given. * Boys from the RNW area have also been mugged in this spot in the past, and had their bikes and/or cellphones stolen.
Parents are asked to please ask their sons and daughters to be aware that there have been 3 incidents recently where scholars have been robbed and to walk in pairs, if possible, and to avoid subways or desolate areas. 3. Bicycle theft There have been a number of bicycles stolen in Rondebosch this past month - and a couple in Rosebank too. Please ensure that your garage doors and garden sheds are locked and that bicycles are not left in the garden where they are visible from the street. Remember, too to check "Gumtree" if you have had a bike stolen - any other goods, for that matter, as ocassionally stolen goods are advertised here. 4. Amnesty for Illegal Fire Arms Until the 30th April 2010 ANY illegal firearms i.e. unlicensed firearms, can be handed in at any Police Station - NO QUESTIONS ASKED ! * Please help neighbours who don't have email by printing out and/or passing on messages you think they need to see. Take care, David David Raphael 072 065 7223 Chairperson OBS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH -- 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
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