Last night we heard a loud bang and a car alarm go off at about 21h40. Myself and all my neighbours were out in a flash to see what was going on.
It was my neighbour's car alarm. We then realised the loud bang was the electric fencing had been kicked free and landed on his car! A man was seen running up the road pulling a small travel bag, he cut across Mowbray Electical's driveway toward the Engen Garage, where a parked tow truck driver blocked the running man, who reluctantly let go of the bag to escape into a waiting vehicle parked at the garage on Main Road. I called SAP who were there within 10min. We finally worked out - the thief had robbed an apartment on Dane Street in the Waverley block, put her laptop, handbag and other stuff into the travel bag, climbed out the window and walked along a small ledge, kicked the 5 or 6 bar electric fence outward to Dane Street, hopped on the car and fled. The Tow Truck driver was rude and arrogant and started going through the bag at which point I did advise him that he was in possession of stolen goods and I would report him as a suspect if he did not wait for the police before going through the contents. He did NOT like this closed the bag and and told me to give him money - reward for finding the bag! The cops arrived and went through the bag asked the us if we knew a "Miss........" The upstairs neighbour identified her and called her (a Med Student who was at Med School studing at the time). All ended quite well, but with a miffed tow truck driver who did not get compensated. Thank you SAP and my neighbours for being so inquisitive and diligent. Stay safe Lisa -- A Touch of Madness - Victorian Quaffery 12 Nuttall Road, Observatory, Cape Town Tel: 021 448 2266 www.touchofmadness.co.za -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
