Ja.....and thank YOU Lisa !! These buggers'll stop at nothing, huh......
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Lisa Machill <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
