We can probably learn from recent incidents in Mowbray/Rondebosch, which may spread to our district. See below:
Below please find a message from the Annerley Rd resident whose bag was stolen on Friday. Please keep a look out for the items in your gardens, outside planters, hedges etc. "Thanks so much, I got my bag back but contents all gone. I would be very grateful if anyone should find my ID book, drivers licence, reading glasses (black and white frame), keys and security access disc on MRC lanyard and black leather purse. It seems that the thief must have walked down Annerley road turned L into Kingston and thrown the bag over the fence into the property on corner of Park and Kingston. This must have happened within a very short period on Friday am as our garage door was open while builder drove into our property and for a short while after. I either left my bag in car unlocked which I think is unlikely, or I left it on table in hallway which means the thief came right into the house - do people cruise the streets looking for opportunities to steal?" Pam cell: 0825330000 And from Jonathan Hobday: "While there is good news on contact crimes in our precinct during the week October 18-24 - only one reported and that involved people from Langa who crashed their car in Mowbray - there is concern about an uptick in property-related crimes. Residential burglaries went up from two to three compared to the previous year and business break-ins from nought to one, while thefts from cars was up from five to six. Most reported cases of crime in the precinct during the week took place in Sector One - 22 out of a total of 32 cases - and third of all crimes happened at night. Bad days were Saturday and Wednesday. Problem areas were the Liesbeek NHW area and Little Mowbray NHW area. Two cars were stolen - one in John St in Sector One and the other from the Red Cross Hospital car-park, the latter a notorious hunting-ground for car-thieves in spite of extensive security. A notable feature of crime this last week has been an apparent return of the Plasma TV gang. Bruegels was hit on Saturday night and a flat in Bognor Road, Rosebank, was also relieved of its TV screen on Wednesday. Police suspect that a gang of coloured males using in a light-coloured (light blue?), fairly-old Toyota Corolla hatch-back may be responsible for the raids (and others). The GSCID also suspects that this gang is responsible for raids on students in Obs, taking laptops and cellphones, etc. Be on the lookout and report to police if you see such a car occupied by suspicious-looking people. Another suspicious element is a coloured "handyman" who has been given work in both Strubens Road and Alma Road and is thought to be a serial pilferer. He often wears a keffiyeh. Residents should be circumspect about using anyone matching this description. Residents should also remain vigilant about their own personal security: police on patrol in the area say they constantly encounter instances of gates and doors being left open, valuables left on car sets in full view, cars left unlocked, etc etc. Please help to beat the criminals by being more careful and alert. This has also been a week when no arrests were made - so all these crooks are still out there! To deal with the situation, the Mowbray police will be doing their best to maintain two vans patrolling in all sectors 24/7 and the patrollers will be conducting more random stop-and-search exercises when they see strangers or strange cars in the streets. 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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