Matches the modus operandi of the guy I just saw today taking pipes off my neighbours' wall in Scott Road - see my post for a description of the culprit.
On Jun 27, 10:38 pm, Frank Schuitemaker <[email protected]> wrote: > This is about the seventh case in Observatory of which we know possibly many > more as this emails are only seen but by a fraction of the 2.500 residents > and many more occupants.. > > James you are right we must be more aware of our surroundings and somebody > must be able to give some profile of this chap or better if somebody can > take a photograph, after reading this. > > He seems like the "extension con man" very bold and sure of himself. > > ----- > > On 27 June 2011 22:22, James Cowley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sorry to read about your incident as well. > > On both occasions of our copper pipes being ripped out, the perpetrator > > seemed to be cleaning up weeds, leaves etc, but while doing so, waiting his > > time to do his thing. > > The first time this happened to us was on a Sunday, seen by a neighbour, > > but was thought he was working for us. > > SOoo, please do check on each others gardeners etc, a VS visit will do > > nobody harm, but save us a wack of trouble repairing these pipes. > > Regards > > James > > > On 27 June 2011 21:08, Frank Schuitemaker <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> The following was just reported on > >>www.turnitaround.co.za/crime_report/detail/1823 > > >> Kimberley Road, 2011/06/27 at 14:00 > > >> A man jumped over our fence and ripped the copper piping along our > >> walls down. He then jumped over a wall into our back garden and stole > >> the piping from there. One of our neighbours saw the man sitting at > >> the end of the driveway but thought he might be doing some work for us > >> as he seemed quite unperturbed about being seen in our property. We > >> have reported the incident to the SAPS and ADT. > > >> -- > >> 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. > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
