I have just received sms from Monty with photos, that three suspects were apprehended by OBSID on the fields at Kipling Street Salt River and that SAPS had arrested them and taken to the Woodstock Police Station. Apparently one of them is Issie, the guy who burgled the premises of Monty and I on Wednesday morning, also positively linked by SAPS to a few other burglaries, and one from another area as being looked for.Bit late, but cropped the photos I received from a resident re Monty and my incidents etc, as attached.
*A great WELL Done to OPS and also to SAPS* who have been quite busy taking cases down, fingerprints, inquiries, checks, and rechecks and linking up things. Hopefully the fingerprints and positive ID's will put them behind bars for a while. I was informed by Grant this morning at 4 am: A burglary happened this morning at 39 Robins around 3.50 am and subsequently again at 42 Polo later, all in the same street block. The resident of 39 Robins apprehended the guy but let him go due to a sob story. The burglar left behind a bag and it contained his medication on which his name Ricardo and his Grassy Park address appeared. When Grant checked his yard later found that his bicycle had been stolen this morning. I have a photo from Grant which he showed to the 39 Robins resident and was the same prowler found in a 47 Polo incident not reported as yet. Apparently the resident also let the trespasser go re his sob story of wanting to sleep in the yard. But before the resident let him go the resident took a photo o him and is this Ricardo!. I am technically hampered re getting the photos from cell oonto laptop etc. (patience needed) Be alert! Report all incidents to SAPS 10111 and OPS 021 447 1066 asap and let us know whats up nearr you. My wife just saw through our front room window a drug exchange taking place at 13.09 in the Scott Road. II have taken photos of the supplier and the two vehicles and conveyed that immediately to our SAPS Sector commander via sms. Supplier - African male, white ford fiesta, old looks, CA 793 195, Receiver - colored male white golf new type CEY 32033, white sticker on middle back window: Audio Centre - yellow sticker at top right re Mc Carthy Motors. Hectic day James On 22 January 2015 at 12:03, James Cowley <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops, my email of yesterday - Correction ... the burglary was yesterday > Wednesday, 21 January 2015 at 06.15. > > Feedback:: > 1. My son in law's purse 'was found' as *not* stolen. > 2. Good fingerprints were lifted by the SAPS Forensics today off the one > laptop and the exit doorway. > 3. A good side snapshot was caught of the assailant on camera by a > resident. > 4.Both laptops are operating well and seem to have survived being dropped > onto the road. > 4. An impromptu patrol was carried out this morning between 5 am and 7 am > by a few residents. A few others were either in contact with me or chatted > along my way and are encouraging towards reactivating the ONW. > > Thanks to: > > - Oliver who assisted my daughter in recovering the two laptops (her > running after the burglar in her PJ's!). > - Monty regarding information concerning the burglar and the impromptu > patrol. > - Anonymous resident for the photo of the assailant. > > Take care > James > > On 21 January 2015 at 15:39, James Cowley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This morning at 06.15, *Thursday 22 January 2015*, I came upon a burglar >> in our living room busy stealing a flat screen monitor. Upon my shouts, he >> sluggishly grabbed two laptops which he had already placed together, and >> ran out via a sliding door which he had unlocked beforehand. I immediately >> gave chase to the far Southern end of our property where he then scaled >> over a 2.3 meter boundary, but finding himself still on the same property, >> he ran along a disused passage towards Scott Road where he scaled across a >> 2.1 meter perimeter wall. My family had awoken due to my shouts and my >> wife saw him scale the wall as well. She then opened our front door on >> Scott Road, but he had apparently run off via Cook Street and into Grove >> Road. My daughter then gave chase shouting and whistling for help and saw >> him discard a brown jacket in Grove Road and followed him into Campbell >> Street and crossing over Polo Road. A Polo Road male resident then joined >> the chase and was shouting at the assailant upon which he threw down one of >> the laptops but continued running towards Rochester Road. Before crossing >> Rochester Road he threw down the 2nd laptop and made his getaway down >> Kipling Street. He however got away with my son in law’s wallet. My wife >> phoned the Police via 10111 but obviously, SAPS arrived a bit later and >> took down a statement. The burglar entered the living room via a small >> side window, which usually, was always left slightly open. >> >> >> *The burglar is a colored male approximately in his middle 20’s, thin, >> approx 2.0 meters tall, and was wearing a black jacket and black pants. >> After he scaled over the 2nd wall, he presumably picked up the brown jacket >> which he must have left at the front of my property.* >> >> >> It was reported to me afterwards by a resident at* 44 Polo Road*, that >> he found presumably the same burglar in his back yard *this morning at >> 05.00*. He managed to give the prowler wearing a brown jacket a hefty >> punch, but that two persons were noticed fleeing from his property. The >> jacket was later handed to the police. >> >> >> The first burglary happened on our property on the morning of *Friday 9 >> January 2015* between 02.30 and 07.15 in which time two bicycles were >> left laying in the side-yard of our property the evening before, which were >> subsequently stolen. Upon checking if they were perhaps placed in the >> garage by my son in law, I found that a number of electric and cordless >> type power tools were stolen from the garage as well as all the frozen meat >> contents of the chest freezer. He gained access to the garage via a small >> window and carried his stolen wares out via the garage door and to the >> roadway in Scott Road via a side gate, which he had left open. Footage of >> the perpetrator was captured on camera by a nearby neighbour between 03.15 >> and 05.30. Unfortunately, the footage was not clear enough to make an >> arrest. The burglar was seen three times passing by in a hurried walk, >> with a large bag over his shoulder, presumably stashed with the stolen >> goods from our property, going along Cook Street to Rochester Road, >> glancing back at times. He was lastly seen again cycling away on one of >> the stolen bicycles, each time towards the Salt River direction. >> >> >> It was reported to us at midnight on *Sunday 18 January 2015,* of a >> Robins Road resident who was stabbed 5 times in his back after he had come >> across an intruder prowling around in the back yard of his property. 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