Hi Henning, Thanks for your observations. Just for your information this posting are frequently read by Hannes Bronkhorst the Obsid's Safety Manager as well as Mark Berry our Saps Area Manager.
You will find 50+ Observatory Emergency Numbers including the above gentlemen and Detective Branch on Obs.org.za/obsdir On 2 February 2016 at 08:49, Henning Winker <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies for cross posting! > > Dear Lytton and OBSNW, > I just read about the gun point in Wesley from last night and it seems > these were the same guys who put us at gun point at our place #3 Lytton on > Friday early morning and got a away in my white Renault Stepway. > > The description from last night was two man in a green Toyota lingering > and waiting for opportunity. One man, the gun man, stepped out of the car > and put the couple on gun point. This pattern sound extremely similar to > our case: one gun man (smallish, slim coloured with hoody ~ 170 cm), the > other guy in the background. I didn't see the green toyota corrola, but > this is what Lorraine saw: > > "There was an old square shaped dark greeny colour Toyota Corolla parked > in Scott Road just outside number 53 on the left hand side going up but > parked rather skew in the road with a driver in it. It started up the > engine and the exhaust was very noisy. Then I saw the white (now I know > its yours) Renault come round the corner rather fast and wondered what was > happening as whoever was driving your car was clearly following the > Toyota. They both went around the top corner into the Main Rd towards > Mowbray and I could hear the noise of the Toyota for a long while so I > assume that they must have driven onto the N2." > > Another email (I can't find at the moment) indicated that the same guys > may have been responsible for a gun point in Wesley before. > > They seem to be very opportunistic and I am quite sure that I wasn't > followed, but instead they lurked in front of 53 Scott waiting for their > opportunity (perhaps they new my car and expected me to come home that > night). > Anyway, as hectic as they are they seem to take a high risk using the same > car and following the same pattern. In the end they got my hard-to-sell > car, a cheap cell and 140 ZAR. They could have entered the gate, house, > raided or searched us, but it seems more like an opportunistic "hit and > run" (we were very lucky in that). > > If they try again using the same car, it is likely to get them before > anything happens, as long as everyone would be alert of the green corolla > lurking. I am not sure how to best communicate this to OBSID and the > police, although I presume they already know what they are looking for. > Please advice. > Stay safe and thanks again for the support. > Cheers, > Henning > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Frank Schuitemaker < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The following was posted on other social media it appears that the same >> greeny coloured Toyata Corolla involved in the Lytton Street Robbery was >> again involved. >> >> *Facebook Observatory closed group by** Diane Cousins >> <https://www.facebook.com/diane.cousins.10?fref=nf>* >> *HOTSPOT Wesley Street: Gunpoint robbery in Wesley Street. Two men in >> green Toyota Corolla (old model) parked casually on side of the road. When >> the man and woman passed they drove up and one guy got out and pointed the >> gun at the woman who screamed. That's when a few neighbours ran out. Called >> OBSID Public Safety Control Room 021 4471066 <021%204471066> and they >> arrived quickly.* >> >> Couple robbed at gunpoint on OurHood by Chene Van Rensburg >> <https://www.ourhood.co.za/view/profile/NZgwlJICMI> >> *A young couple on their way to Lower Main on Wesley Street just before >> Station Road was just robbed at gunpoint. It seems the car must have been >> waiting at the corner for some unlucky victim. Two men in a Toyota Corrola >> (green, but they were struggling to remember exactly because they were very >> traumatised) slowly pulled up on the road and stopped. The couple thought >> someone was being dropped off on the opposite side of the road. One man got >> out of the car and just walked toward the young woman across the road >> pointing his gun at her. She turned around screaming and dropped her bag. >> They took it and it seems the young man tried to 'stop' them but the gunman >> threatened to kill him. A few of us neighbours had heard her screaming and >> ran out to help. Obsid was contacted and will take them back home and tell >> the police to go to them to report the incident. Please be aware walking >> around at night as it seems they sit and wait for a target. I feel so sorry >> for the young couple. 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