Cases reported:
• Residential burglary: 1
• Traffic offence: 2
• Drunk driving: 4
• Theft: 3
• Fraud: 1
• Speeding: 1
• Intimidation: 1
• Robbery with firearm: 1
• Malicious damage to property: 1
• Child pornography: 1
• Hijacking: 1
Arrests:
• Housebreaking and theft: 1
• Theft: 1
• Speeding: 1
• Theft of police uniform: 1
Hijacking:
• A man and his family were hijacked along Gladstone Avenue, last night (Wednesday).
Read the full story here: Kapers ruk twee jong kinders uit voertuig
Burglary:
• Brodigan Avenue, in Dalview.
The break-in took place on Tuesday.
Stolen: A laptop, tablet and a cellphone.
Armed robbery:
• A woman was robbed of her cellphone and other belongings at the corner of Station Road and Stoffberg Avenue, on Tuesday evening.
Two men travelling in a white Volkswagen Golf pulled the woman into the car as she was walking home at about 6.30pm.
One of the men pointed a gun at her and took her bag.
The woman was then forced out of the vehicle.
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
Also read: Hijackings could be work of a syndicate
Ways to protect yourself, and your children, in the event of a hijacking
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