Cases reported:
• Robbery with firearm: 1
• Illegal immigrant: 1
• Possession of suspected stolen property: 3
• Hijacking: 2
• Business burglary: 2
• Fraud: 1
• Shoplifting: 1
• Residential burglary: 1
• Possession of car-breaking implements: 1
• Theft: 1
• Attempted residential burglary: 1
Arrests:
• Illegal mining: 1
• Possession of stolen property: 3
• Fraud: 1
• Shoplifting: 1
• Possession of car-breaking implements: 1
Robbery with firearm:
• A woman was robbed of her handbag by two men and a woman in Brakpan North, yesterday (Monday).
The victim had accepted a lift from the trio.
She had been waiting for a taxi along Hospital Road at around 5.35am, when the robbers stopped and offered to drive her to the CBD.
Shortly after climbing into the car, the victim was threatened with a gun and instructed to hand over all her belongings.
The victim was then told to get out of the vehicle.
Cash, a cellphone and personal documents were in the stolen bag.
The robbers were travelling in a white Toyota Camry.
Hijacking:
• Two hijackers held their victim captive for more than a day after robbing him of his vehicle.
The victim was hijacked of his white Ford Bantam bakkie at the corner of Lemmer and Springs roads, in Vulcania, at about 3.30pm, on Saturday.
A man armed with a gun threatened the victim while he was stationary at the traffic lights.
The victim was told to open the door, which he did, and two men got into the vehicle.
The pair blindfolded the victim and drove him to an unknown location, where they locked him in a room.
He was robbed of his bankcard, cellphone and wristwatch, and asked whether his bakkie had a tracking device.
The men also asked the victim whether someone would pay money for his safe return.
He was released unharmed yesterday and was found near Booysens, in Johannesburg.
His company laptop was also stolen.
• The male driver of a maroon Ford (model not provided) was hijacked at the corner of New Kleinfontein Road and the R23 (Heidelberg Road), in Leachville, yesterday.
The victim pulled over on the side of the road at about 11.30am to answer a phone call.
He noticed a white Volkswagen Golf with three occupants pull up next to him.
Two of the occupants got out of the Golf and approached the driver.
One of the men then pointed a gun at him and pulled him from the car.
The driver was searched and robbed of his cellphone.
Both hijackers climbed into the car and drove off, with the Golf following.
Burglary:
• Victoria Avenue (business).
The break-in took place on Friday.
Stolen: Taps.
• Lemmer Road, in Vulcania (business).
The company was burgled on Friday.
Stolen: A fan and a steel door.
• Spinnaker Lane, in Dalpark.
The house has been vacant since June 16 and the break-in was discovered on Friday.
Stolen: An electric meter box and plumbing material.
Attempted burglary:
• A would-be burglar fled from a home in Schutte Street, in Dalview, yesterday, after he was seen trying to open a door to the residence.
The man was spotted by someone in the house, who screamed at him.
The incident took place around midday and the door was damaged.
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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