• Friday – A business situated along Ergo Road in Maryvlei was burgled of cigarettes and cash.
* Two residential break-ins in Dalview were reported.
These took place at homes along Athlone Avenue (where dogs on the premises were poisoned) and Acton Street.
Television sets were stolen.
• Saturday – The body of a man was found at the corner of Hospital Road and Craven Street in Brakpan North.
Police were alerted to the discovery at around 6.40am by a passer-by.
The deceased sustained multiple injuries to his back and was wrapped in a blood-soaked curtain.
A case of murder is under investigation.
Read: Skeletal human remains found near Brakpan Dam
* Two men were arrested for residential burglary at a vacant house in Lapping Street, Brenthurst.
The property was vandalised (doors removed, ceiling damaged and a wash basin was broken).
*Clothing, shoes, groceries and cosmetics were stolen from a home along Prince George Avenue.
• Sunday – No priority cases were reported at the time of publication.
Weekend arrests
The following arrests were made in Brakpan over the weekend:
• Common robbery: 1
• Defeating the ends of justice: 1
• Possession of drugs: 7
• Housebreaking and theft: 2
• Malicious damage to property: 1
• Common assault: 1
• Reckless driving: 2
• Assault GBH: 1
• Drunk in public: 1
• Theft: 2
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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