Weekend crime round-up
An overview of crimes reported to local SAPS from March 21 to 23.
The following crimes were reported to Brakpan police over the past weekend:
Friday – A man was robbed and stabbed at a liquor outlet in the Plastic City informal settlement. The incident took place at around 18:00.
The victim was paying for his drink when a man grabbed the cash from his hands. When the victim demanded the man return his money, the man picked up a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the hand.
He then told the victim to shut up, and left, taking the R1 000 cash with him. The robber is known to the victim.
Saturday – An attempt was made to steal a white Renault Sandero from the parking lot at Shoprite Brakpan. The owner returned to the vehicle and found the door, dashboard, ignition and part of the steering wheel had been damaged.
• Undisclosed household items were stolen during a break-in at an address along Muir Avenue.
A Hyundai Atos parked on the premises was also stolen.
• A home in Taft Avenue was burgled of a TV and other valuables.
• A man was stabbed and robbed by two men at the corner of Craigholm Street and Carmyllie Avenue in Dalview.
The pair, who are known to the victim, approached him at around 19:00 and asked for R5. When he told them he doesn’t have any money to give them, one of them grabbed the victim from behind.
When the victim fought back, the other man stabbed him in the face with a knife. The duo then took the victim’s cellphone and R1 100 in cash. The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for medical treatment.
Sunday – Two security guards on duty at a business along Main Reef Road near Anzac were robbed and threatened at gunpoint by a gang of intruders.
The victims were sitting outside the guard room when they were confronted by six men at about 22:30. The men, each armed with a gun, pointed the weapons at the victims and threatened to shoot them if they didn’t cooperate.
The victims were forced to lie down and their hands were tied. The robbers searched them and took their cellphones.
They then left the victims and headed to the building on the premises. The guards later untied themselves and found that no company property had been stolen.
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