The house break-ins in Sand River Village near Hazyview recently saw more than 20 homes stolen from by unknown criminals.
Community members claimed that thugs have the upper hand in the area as there is no police patrol. All reported break-ins happened during the day at the new development area when most owners were at work.

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The community is now up in arms and on the verge of taking the law into their own hands. “We are looking for these criminals, and once we find them, we will deal with them by way of mob justice. We will make sure they regret the day they were born, because we have realised that the police have failed us.

The community said, “Our village is less than 4km away from the Hazyview Police Station, but we have learnt not to rely on police patrols, and the only time we see police in our village is when a crime is reported.

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“We have been pleading with the station to do patrols since these criminals started to target our houses. But if nothing happens, we will then do their jobs in a harsh way.
“We believe the police want us to react so that they can see the seriousness of this crime in our area.”
Television sets, laptops, cellphones and various other household accessories are stolen.

A provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, was unavailable for comment before going to press.