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Crime report

The following crimes were attended to by Umhlali SAPS over the weekend: R16 500 worth of electronics were stolen from a house in Corral Ridge on Sunday evening. The sliding door had been broken to gain entry. Another sliding door was broken to gain entry to a house on Lindsay road on Sunday night. R18130 …

The following crimes were attended to by Umhlali SAPS over the weekend:
R16 500 worth of electronics were stolen from a house in Corral Ridge on Sunday evening. The sliding door had been broken to gain entry.
Another sliding door was broken to gain entry to a house on Lindsay road on Sunday night. R18130 worth of good were stolen.
Jewellery, cellphones, bank cards and a handbag were stolen from a house on Compensation Road to the value of R37 100. The sliding door was also forced open.
A bag and a cell phone were stolen out of car near Willards beach on Saturday. The window had been smashed.
A man was found dead near Celena compound in Tongaat after he had an argument with another man over a radio on Saturday. His body was taken to the Tongaat mortuary.
Three men broke into a house in Foxhill Lane in Umhlali on Saturday. A pc, cellphones, cash and a camera to the value of R36 400 were stolen.
A 29-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a car which over-took a truck near Saverite in Tongaat on Saturday afternoon. The driver was caught at a bus station after fleeing the scene.
One man was killed and two other were injured in a dispute over fishing equipment in Khalafukwe on Saturday. A CPF member arrived on the scene and found a man who had been stabbed. The CPF member was then attacked by another person who stabbed him, however he shot the attacker. Both were taken to hospital for treatment.
A woman was kidnapped and allegedly raped by her ex-boyfriend in Tongaat on Saturday. He arrived at her home in Shayamoya and forced her into a car. She was taken to Tongaat and kept in a house where she is believed to have been raped.
A car was stolen from a home in Shakashead late on Friday night. The owner had parked the Nissan 1400 outside his home and it was taken during the night.
A woman was robbed by two men on Millview bridge in Makaweni on Friday. The men threatened her with a screwdriver and stole her cellphone, cash, ID and bank cards.
After being abducted, a five-year-old girl was raped in Shayamoya on Friday. Her parents found her walking along a road. She is still in hospital after being seriously injured.
A young boy was allegedly raped outside a tavern in Shayamoya while waiting for his grandmother to come out. The suspect came into the tavern and was identified, but ran away before being grabbed. This was a late report which occurred last weekend.
Contact Umhlali SAPS on 032-9479900.


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