During a house robbery in Tarentaal Street, Helikon Park, intruders gained entry onto the property by lifting the front gate off its rails and forced the owner, who was at home, into the house where they stole household items and fled the scene. Photo: Pixabay. For illustrative purposes.
Theft, especially gate motor theft is on the rise in Rand West City, warned Johan Krogh, general manager of EPR West Rand.
He said according to their latest crime report for the period Friday, 15 to Sunday, 17 May, there were at least six such incidents.
In addition, Krogh revealed at least four incidents of business break-ins, among other at a school in Bekkersdal and at Elandsvlei Smallholdings, as well as attempted housebreaking in Westonaria.
We urge the public to ensure that they secure their gate motors by using an anti-theft bracket.
“Other methods include securing the gate rail, and ensuring that brackets are in place to stop the gate from being lifted,” he said.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
