Double break-in trauma for Southport couple
The burglars rifled through the living area and stole a TV remote, soundbar, the woman's handbag containing cash and bank cards, as well as her husband's cash, cards and identity book.
A Southport couple has been traumatised twice – a break-in at their home in the early hours of the morning last week, followed by a phone call a few days later from a con artist who asked for a R250 payment to have their stolen car released from the police pound.
At the time of the break-in last Thursday, July 9 the couple (who don’t wish to be named) were asleep at their home in a complex in Southport.
At about 2.30am, burglars entered the premises by breaking the locks on a sliding door and security gate after they accessed the balcony by climbing on top of a car parked underneath.
Unbeknown to the couple, the burglars rifled through the living area and stole a TV remote, soundbar, the woman’s handbag containing cash and bank cards, as well as her husband’s cash, cards and identity book.
They also took keys to an Audi and a Toyota.
They stole the Audi from a garage by cutting the lock. The vehicle was found later the same morning on the outskirts of Murchison.
Some of the tyres were missing, along with the battery. The owner believes the intention was to probably strip the vehicle.
The woman was only alerted to the robbers’ presence when she heard the alarm being activated on her husband’s Toyota.
When she opened a bedroom window, she saw three men in the courtyard. They ran off.
“Luckily, they didn’t come into the bedrooms,” she said.
On Sunday morning, July 12, her husband received a call from a ‘Capt Mdluli’ who claimed that all their belongings had been found.
He described in detail the contents of the handbag. He also asked about the Audi and told them he could fast track the paperwork for the car’s release from the police pound for a payment of R250.
They found this strange and told ‘Capt Mdluli’ that they did not have any cash but he went further by saying they could send him the money through a local retail store.
The detective investigating the case was informed and they were told it was a scam.
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