Three cars stolen at Casseldale car dealership in one night
The robbers broke the office safe to get the keys for the cars.
Three cars were stolen from a Casseldale car dealership last Sunday evening.
The owner told police that an employee, who lives at the back of the premises on Ermelo Road, came to his house the following morning and told him there had been a break-in.
He rushed to the dealership and noticed the fence on the side of the building had been cut and the sliding door broken.
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The safe containing the keys to the dealerships’ cars was broken and keys were found on the floor.
Three vehicles that were parked outside were taken – a white Nissan NP 300 double-cab 2019 model valued at R270 000, a white Ford Ranger Supercab 2014 model valued at R230 000, and a silver Hyundai I20 2013 model valued at R130 000.
The owner said his employee told him that while she was in her room, she had heard someone at the door threatening that if she tried to do anything, they would rape and kill her.
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Fearing for her life, she stayed in her room.
She waited until after 5am to go to her employer’s house to tell him what had happened as her cellphone battery was flat since there was no electricity on site.
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