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2014 August

Theft out of motor vehicle

Deer Park Drive - Saturday - Between 12:00 and 12:15
The window of a motor vehicle was broken and undisclosed items were stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Robbery - street mugging

Van Ryneveld Road - Saturday - 14:00
The complainant was offloading groceries when an unknown black male grabbed her bag and ran away.
Reported to SAPS

Theft of motor vehicle

Exner Avenue - Friday - between 19:40 and 10:00
A Dakar motorcycle was stolen from outside a property on Exner Avenue.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from motor vehicle (car parts) 2

St James Street - Thursday between 01:00 and 06:00
DPVwatch received a phone call on Thursday morning that a resident had woken up and noticed that her neighbour’s vehicle was on bricks. Upon inspection, a DPV member noticed that his vehicle was also on bricks and had had all four wheels stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from motor vehicle (car parts)

St James Street - Thursday between 01:00 and 06:00
DPVwatch received a phone call on Thursday morning that a resident had woken up and noticed that her neighbour’s vehicle was on bricks. This is the second theft of wheels from a motor vehicle on St James for that morning.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property

Exner Avenue - Thursday between 00:00 and 07:30.
Access to a house on Exner Avenue was gained via an open window. A handbag, cash, a remote and an iPad were stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property 4

Upper Mill Street - Monday between 22:40 and 08:00
A garage was broken into at a block of flats and four boxes including clothing, camping equipment and an iPhone were stolen
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property 2

Upper Mill Street - Monday between 21:45 and 07:40
A garage was broken into at a block of flats and golfing equipment was stolen
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property

Upper Mill Street - Monday between 15:00 and 08:00
A garage was broken into at a block of flats and tools were stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property 3

Upper Mill Street - Monday between 13:30 and 08:00
A garage was broken into at a block of flats. A vehicle’s window was damaged, but nothing was taken.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property

Wexford Road - Sunday/Monday between 23:00 and 07:45
A garage in a block of flats was broken into but nothing was taken.
Reported to SAPS

Robbery - street mugging

De Waal Drive - Saturday at 04:00
A man was walking on De Waal drive about 04:00. He was approached by a suspect who stabbed him in the shoulder and stole his Blackberry phone.
Reported to SAPS

Theft out of motor vehicle

Vredehoek Avenue - Friday between midnight and 07:00
A watch, bag, jacket and three skateboards had been left in the vehicle. The bag was searched, but only the three skateboards were taken. The skateboards are very distinguishable as they are original custom boards. One was a grey old school board with a kick tail and green wheels, the second one is a downhill racing board with white grip tape on top and green wheels and the third was a standard, cheap board. If found, please contact DPVwatch.
Not known if reported to SAPS.

Attempted theft from motor vehicle (car parts)

Van Ryneveld Road - Thursday at 13:30
A resident came home to find a white single cab bakkie, similar to a Toyota Hilux, with two coloured males attempting to steal the spare tyre from under a vehicle. The suspects fled the scene, leaving the area via Crassula Avenue outbound onto De Waal Drive.
Not reportedd to SAPS

Robbery - street mugging

Upper Mill Street - Monday at 21:30
The complainant was walking with his friend on Upper Mill Street when a white vehicle stopped, a black male got out and grabbed the complainant’s bag containing a laptop, clothing, sunglasses and cash.
Reported to SAPS

Theft out of motor vehicle

Chelsea Ave - Monday between 05:30 and 11:30
There was a theft out of motor vehicle on Chelsea Avenue. The car’s radio was stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from property

Noordelik Avenue - Monday 11:40
Garage door was forced open and items stolen from a car parked inside.
The suspect was a light skinned male wearing a light hoody jacket, blue jeans, black cap and dark shoes with white soles.
Reported to SAPS

Theft of motor vehicle

Clovelly Avenue - Saturday 16 August between 01:00 and 05:30
A White Ford Mondeo CG 25202 was stolen from Clovelly Avenue. No further information has been provided.
Reported to SAPS

Attempted theft out of motor vehicle

Deer Park Drive - Friday at 17:00
The driver’s side window of a car in the Deer Park parking area near the toilets was smashed, but nothing was stolen.
A previous suspect involved in theft out of motor vehicles was seen in the area shortly after incident. DPVwatch members searched the area, but could not locate the suspect.

Theft out of motor vehicle 2

Upper Mill Street - Sometime between 20:00 on the 14th and 08:15 on the 15th, a window of a vehicle was broken and a cell phone and charger were stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Theft out of motor vehicle

Belladonna, Thursday between 19:30 and 08:30
Car window broken and a car radio was stolen
Reported to SAPS

Theft out of motor vehicle

Deer Park Drive - Wednesday - 17:30
Driver side window smashed and a handbag was stolen from under the seat.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from vehicle - ARREST

Van Ryneveld Road - Monday at 02:45
The residents woke up to the sound of a car stopping on the road. They looked out and saw a Citi Golf parked in the middle of the road with the boot open. A coloured male was at their vehicle removing the wheel. They disturbed him and he started to flee. The resident used their DPVwatch radio to call in SAPS who responded so quickly they were able to arrest the suspect.
Excellent work!
Reported to SAPS.

Theft from property

Yeoville Road - Sunday at 04:00
A resident was on her balcony at 03:00 when she saw a light blue Toyota Tazz drive up. The vehicle had tinted windows, no hubcaps and had four occupants with hoodies on. At about 04:00 a brick was thrown through the flat window and a Macbook and hard drive was stolen. The men were seen jumping over the wall and are believe to be the same men as in the Toyota. The newspaper delivery men said they also saw the Toyota at the scene.
Reported to SAPS.

Trespassing

Clifford Avenue - Tuesday, between 06:00-18:00
An intruder gained access to to a property and proceeded to disconnect two video cameras and the internet aerial. He also found clothing to change into on site. After the intruder spent some time on the property he made a gap in the wooden fence to gain entry to the property next doorand then climbed over a garden wall into a property in Clairwood Avenue.

Theft out of motor vehicle

Delphinium Street - Thursday between 00:00 & 06:00
The car window was smashed and luggage was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.

Theft out of motor vehicle

Upper Mill Street - Tuesday at 17:30
The lock on the garage door was opened. The suspect was able to get inside the garage and steal a laptop from the vehicle parked inside.
Reported to SAPS.

Theft of motor vehicle

St James Street - Monday 20:45-21:00
At approximately 19:30 a resident noticed a black male behaving suspiciously at the door of a champagne coloured VW Polo Vivo. She called the police and several DPV members also attended the scene but the man could not be found. Shortly before 21:00 an identical vehicle to the one stolen pulled up behind the Vivo. The black male was now accompanied by a tall, slender light-haired white male and a tall athletic-looking coloured man. After looking around and checking the streets, they broke into the Vivo and drove off in it at 21:00. Registration CAW 67317.

Reported to SAPS

Attempted theft of motor vehicle

Escombe Road - Saturday 16:00-18:00
The vehicle door lock was broken and the ignition was tampered with.
Reported to SAPS

Theft of motor vehicle

Bellair Road - Between Saturday 21:45 and Sunday 08:30
A green Honda Ballade was stolen. Registration CA 537 296
Reported to SAPS

Theft out of motor vehicle

Deer Park Drive - Friday 06:00-18:00
A resident walking her dogs heard a car alarm go off in the cul de sac at the top of Deer Park Drive. On running towards the sound she saw an unidentifiable man wearing a dark navy hooded top run up into the forest, with something in his hand. She phoned DPVwatch, and members searched the area but could not find the suspect. The driver’s window had been smashed and the suspect had attempted to remove the car radio. Cash and a hard-drive, schoolbag and a bank card were stolen.
Reported to SAPS

Theft from motor vehicle (car parts)

Agapanthus Avenue - Friday 18:00-00:00
Two mag wheels were stolen from a VW parked on the corner of Agapanthus Avenue and Derry Street.
Reported to SAPS