Lambert Road - Saturday between 00:00 & 06:00
A Blue VW Golf with registration CA 880 061 was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
2014 May
Theft of vehicle
Theft out of vehicle
Exner Avenue - Thursday between 06:00 & 18:00
The car was broken into and a wheel, umbrella, clothes and a wet-suit were stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of vehicle - ARREST
Windburg Road - Thursday at 14:00
A DPVwatch member received a phone call from a member that a car was being broken into outsider her house. The member immediately alerted the radio network and rushed to the scene. When members arrived the suspect had left but the witness was able to give a very good clothing description. The members searched the area and the suspect was seen leaving Pypies Square. With the assistance of SAPS the suspect was arrested.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Barnham Road - Tuesday between 00:00 & 06:00
The garage door at the block of flats was tampered with to gain access. Items stolen include tools, mountain bikes, motorbike helmets and biker leathers.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Watsonia Avenue - between Monday 09:00 and Tuesday 09:00
Some time between 09:30 on 26 May and 09:15 on 27 May, a garage was broken into and tools stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of vehicle
Watsonia Avenue - Monday overnight
The side window of a vehicle was broken. Nothing was taken from the vehicle.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of vehicle 2
Peak Road - Saturday between 23:00 and 07:45 on Sunday
A mountain bike was stolen from a bakkie parked on Peak Road.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of vehicle
Upper Maynard - Saturday between 00:00 & 06:00
The rear side window of an Audi was smashed. Not known what was stolen.
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft from vehicle
Agapanthus Avenue - Friday between 00:00 & 06:00
The lock on the car was tampered with to get in. The car was ransacked but only a jacket and tissues were stolen. The suspect left a cigarette butt behind.
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Florida Road - Friday 15:00 - 00:00
The lock of a door was damaged to gain entry to the property, and a laptop was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Intruder
Ludlow Road - Friday at 14:20
A resident heard noises in the garden and saw a man sneaking around the house. When he realized he had been spotted he jumped back over the wall and ran away.
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Chelsea Avenue - Wednesday at 07:30
A window was forced open and a laptop stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from vehicle
Peak Road - Sunday between 00:00 & 07:45
A canopy was stolen from a Ford Ranger bakkie some time between midnight and 07:45.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Vehicle
Bradwell Street, Sunday 18 May between 15:30 and 16:00
A window on a vehicle was broken. Sunglasses, a watch, luggage, camera bag (empty), and a child’s scooter were stolen.
Reported to SAPS
Mugging
Escombe Road - Thursday at 23:15
A lady on her way home was approached by two coloured males who stole her handbag.
Reported to SAPS.
Intruder
Exner Avenue - Thursday at 02:59
An intruder entered the property and looked around for any opportunities. One of the cars was unlocked and he went into the vehicle but there was nothing in there to be stolen.
Not currently reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle
Upper Mill - Thursday 00:00-06:00
The car window was broken. Luggage, sports bag and clothing was stolen
Reported to SAPS
Theft from property
Rocklands Ave - Thursday 06:00-18:00
The garage door was broken to gain access. It is not known what was stolen.
Reported to SAPS
Theft out of vehicle 2
Ben Avenue - Wednesday between 00:00 & 06:00
The car door was forced open. CDs. sunglasses, flippers, goggles, kick board, towel and iPhone was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of vehicle
Chelmsford Road - Wednesday between 00:00 & 06:00
The front passenger window was smashed and ray bans, Hugo Boss wallet and cash stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from Property
Yeoville Rd, Wednesday 14 May between 00:00 and 06:00
Access was gained by forcing the main bedroom window open which had no burglar bars. Two Galaxy tablets were taken as well as an undisclosed amount of Euro coins. The alarm was activated in ‘stay home’ mode during the night.
Reporetd to SAPS
Theft out of Vehicle
Highlands close, between 16:00 on 13 May and 08:10 on 14 May,
The door of a vehicle was opened. A lipstick and CDs were stolen.
Reported to SAPS
Theft out of vehicle
Aandbloem Road - Monday between 21:00 & 22:00
Car broken into and a wallet stolen
Reported to SAPS.
theft out of vehicle
Ludlow Road - Saturday between 13:00 & 17:20
The window at the property was broken to gain access. Music equipment was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Escombe Road - Saturday between 19:00 & 00:00
The garage door was forced open. A drill, sander and angle grinder was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft of Vehicle
Aandbloem Road - Friday 00:00 - 06:00
A Gomoto Scooter with registration CA 491 148 was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Peppertree Crescent - Friday 00:00 - 06:00
The garage door was bent open by being the hinge mechanism. The electric motor was pushed back and the rail of the opening mechanism ripped from its fixing point to the roof beam and the roof beam shattered into several pieces. The external board above the door was also damaged. A large black Samsonite suitcase with spare parts was stolen.
This suitcase and its contents were found later in the day on the mountain slope by a resident of Pinetree Road.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of vehicle
Chelmsford Road - Thursday between 00:00 & 07:15
The car window was smashed and CDs were stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Davenport Road - Thursday between 00:00 & 04:00
The door to the property was forced open and an iPad was stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from property
Bradwell Road - Wednesday at 17:45
The suspect accessed the property via the front gate and door which had been left unlocked. A cellphone and other items were stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft of vehicle
Cnr Myrtle & Upper Maynard - Wednesday at 05:00
Two men in a white Hyundai H100 vehicle with registration CA 777 197 attempted to steal a scooter. A resident woke up, switched on his lights and the suspects ran off.
Not currently reported to SAPS.
Theft out of vehicle
Aloe Street - Monday at 02:15
The suspected jumped over a low wall in the lane to High Cape. He smashed the drivers window to get to what looked like a cell phone between the seats. It was actually a notebook!
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft from property - ARREST
Bedford Road - Thursday at 13:48
A resident of Bedford Mews, was at home and heard a sound of a security gate rattling on Bedford Street. The resident investigated and saw a black male climbing over the gate into a property. He immediately called a friend who is a DPVwatch member who alerted the radio network. 5 DPV watch members responded immediately and flooded the area, manning key points around Chelsea Ave, Mill Street, Bedford Street and Upper Maynard. The suspect was then spotted on the property at Bedford Street but he ran from the back of the property. He was then seen climbing the wall into the Millborough Court gardens. The DPV member manning Chelsea Avenue saw a man matching that description walking across the Good Hope Seminary School fields towards the gate. Two DPV responders then moved around to the school’s main gate, while another followed across the field. The suspect jumped the wall at the main gate, and was immediately apprehended by the two members waiting on Vredehoek Avenue.
SAPS arrived and searched the man who was found in possession of 6 stolen watches. Another watch was discovered on the property in Bedford Road.
Great work!!!