Virginia Avenue - Friday, between 00:00-06:00
A blue pool cover, 8 x 1.5 m, was taken from the property.
Not reported to SAPS.
2020 February
Other theft
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
Chelsea Avenue - Friday, between 06:00-18:00
The window of a vehicle was smashed.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle 1
Wexford Road - Thursday, between 00:00-06:00
The garage door had been left unlocked. The car parked in the garage was broken into and four big bags of toys (used for speech therapy) were stolen out of the boot.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft of motor vehicle
Pinetree Crescent - Wednesday, at 19:23
A motorbike was stolen from outside the owner’s home. CA677…. Big Boy DRT 250, black & white with carry case on the back.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted hi-jacking
Saddle Road - Tuesday, at 17:30
Two men took an Uber from Hof Street to Saddle Road where they attempted to hijack the vehicle by attacking the driver with pepper spray and a knife. They couldn’t drive the vehicle because of a lock on the hand break and fled, crossing Philip Kgosana. DPV patrollers rushed to the scene and took note of the getaway vehicle parked on the other side of Philip Kgosana.
Reported to SAPS.
Other theft (Property)
Upper Mill Street - Tuesday, between 00:00 and 06:00
Cut through the fence and stole a bicycle.
Not reported to SAPS.
House break-in
Upper Maynard Street - Monday, at 14:40
No details are available of the break-in, other than that the alarm was triggered. A vehicle that was parked outside the house proceeded to drive down the wrong side of the road to exit to Upper Maynard.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle
Aandbloem Street - Monday, at 09:25
A Mini was broken into.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted Street Robbery - without a dangerous weapon
Aandbloem Street - Saturday, at 03:12
An assailant attempted to strangle a man walking home up. Residents were alerted by the man’s ongoing screaming and rushed to assist. The suspect ran towards Citivet. SAPS and other resources responded within 2 minutes.
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft of motor vehicle
Peak Road - Friday, 17:30
A white Honda XR125 motorbike was stolen from where it was parked outside Alpine Court.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted house break-in - ARREST
Anenome Avenue - Thursday, 00:00-06:00
Two men, dressed in dark clothing with backpacks, attempted to break in.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle 1
Bedford Street - Thursday, 06:00-18:00
A vehicle was broken into and the suspect was seen sprinting down Upper Mill Street.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle
Aandbloem Street - Thursday, at 09:00
Suspects entered the garage and gained access to a vehicle without the use of force. They took a set of golf clubs, a car battery and more items.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Street robbery with weapon - with dangerous weapon
Crassula Avenue - Tuesday, at 19:50
Two high school boys, on their way back from gym in Gardens, were held up at knife point and robbed of their cell phones.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft of motor vehicle
Exner Avenue - Tuesday, at 11:30
The ignition wires of a motorbike, parked on street, were cut. It was the second attempt in a month to steal the motorbike.
Reported to SAPS.
Other theft
Lambert Road - Monday, at 00:00
Suspect scaled a palisade fence to steal two plastic chairs off a balcony.
Not reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle 1
Bradwell Road - Sunday, 06:00-18:00
A window of a vehicle was smashed, but there was nothing to steal.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
Escombe Road - Sunday, between 00:00-06:00
The window of a vehicle was smashed.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft of motor vehicle - 3 ARRESTS!
Chelmsford Road - Saturday, at 04:05
Three suspects arrived in a and attempted to steal a blue VW Polo. SAPS did brilliant work and arrested the men at the scene.
Reported to SAPS.
House break-in
Yeoville Road - Saturday, at 06:00
Two suspects were caught by a private security. They were in possession of stolen binoculars in binocular bag.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other theft
Upper Mill Street - Saturday, at 04:00
The alarm was activated at 04:00 and CBAR responded. The following morning the resident noticed that a broom, mop and dustpan were missing.
Not reported to SAPS.
Street robbery - without a dangerous weapon - ARREST
Virginia Avenue - Friday, at 17:45
A woman was robbed of her phone on the street. The suspect was apprehended by DPV members after a search was launched.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted house break-in
Exner Avenue - Friday, at 14:30
A man climbed through the bathroom window of a flat, but fled back through the window when he was discovered in the bathroom by the owner who screamed out loud. He fled over the wall to the house next door. DPV patrollers and security were out on the streets within minutes and searched for him, but couldn’t find him.
Mot reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
Plantation Road - Friday, at 12:00
The right, small rear passenger window was broken. It is unknown if anything was stolen.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle 1
Vredehoek Avenue - Thursday, between 00:00 and 06:00
The car was parked in front of the complainant’s house, under the street light at 17:20. Access was gained to the vehicle without breaking any windows. A Yoyo stroller (black with blue-green accents) was taken from the boot.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle
Upper Mill Street - Thursday, between 00:00-06:00
The rear passenger side window was broken.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other theft
St James Street - Thursday, at 13:30
A man entered a property without setting the alarm off. He stole a sander. It is the third attempt of the same man to attempt to enter the property at approximately the same time of day. Residents were away on holiday.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
Derry Street - Thursday, at 19:05
A man smashed the window of a vehicle to reach paragliding gear on the back seat, but a DPV patroller noticed this and shouted at him. The suspect fled and disappeared as more patrollers joined to search for him.
Not reported to SAPS.
Attempted house break-in
Frank Avenue - Wednesday, at 02:30
Suspects first arrived at 21:00 (11 Feb) to cut wires to disarm the outside beams. They returned to cut the electric fence and Clearvu fencing. At 02:30 on the Wednesday morning the resident heard a bang. They had broken the glass of a window while they were trying to melt burglar bars.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Intruder/Trespassing
St James Street - Wednesday, 00:00 and 06:00
A man has been caught on camera twice in one week during the day, scouting a property. He jumped onto a garage roof and then into the garden of the bottom floor flat and stayed in the garden for about 40 minutes before leaving. He returned two days later to further inspect the block of flats.
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle 1
Aandbloem Street - Wednesday, at 03:41
A car was broken into on the corner of Lower Pypies and Aandbloem. A video of the incident is available.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle
Ixia Avenue - Wednesday, between 00:00 and 06:00
The back window of a Fiat Palio was smashed. A rubbish bag of contents was still on the back seat the following morning.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft of motor vehicle
St James Street - Tuesday, at 20:54
A silver VW Polo CV116 … was stolen on the corner of St James and Davenport Road. The owner was in the living room when the alarm went off for only two beeps and she saw her car rolling back. It then they took off.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle 1
Vredehoek Avenue - Monday, at 19:45
Suspicious male walking up Vredehoek Avenue trying car doors. Resident followed him so he kept on walking.
Not reported to SAPS.
House robbery
Peppertree Road - Monday, 04:00
Three men broke down the security gate and a panel in the wooden back door to gain access into the house. They took a television, laptop and cell phones. A young woman was hit on the head with a piece of wood when she tried to hold on to her phone.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
Chelsea Avenue - Monday, between 00:00 and 06:00
Resident discovered on Monday that someone had attempted to slash the back section of their FIAT500 convertible. The car was parked on Chelsea Avenue. next to the Signal.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft of motor vehicle 2
Virginia Avenue - Saturday, at 04:00
A BMW motorbike was stolen. CA 393…
Reported to SAPS.
Theft of motor vehicle
Chelmsford Road - Saturday, between 00:00 and 06:00
A motorbike was stolen. CA 867 ….
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of motor vehicle
Upper Mill Street - Saturday, at 06:30
A rental bronze Chico Golf was broken into for 3rd time in two days. The rear right passenger side window was smashed. It is unknown what was stolen.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted house break-in
Pypies Square - Saturday, at 03:35
Suspect climbed up onto the balcony. He attempted to burn the security bars and was on the balcony when the residents woke up. The suspect fled, leaving his hat behind.
Not reported to SAPS.
Other theft
Upper Mill Street - Friday, at 03:40
Camera footage is available of a man entering the property and removing a bicycle.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
House break-in
Chelmsford Road - Thursday, at 16:00
The owner’s patio key was left in her personal postbox for a neighbour to use in the afternoon to let her small dog out between 15:30 and 17:00. Someone removed the key from the postbox, opened the patio door and stole a Dell computer monitor and a small purse containing Tanzanian dollars. They also took a silver pendant. When leaving they closed the patio door and threw the key on the lawn, leaving the dog outside.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft from motor vehicle
Peak Road - Wednesday, at 04:00
The fitted radio/CD player and spare wheel was stolen from a white VW Polo parked outside Alpine Court. Neighbours heard the noise when the rear left passenger window was smashed and called SAPS.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft from motor vehicle
Windburg Road - Wednesday, at 11:00
Two men on foot, stole a tyre from a vehicle and ran down Saddle Road towards Barnham Avenue.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Intruder/Trespassing
Upper Mill Street - Monday, at 18:15
A man jumped over the front gate of a property, without setting off the alarm and beams on the stoep area. It appears that he collected a black bag from the property. He was chased away by a witness and DPV member.
Not reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle 1
Plantation Road - Saturday, between 18:00 and 00:00
A man was noticed in a vehicle outside Alpine Court, sitting in the passenger seat, riffling through the car. Nothing was broken. When he noticed the resident he left promptly.
Not reported to SAPS.
Other theft
Bellair Road - Saturday, between 08:00 and 10:00
An unknown person stole outside taps and approximately 2 metres of copper piping. A window was broken, but no access was gained. The Estate Agent estimates the incident occurred between 08:00 and 10:00.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted theft out of motor vehicle
Saddle Road - Saturday, at 02:30
Car broken into, setting off car alarm and suspects ran away.
Not reported to SAPS.