Chelsea Avenue – Saturday, 04:55
Suspect removed car wheel from under parked vehicle and carried it away.
Not reported to SAPS
2022 April
Theft from Motor Vehicle (car parts)
Theft out of Motor Vehicle 3
Aandbloem Street – Friday, 21:04
Cnr Aandbloem and Luton. Small back window broken.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
House Break-in 2
Pypies Square – Friday, 18:00 – 00:00
Wallet taken
Reported to SAPS.
House Break-in
Rugley Road – Friday, 18:00 – 00:00
Front gate lifted off rails to gain entrance into property. A pram and children’s bike was taken. Property owners estimated it was before 00:15 as the alarm was set off thereafter.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Deer Park Drive – Friday, 06:00 – 18:00
Driver’s window of a vehicle parked in Deer Park was broken. Unknown what was stolen. Most likely occurred last afternoon.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle 2
Exner Avenue – Tuesday, 04:00
Back left passenger window of vehicle broken. Baby car seat taken.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Delphinium Street – Tuesday, 01:55
Theft out of Motor vehicle. Two suspects ran up Ixia when the car alarm was triggered.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Warwick Street – Sunday, 00:00 – 06:00
Back window of vehicle broken.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other Theft (Property)
Gardenia Avenue – Sunday, 00:00 – 06:00
2 x 19kg Gas Cylinders stolen.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft from Motor Vehicle (car parts)
Escombe Road – Saturday, 20:00
Headlight stolen from Polo TSI. The second headlight was stolen on Sunday night. It is believed that there were two people and a look out. Suspects had a vehicle.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted Hijacking
St James Street – Saturday, 19:45
A man was approached by two men while driving slowly through St James and Escombe crossing. They tried to open the driver’s door. The suspects were travelling in a white VW Polo. SAPS visited victim at home for a statement.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Vredehoek Avenue – Friday, 02:00
Vehicle was broken into and a car jack and spare wheel taken from the boot. Car alarm went off. Suspect came back at around 06:00 trying to force car door open. Was confronted by a resident and left after argument.
Reported to SAPS.
Attempted Other Theft (Property)
Exner Avenue – Thursday, 00:00 – 06:00
An attempt was made to break into a garage by pulling the door sideways. It is fitted with a latch on the inside so the break-in was unsuccessful. Suspects made a second unsuccessful attempt the following night (22 April).
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted House Break-in
Lambert Road – Monday, 11:15
Two men were seen trying to climb over the wall of a property. They ran towards Wexford Road when disturbed.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Upper Mill Street – Monday, 00:00 – 06:00
Vehicle accessed. Nothing taken.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other Theft (Property)
Exner Avenue – Monday, 00:00 – 06:00
Garage Break-in even though it is fitted with interior locks.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
House Break-in
Exner Avenue – Monday, 00:00 – 06:00
Suspects came in through forced open window. Electronic devices taken. Occupants only noticed the loss after waking up the next morning.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle - ARREST
Gardenia Avenue – Sunday, 09:23
Suspect took a bag from under the cover of a bakkie. Armed Response caught up with him in Derry street and SAPS took him in for profiling.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle 2
Exner Avenue – Sunday, 00:00 – 06:00
Unknown how access was gained. Items stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle 1
Escombe Road – Sunday, 00:00 – 06:00
Unknown how access was gained. Items stolen.
Reported to SAPS.
Other Theft (Property)
Chelmsford Road – Sunday, 00:00 – 06:00
Garage break-in. Main gate forced open, bicycles stolen.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted House Break-in
Deer Park Drive – Saturday, 23:36
Suspects jumped over fence when armed response arrived and disappeared into the bush.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
House Break-in
Upper Mill Street – Friday, 00:00 – 06:00
Apartment Break-in: Door was forced open. Two men with backpacks was seen running ran away.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other theft (Property)
Crassula Avenue – Friday, 00:00 – 06:00
Theft of Black Weber Braai.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other Theft (Property)
Chelsea Avenue – Thursday, 07:30
Wheelie bin was stolen 5 minutes after the truck came to empty it.
Not reported to SAPS.
Attempted Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Pypies Square – Thursday, 06:00 – 18:00
Mid-morning, a man wearing a reflective vest was seen trying to break into a bakkie. He ran off towards the Plantation.
Unknown if reported to SAPS
House Break-in 2
St James Street – Wednesday, 10:30 – 10:45
Crowbar Burglary.
Two men broke lock on security gate to get into a flat. They stole laptops and jewellery. It could not be confirmed that a vehicle was involved but suspected that there was.
They tried to break into a second flat on the property but were unsuccessful.
Reported to SAPS.
House Break-in
Chelsea Avenue – Wednesday, 06:00 – 18:00
Resident arrived home at 13:37 to discover someone had broken into apartment. A laptop, passport and ID were taken. SAPS responded and could find a point of forced entry.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Noordelike Avenue – Wednesday, 01:18
Items taken from vehicle.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Street Robbery - with dangerous weapon
Saddle Road – Wednesday, 00:00 – 06:00
A man was robbed at gun point by a male who then ran over Philip Kgosana Drive. A wallet was taken.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other Theft (Property)
Highlands Avenue – Wednesday, 00:00 – 06:00
Garage door forced open.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
House Break-in 1
Chelmsford Road – Wednesday, 00:00 – 06:00
Crowbar Burglary.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Upper Mill Street – Monday, 01:00
Locked vehicle was broken into by unknown means with no signs of forced entry. A Makita drill in a blue plastic Makita branded case was stolen. A glass pipe was found in the car.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Street Robbery - without a weapon
Noordelike Avenue – Sunday, 14:20
Freesia Park - theft of Vape.
Reported to SAPS.
Intruder inside home/Trespassing
Davenport Road – 06:00 – 18:00
Man with a backpack got into property in spite of locked security gate. He skulked around a bit and became very agitated/swore when confronted by residents.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Davenport Road – Tuesday, 04:20
A vehicle was broken into and items stolen. The resident has CCTV footage of the perpetrator. The vehicle was locked so it is not clear how the door was opened.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Attempted Theft of Motor Vehicle
Davenport Road – Tuesday, 04:18
Vehicle was locked on the evening of 4 April at 18:00. On notification from bank that money was taken from account discovered that vehicle has been accessed. CCTV footage indicated that man that had gained access to my vehicle at 4:18am on Tuesday 5 April. The suspect is about 1.65m tall wearing a grey cap, blue overall jacket and a dark brown backpack.
Reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Van Ryneveld Avenue – Monday, 07:15
A vehicle window was smashed, and an umbrella stolen from the vehicle’s boot. The resident chased the perpetrator who ran through Stroompie and disappeared.
unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle
Buitenkant Street – Saturday, 00:00 – 06:00
A VW Polo was parked on the field between Bradwell and Davenport overnight. Personal belongings (a multicoloured moon bag, aux cables) and some items of clothing had been taken. There was no visible damage to any part of the vehicle although the vehicle was locked.
Not reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle 3
Highlands Avenue – Friday, 00:00 – 06:00
Locked vehicles broken into on property. Not clear how perpetrator(s) got over fence/through security.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Theft out of Motor Vehicle 2
Chelmsford Road – Friday, 00:00 – 06:00
Resident heard an car alarm and saw two men running towards Derry Street, screaming at each other.
Unknown if reported to SAPS.
Other theft (property)
Peak Road – Friday, between 00–06:00
The property’s gate was lifted off the rail and a garage broken into. Unknown what was stolen as garage used for storage. This was the second incident two nights running.
Not reported to SAPS
Theft out of motor vehicle 1
Escombe Road – Friday, between 00:00–06:00
A vehicle parked in the road was broken into. The driver’s window doesn’t close properly so the owner suspects it was forced open to gain entry. Suspects took contents of cubbyhole (nothing of real value: spare masks, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, cloth, plastic cutlery) and old clothes from the boot.
Not reported to SAPS