0h38 ADT3 Break-in at ## Armour Rd. Laptops etc. stolen.
0h59 Watchcon. ## Milner Rd. Attempted break-in, fence cut. Resident let dogs out and suspects fled.
13h46 CH. A member of the public encounters CA650128 a White Toyota Cressida being driven recklessley. Driver and vehicle unlicensed. ZH31 contacted and asked to respond, vehicle detained at “Luigi’s” 14h13 SAPS fail to turn up at the scene, unlicensed vehicle and driver proceed on their way. Members of the public unable to wait any longer.
18h00 Cockroach Taxi CA702106 white Toyota Corolla with two Bravo occupants involved in a hit and run with another vehicle on the corner of Scott and Main Rd. HBNW respond. Number plates reported to be false. 18h40 not found.
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The Armour Rd robbery took place at exactly the same time as the previous Armour Road Robbery (28th Feb, 00h40). Perhaps our neighbourhood watch co-ordinators can schedule patrols for around this time. Just a thought
ReplyDeleteIt is strange to see members of the public trying do police work (unlicenced drivers). why not join the saps if they want to be cops?
ReplyDeleteThe average resident in Hout Bay is already extended trying to school children, pay spiraling bills, secure their families at home and do scheduled NW patrols along with irregular responses to crime day and night and is doing as much as they can. Becoming a reservist is just not an option for the average family man due to time constraints.
ReplyDeleteThe vehicle that was detained was being driven recklessly. The driver, who was unlicensed had limited control of the unlicensed vehicle and was a direct threat to other road users and pedestrians. To follow such a vehicle (eyes and ears only) and expect a SAPS interception is a fruitless exercise. To allow it to proceed on it’s merry way and have an accident with, or cause injury to another is not a natural reaction.
Gotta be careful here. Bottom line is that you can't pull over a taxi, detain a driver or anyone else unless you are a cop. Even if the driver decides not to shoot you, your action could result in a case being thrown out of court on a procedural irregularity. You could find yourself up in court. If you are not SAPS then be the eyes and ears and call for assistance and (painfully) accept that SAPS may not provide it - traffic offences may not be high on their list of priorities. Having said that, if you think someone is really endangering the lives of others then like most of us you react accordingly and take the consequences.
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