Tuesday Incidents

13h00 Break-in at # Gumtree, Bokkemanskloof. Time unknown, may have been days earlier, unoccupied at present.

11h26 Rocks placed in Hughenden Rd again. Last time a lady was attacked when she stopped to clear the same rocks. SAPS (Insp. Lourens) investigates. No one found but local residents are suspicious of a “scarred” Bravo male seen a number of times at this location.

21h03 Mariners Security report a (German) tourist couple mugged and robbed of bags, and all jewellery (approximately 20h45) on the beach close to the river mouth. No immediate NW or SAPS response. 21h12 SAPS at Mariners. Mariners security search the dunes. NW member locates the discarded handbag and valueless contents on the Disa horse trail 300m upstream from Princess St. SAPS unresponsive when asked for assistance on the HBNW radio net. Bag taken to SAPS who had not recorded the names or contact details of the victims despite them having been in the CSC. NW member locates the guest house via the keys in the bag and returns bag. Robbers are 3 Bravo males in dark clothing one armed with a baseball bat. Both tourists transported to hospital for medical attention. Update:Passports were safely stored the their guest house. Both are fine and back at the guest house.

From a resident: Thats the second after dark mugging on the beach this year. Previous one (Jan 4) was 20h30 - 2 bravo male with knives. It could be the same group and at least we now know they may be using the horse trail as their exit (i think most of the day time muggings have involved vehicles) also - when we have tourist incident like this i understood there was a whole load of tourist assistance services from the city of cape town that kick in - passport renewal, counselling etc. I wonder if this happened and what our german tourists thought of their experience with our local saps.

21h12 Camps Bay Watch as HBNW to be on the lookout for a dark blue BMW CA21554 on it’s way toward HB after being stolen in Camps Bay.