Title: Armed robbery in Dreyersdal
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This is scary stuff! Please be reminded to be VERY CAREFUL when returning home - in the instance reported below, the resident was cautious, is a very regular patroller, but still he was fooled by these very smart operators!
It is a case of if there is any vehicle in sight when approaching your home, make sure that you are not being followed before entering your property - drive past and around the neighborhood if in any doubt - one has to be extra cautious with such persons of serious ill intent in the area at this time.
This is one of a few reports of armed robbery in local areas in the last little while - this report comes to us from BKMWatch (Bergvliet Kreupelbosch Meadowridge).
"Incident Type: Robbery - General Aggravated
Date and Time: 2009/05/15 09:00:00 PM
Location: Zomerlust Road, Zone: Dreyersdal - Area 2
Resident was arriving home from airport. As he (with family) got to driveway gate he noted a metallic blue sedan hatchback behind him. Sensing something he stopped before his gates. The car with a CY registration went past. He thought it was continuing so he opened his driveway gates and drove in. As his gates were closing, 3 armed black males all dressed in black ran through and up his driveway. They aggressively held guns to his families heads and demanded to go into the house. Once inside they were made to lie down while the thieves helped themselves to cell phones, lap tops, TV and more. It appeared that they were in the house for approx 15 minutes. During this time they appeared very professional, in that they were at first aggressive, then calming, ending up seemingly polite. They then left - no shots fired and no injuries. SAPS, ADT and patrollers were very quick to respond both to the premises and to search all surrounding areas and key exit points from the suburb. However the thieves were not found. The family was very traumatised and counselers were immediately made available. What is unbelievable is the thieves' brazeness in that there were several SAPS Kirstenhof vehicles out doing visible policing in the area - 1 had driven past an adjacent road minutes before and was in the immediate area when the incident occurred. An ADT response vehicle was in the road behind the residence when the incident hapened. Yet - through the thieves' professionalism and speed of operation, no one saw a thing. "
It is a case of if there is any vehicle in sight when approaching your home, make sure that you are not being followed before entering your property - drive past and around the neighborhood if in any doubt - one has to be extra cautious with such persons of serious ill intent in the area at this time.
This is one of a few reports of armed robbery in local areas in the last little while - this report comes to us from BKMWatch (Bergvliet Kreupelbosch Meadowridge).
"Incident Type: Robbery - General Aggravated
Date and Time: 2009/05/15 09:00:00 PM
Location: Zomerlust Road, Zone: Dreyersdal - Area 2
Resident was arriving home from airport. As he (with family) got to driveway gate he noted a metallic blue sedan hatchback behind him. Sensing something he stopped before his gates. The car with a CY registration went past. He thought it was continuing so he opened his driveway gates and drove in. As his gates were closing, 3 armed black males all dressed in black ran through and up his driveway. They aggressively held guns to his families heads and demanded to go into the house. Once inside they were made to lie down while the thieves helped themselves to cell phones, lap tops, TV and more. It appeared that they were in the house for approx 15 minutes. During this time they appeared very professional, in that they were at first aggressive, then calming, ending up seemingly polite. They then left - no shots fired and no injuries. SAPS, ADT and patrollers were very quick to respond both to the premises and to search all surrounding areas and key exit points from the suburb. However the thieves were not found. The family was very traumatised and counselers were immediately made available. What is unbelievable is the thieves' brazeness in that there were several SAPS Kirstenhof vehicles out doing visible policing in the area - 1 had driven past an adjacent road minutes before and was in the immediate area when the incident occurred. An ADT response vehicle was in the road behind the residence when the incident hapened. Yet - through the thieves' professionalism and speed of operation, no one saw a thing. "
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