Wednesday Incidents

08h24 ADT Intruder spotted on property at # Edmondia, Kronenzicht, hopped into a white Cockroach and left. Registration number unknown.

10h14 Earl St. Rasta offering an oxygen and Acetylene mini welding set for sale. Resident suspects it’s stolen property.

13h19 Attempted break-in in Orangekloof Rd. A resident in the area reports two bogus? Concil workers in the area earlier, pretending to be inspecting drains despite having no implements. Council type dress without logos.

Friday Incidents

0h32 Ruyteplaats detect fence activations along with increased dog activity.

0h32 Llandudno, vehicle reported leaving at high speed.

0h55 4# Scaife St. Suspicious noises. 01h06 Intruder forced garage but ran off unseen and empty handed. The same area reported noises 24 hours earlier.

03h16 Valley Rd. World of Birds, suspicious person carrying 2 surfboards and a cock and bull story. SAPS asked to attend. 03h31 Code 64.

03h38 Waterfall Lane, Longkloof. Three suspects being chased on premises after being spotted on the balcony. SSP’s respond. Two reported to have headed down Valley and one down Main Rd. Two of the suspects were seen and identified as the Bravo males that ran from Well Way into Hilton at 01h30. They were caught on camera as dogs chased them into Hilton. Peculirly their trousers were wet up to their thighs. There may have been an incident at Glenellen (TBC) and these two may have worked their way up the river to Well Way from there. Later at around 04h00 an indistinct figure is seen running through the camera from the river toward Main Rd. I'll post pictures when I have time to go through and capture from the video.

04h15 Green Golf occupied by 4 maled leaving the Heights area following an alarm activation at Sentinel School. SAPS and SSP’s respond. Vehicle stopped and occupants are Rasta’s with minor children?

Saturday Incidents

15h08 3# Andrews Rd. break-in, valuables stolen.

15h11 Trespasser reported at # Pinedene Rd. ADT respond.

17h56 Earlier? break-in at 4# Albert Rd. SSP's and HBNW assist.

18h00 Attemoted break-in 2# Marlin Cresc. Heights. Upstairs balcony door forced.

20h25 TOOV 13# Albert Rd.

Saturday Incidents

04h18 Attempted break-in # Brink St. Penzance. No description.

05h08 ADT. Stolen bakkie intercepted at 'Engen' Charlie driver runs away. Incident unclear. SAPS respond.

12h41 Mainstream detain a female ATM scammer. Incident started earlier when an ATM user was harassed at Oakhurst Spar by the female and two? Bravo male accomplices. It seems the group followed the card holder to Mainstream. Female then detained while the males took off in a white Corolla and possibly another vehicle

19h00 House-breaker detained in the act by a Vensec guard. SAPS asked to attend.

22h59 Payne Street, Penzance, disturbance in the street reported. White Polo JSF???GP Three Whiskey occupants driving recklessly SAPS asked to attend. 23h08 Found in Barry Street urgent request for SAPS to attend. 23h12 SAPS arrive.

0h00 # Riverside Terrace, resident reports activity? On the property. SSP’s respond 0h05 Resident reports continued activity. Outcome unknown.

Friday Incidents

03h31 Attempted break-in at 3# Whittlers Way. 2 Bravo males seen departing. SSP's respond. Pipetrack fences cut.

05h04 Break-in at # Sandy Place, Flatscreen TV stolen. SSP's and SAPS respond. 05h16 ADT find TV in bush (damaged).

06h00 ATM fraudsters tampering? with FNB? ATM.

09h48 Pondicherry / Albert. 4 Bravo males and a 5th scout? reported to be casing properties.

10h54 White Nissan bakkie CA929199 reported to have helped themselves to goods (drain covers?) belonging to Sentinal School? SSP and HBNW respond. Vehicle found at Engen. SAPS asked to attend.

12h54 Break-in at ? Victor St. SSP's and SAPS respond.

14h26 Cable thieves cutting supply cables to "The Castle" Excellent response by SSP's and HBNW...........long story but 14h48 Four Charlie males detained. SAPS asked to attend.

Thursday Incidents

23h40 Penzance fence sensors tripped, dogs shouting. 0h42 More sensor activations, suspect moving about in Armour. 0h59 Baseball cap found outside 1# van Oudtshoorn, cap reported to belong to "Sam" (AKA Patriot Sam). 01h27 Suspect, 18yrs old, brown top and black pants seen jumping the fence into Sijonga Phambile. 01h55 Cap identified as positively belonging to "Sam" currently on parole. SAPS not heard on air. Click on the "Sam" label below (or down the RH margin) this post to read about Sam's other adventures.
07h48 Attempted break-in at # Lategaan, Penzance, suspect Bravo about 18 years old, wearing a brown top, armed with a knife, running away and jumped onto # Louw St. SAPS unresponsive on air. SSP's and HBNW respond. 08h06 Suspect runs from a house in Barry St where he stole a handbag (later recovered). Long story but........08h32 Sam arrested and handed to SAPS. This appears to be the same Sam currently out on parole and responsible for the earlier incidents.

01h59 Sensor activations in the Vlakkenberg (Hughenden/Bokkemanskloof). 02h12 Alarm activation at 6# Bokkemanskloof Rd. 04h10 Sensors triggered at 3# Whittlers Way. ADT respond. Numerous sensor activations on the Hughenden pipetrack.

07h42 # Manchester St. TOOV

21h28 TOOV at # Baviaanskloof Rd. Thief not seen.

Monday Incidents

02h28 1# Pondicherry. Intruders reported on property. Nothing further

02h28 Intruder on property at 1# Christiaan St. ADT and SAPS respond. 03h12 Intruder footprints head to van Oustshoorn. Seems intruder legged it when spotted by resident.

03h43 # Duiker St. Burglar bars found to have been tampered with. HBS and SAPS respond.

04h54 Mainstream security report suspicious light blue jersey and one dark blue jersey passing through Mainstream toward Shell

05h26 # Louw St. Break-in SSP's and SAPS respond. Ladder used to access window and lift laptop.

05h30 1# Luisa Way Break-in thief runs off with car and house keys?

07h40 2# Pondicherry. Resident awakes to find a young 18-20 year old Bravo male at the balcony door. Trespasser? Takes off when spotted and wearing a white top.

07h46 Earlier? break-in at 3# Bayview, Heights.

21h52 Break-in at 1# Marlin Crescent. Charlie thief dressed in Black thought to be heading toward the harbour carrying a stolen maroon handbag. 22h42 ADT6 Charlies fitting above description spotted in Harbour, SAPS requested. Nothing further.

22h19 Couple fighting? or female being attacked? in a white vehicle at the old SAPS. SAPS unresponsive on air. SSP’s respond. 22h30 Still no sign of SAPS.

Sunday Sinners

02h39 464# Valley Rd. Intruder roported on premises. Uncontracted client, SAPS informed. Location of 464# unclear, later reported as 'opposite nursery'. SSP's and MD patrol respond. 02h49 ADT report no signs of forced entry.

11h37 Susect arrested by residents close to 4# Milner. Unknown incident. SAPS asked to attend.

13h30 Retaining blocks being stolen at the graveyard entrance to IY. Suspect may be a green Isuzu bakkie with a trailer seen leaving HB with a load of blocks. Inform SAPS is you see blocks being loaded.

14h27 ATM fraudsters operating in HB driving a maroon Tazz CY65721 and head to Camps Bay when confronted. ATM fraudster nabbed in Camps Bay and returned to HB.

18h57 CA458789 Yellow Vuka Scooter abandoned on Victoria bridge. KA wheels scooter to SAPS for safe? keeping. May have been there for three days.

19h13 Attempted cable theft, close to Library. Young Charlie thieves leave when observed by ADT6.

Wednesday Incidents

01h29 # Break-in at Duiker St. Heights. SAPS respond.

06h05 Between 02h00 and 05h00 # Monaco off Pondicherry Break-in and TOV CA131989 black Nissan 4x4 double cab. Numerous goods stolen.

22h38 Intruder on premises # Christiaan St. Young Bravo male, very tall, in a yellow t-shirt/white writing confronted by resident and runs off to? SSP’s respond

23h58 Fence jumpers in Penzance close to Sijonga Phambile, leave a bicycle behind?

Wednesday Incidents

01h30 Suspicious vehicle touring close to Ruyteplaats and Mount Rhodes. ADT and SAPS respond.

02h09 Fence jumper activates beams at 1# Brink St Penzance. Dogs shouting in Louw St. SSP’s and SAPS respond. 02h38 SAPS, Bravo male headed toward the top of Brink.

13h09 Llandudno beach parking? Attempted TOV. Two occupants of a white Golf CA135079 attempted to steal an Isuzu bakkie? and take off when disturbed? heading for Camps Bay. SAPS and CBNW informed, nothing further.

21h40 # Sluysken, Northshore, Break-in by 2 unknowns. Note fence tampering report yesterday at the same address.

23h20 # Brighton, Beach Est. attempted break-in by unknown (same as earlier Sluysken?)

09h05 Known skelm hovering in the Plumtree area Hughenden. SSP's respond.

Tuesday Incidents

01h59 Penzance guard spots 2 Bravo males running about in Payne St. 02h10 ADT7 reporst there was an earlier activation at 1# Lategan and this may be connected to the ‘runners’ SSP’s respond.

03h32 2# Mountain St, break-in reported. Metallic gold A3 Audi CA352036 stolen complete with other goods. SSP’s and SAPS respond including outlying CSC’s.

03h38 Suspicious activity in the Henshell Rd area. (Resident report)

07h20 SP reports earlier TOOV at the top of St Anthonys Rd

21h52 NSS. # Sluysken Fence tampered with. SSP's respond

Saturday Incidents

01h31 3# Penzance, attempted break-in. Dog alerted resident as thieves jumped electric fence, thieves jump back and head into IY. SSP’s respond.

13h51 407# Main Rd, Disa Thief inside premises as resident returns home. SSP’s and HBNW respond. SAPS ZH1 unresponsive on air. 13h51 SAPS 10111 refuse assistance. 13h56 Thief apprehended SAPS HB asked to attend.

Friday Incidents

04h35 3# Bayview, Heights. Attempted break-in.

08h14 1# Hughenden Rd. Three Bravo youngsters observed breaking and entering. SSP’s, SAPS and HBNW respond. Thieves jumping fences from property to property. 08h43 One thief arrested on # Plumtree Close as two run off into the mountain. SAPS unresponsive on air.

08h30 1# Pondicherry. Earlier theft of a black Raleigh bicycle reported.

08h55 # Whittlers Way, earlier TOOV reported.

10h15 Reports of two males? In possession of laptops on Rocket Rd. SAPS and HBNW respond. Suspects rooting about in the bush?

11h02 Two? Suspects (known operators) apprehended by SAPS on the footpath to Llandudno. Two others picked up on Rocket Rd for questioning.

15h24 Group of Bravo males removing council fence on Mandela close to the playground. SAPS informed

19h00 Three youngsters mugged on Rocket Rd. above Kronenzicht. Muggers are three? Bravo males using a knife and firearm.

19h00 Brunia Way TOOV.

19h00 Armed robbery reported in Llandudno. No details.

23h02 # Corner Victoria and Princess, break-in in progress. SSP’s and SAPS respond. 23h07 SAPS report Charlie male in a white t-shirt legged it off toward the dunes. 0h12 ZH12 arrest the Charlie trying to break into a vehicle in Seacliffe.

23h18 Alarm at Bayside High (YMCA), no access at gate, caretaker unresponsive.

Tuesday and Wednesday Incidents

Tuesday

0h08 4# Penzance, thief hiding in the vicinity after TOOV?

03h01 1# Blue Valley Ave. Doorbell rung by unknown. Bokke guard responds.

07h05 ADT report, 1# Nooitgedacht 2 X TOOV’s

22h26 ADT1. Attempted break-in in the Stoneybrook area. Thieves jumping about between Stoneybrook , Ken Heights and Avignon. One suspect wearing a red top.

23h13 Suspects spotted on premises after a break-in on Boskykloof Rd. No response from Longkloof residents on sleep channel. Three thieves spotted fitting description of the Stonybrook thieves. Easy access along the mountain path may have been used.

Wednesday

01h32 Waterfall Lane, top of Valley. Flatscreen TV stolen (Possibly the ‘Stonybrook’ gang again preparing for 2010?)

02h47 # Bridoon Close, intruder on premises, runs off toward the mountain, no description.

02h59 Suspect detained at Legends carrying a knife.

03h57 Bokke Guard reports a suspicious white bakkie, two Charlie? Occupants rooting about in Bokkemanskloof. 04h14 Bakkie left via Main Rd.

05h15 Intruder inside house in Candlewood, Bokkemanskloof/Overkloof.

05h26 Activity (foot traffic) detected in the Bokkemanskloof Ravine heading up toward the pipetrack. Resident reports dogs were shouting earlier at 02h15.

05h41 Activity reported on the pipetrack above Overkloof. Break-in at residence above the pipetrack, intruder inside the house.

06h40 Three gunshots reported on the pipetrack above Bokkemanskloof and Hughenden. SAPS active in the area.

This may have been "Mountain Men" detaining a group moving toward IY. MM claim they were tracked from Tokai although no evidence has been presented showing they had been active in Tokai or that they were in fact actively 'tracked' on the night. MM appear to have driven to HB and staked out the path above Blue Valley Avenue. If the group were indeed returning from Tokai what bacame of the group that toured HB?.

During the night eight incidents were recorded "on air" excluding SAPS figures which are unknown. The incidents started in Stonybrook and progressed up the Valley toward Longkloof at the top of Valley Rd, then crossed the river into Overkloof and Bokkemanskloof with the last recorded incident being the intruder in the house above the pipetrack at 05h41. An hour later the "Mountain Men" and SAPS? were firing shots and detaining a group of Bravo males above Blue Valley Avenue on an established path which crosses BVA into the treeline above the pipetrack (Clay Cafe) This path is a known route. The timeline above indicates that the group detained may well have been the group that toured the valley and were returning to IY from Bokkemanskloof.

Since this arrest the pattern of break-ins and robberies that have plagued residents living on the mountain perimeter have stopped (11/05/09) indicating that the arrests have had an effect on the group that toured the Valley above directly or indirectly.

13h10 Mainstream Security, # Doris Way break-in in progress. SSP’s and SAPS respond. Safes stolen. No one found.

10h37 # Sandy Place, intruder inside premises. 10h39 thief legs it out of the kitchen door. SSP’s respond.

Sunday Sinners

17h49 Clowns in 2 Subaru’s (one reg. CA708831) driving recklessly on Suikerbossie. SAPS asked to attend. 17h59 clowns tearing up the gravel parking lot at ‘Law Enforcement’ offices.18h06 SAPS at scene.

18h03 3# Penzance, attempted break-in. Intruder dressed in jeans and a white cap jumps from the roof and heads toward Main Rd.

20h00 ADT3. Attempted break-in at 1# Lategan St. Thief runs off when ADT arrive.

20h04 Suspicious activity detected on the Lategan/IY fence line.

23h45 1# or 5#? Penzance, attempted break-in, intruder jumps fence onto neighboring property. SSP’s attend.

02h29 Lategan St. Fence activation. SSP’s respond.

17h10 TOOV Earl and Edward, resident observes thieves hiding in the bush. SSP’s and HBNW respond. Extensive search but 3 Charlies not found. Green springbok bag stolen.

Monday Incidents

23h24 2# Maori Rd Llandudno, break-in, laptop stolen. Nothing further.

07h25 1# Cecil St. Beach Estate, break-in. Forced entry nothing further.

12h57 Watchcon. Lady being attacked / robbed at the top of Skaife St. HBNW and SSP’s respond. Two Bravo males on the run with the victims handbag down Scaife. 12h59 Seen running in Campbell. 13h00 SSP spots them in Andrews. 12h01 Both apprehended. SAPS attend. Four minutes after the first broadcast, job done! One mugger armed with a knife with which he threatened an SSP.

22h07 # Seagull, Harbour Heights, attempted break-in.

23h23 Watchcon. Two intruders reported on Tierboskloof Estate, Both in blue jeans, one blue hoodie and one black hoodie. Break-in at # Stonehill, thief runs when the alarm activates.

This group may be targeting secure estates via the mountain. (Berg en Dal had an attempt Tuesday 14th) Also raids into Penzance and Oakwood Estate FROM THE MOUNTAN recently.

17h26 10# Pondicherry, suspects on premises run off after breaking-in. Handbag stolen etc. SSP’s respond.

22h14 Details unclear….security guard shot in harbour area, suspect with firearm spotted……SAPS unresponsive on air. Nothing further

Saturday Incidents

0h30 1# Meadows Close, Intruder on premises preceded by strange phone call from someone pretending to be from a local response company. No details broadcast on HBNW radio net.

01h30 Wavecrest daycare centre, break-in equipment stolen. No details broadcast on HBNW radio net.

09h53 CA140010 White Nissan bakkie ‘Scrap collector?” touring HB for opportunities. Escorted out of the Valley.

10h52 Rasta Jerome trespassing on a property in Milner. SSP’s escort him out of the area, dressed in a dark top and jeans.

13h28 ATM fraudsters? Reported at Mainstream CEA6280 heading toward Shoprite.

Time unknown, tourists scammed out of their card at the ABSA ATM.

23h06 Intruder inside house at 1# Lentedal runs away empty handed. Nothing further.

Tuesday Incidents

04h05 # Sunset, Llandudno. Break-in and TOV, stolen vehicle, white Jeep CA315063

05h09 CF100173, white Golf behaving suspiciously in Baviaanskloof. Driver claims they are working in the area.

10h46 TOV (Stolen) Llandudno beach area. Black Polo with mags, reg XPS787GP. Speculation that 3 Charlie males in a white Toyota Condor CA367962 may be involved. Iy was noted thet the 3 in the registration plate had been altered to read as 8.

12h47 Break-in at 1# Baviaanskloof Rd. SSP's respond, intruder runs away. Monitor stolen.

23h30 # Riverside Terrace attempted break-in.

Thursday Incidents

0h38 # Eustigia Close intruders reported to have entered the property witnessed by a close neighbours. SSP’s, SAPS and HBNW respond. Two Bravo males reported in bush while two are in the property. 01h03 Effective response seems to have discouraged a break-in no one found.

17h14 Whiskey couple driving a metallic blue convertible BMW nab a laptop from Dunes Restaurant. Registration unknown

Monday Incidents

04h00 2# Villa de Legno Attempted break-in. Thief unseen. Villa de Legno has had a number of attempts in the last few weeks indicated by reports of numerous garden beam activations.

07h02 Motorist robbed while stopped close to Village Gate Centre. Charlie robber last seen running toward Mainstream. Mainstream security unresponsive on air.