Wendy Swannell >Public Servant News Network Eastern Cape Thanks Wendy, and ATLAS SECURITY for allowing us to share their ~ CRIME SNAPSHOTS - SEPT 18TH - SEPT 24 WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 24 @ 02:13 Walmer. Burglars forced open a window at a prospect road home. A plasma TV, back pack with personal items was reported stolen. @ 02:21 St Georges Park. Atlas response arrested a thief in Park drive. The suspect had broken into a vehicle and was caught while removing the battery. @ 07:26 Mill Park. Burglars entered a College drive school garage. The school bus vehicle was smashed. No other loss reported. @ 10:41 Lorraine. Atlas response was notified that a home was burgled in Versailles Court. Jewellery, Plasma TV, laptop and other valuables were reported stolen. @ 12:20 Deal Party. A security guard at a Ferguson road business had alerted Atlas response of thieves in the yard. The thieves attempted to steal goods from the yard. The thieves fled. No loss reported. @ 12:37 Westering. Burglars smashed a window at a Papenkuil Street home. Jewellery was reported stolen. @ 20:57 Linkside. Burglars climbed over a wall at a Godstow Avenue home. No entry was gained. No loss reported. @ 22:00 Sidwell. A tuck shop door was forced open at a Sutton Road school. No loss was reported. @ 22:49 Richmond Hill. A home owner at a Dickens Street home notified Atlas control room that they heard noises outside. A burglar had stolen the garden furniture. TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 23 @ 03:36 Lorraine. Intruders cut the electric fence at a Verdun road complex. No entry was gained. @ 04:31 Uitenhage. Atlas response was dispatched to a medical emergency. Ambulance attended patient. @ 10:15 Algoa Park. Burglars forced open a back door at a Cradock place home. A weed eater and tools were reported stolen. @ 12:12 Mount Croix. Burglars forced open a garage door at a Hazlehurst Road home. Copper piping, wooden door and bookshelf were reported missing. @ 13:31 Sunridge Park. Intruders removed burglar proofing at an Abelia Crescent home. The home owner shouted and the intruder fled. No loss was reported. @ 14:47 Parsonsvlei. Burglars forced open a window and entered a Criollo Street home. A cell phone, wallet and modem were reported stolen. MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 22 @ 01:58 Glendinningvale. Burglars forced open a sliding door at Lennox road business. Cash and Cigarettes was reported stolen. @ 02:15 St Georges Park. Atlas response was notified that a thief was breaking into a vehicle. Atlas response arrested the thief. No loss was reported. @ 07:41 Newton Park. Burglars forced open a security gate at a Fifth avenue business. No entry was gained. @ 08:27 Charlo. A domestic worker reported that a burglar jumped over a neighboring wall. When the burglar saw her he fled. @ 09:04 North End. Burglars entered through Paterson road Business roof. A motherboard and PC was reported stolen. @ 10:20 South End. A burglar broke a window at a Pierre street. A gardener saw the burglar and arrested him. No entry was gained. No loss was reported. @ 14:09 Deal Party. Burglars entered a store room at a Stephenson Street business. Liquor was reported stolen. @14:44 Humewood. Intruders forced open a front door at a Abedour Crescent Home. Four Plasma TV’s and a laptop were reported stolen. @ 17:40 Neave Township. Burglars smashed a window at a Gibson street business. No entry gained. SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 21 @ 02:10 Walmer. Burglars forced open glass doors at a Heugh Road business. Several plasma TV’s were reported stolen. @ 02:19 Lorraine. A home owner was tied up in her Versailles court home. Burglars entered and stole jewellery, laptop and a plasma TV. @ 07:57 Greenacres. Atlas control centre was notified of damage to a fence at a Rochelle road complex. Burglars damaged the fence surrounding a complex. @ 13:17 Summerstrand. A lady notified Atlas control centre of a robbery in Percy Owen close. A lady was robbed at gun point in the road. Her cell phone was stolen. @ 14:53 Lorraine. Atlas response was notified of thieves that broke into a vehicle at a Burgess street business. Atlas response officer chased an arrested one thief. A cell phone and cash was stolen. @ 15:02 Korsten. Burglars forced open wooden doors at a Durban road business. No entry gained. @ 16:48 Walmer. Atlas response was sent to a medical emergency at a Water Road business. Ambulance attended the patient on site. @ 21:08 Newton Park. Burglars damaged electric fencing and wall at a Seventh Avenue business. @ 22:18 Newton Park. Burglars forced open a garage door at a Burt drive home. Power tools were reported stolen. SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 20 @ 01:00 Walmer. Burglars through rocks through a business in Victoria drive. No entry gained. @ 01:31 Walmer. A white bakkie with Thieves in threw in petrol at a First avenue service station. The thieves fled and did not pay. @ 05:11 Sidwell. A burglar was arrested at a Sutton road business. The burglar was attempting to break-in. @ 06:02 Walmer. A Villiers Road resident alerted Atlas control centre of a commotion at the next door home. Atlas response arrived and arrested a burglar who had smashed a window. The burglar entered and hid underneath a bed. @ 08:00 Sidwell. Burglars smashed a window at a Harrysmith Road business. A grinder and welding machine was reported stolen. @ 09:35 Walmer. A business owner noticed a thief enter a Church road business. The owner shouted. The burglar fled with a handbag. @ 09:46 Morningside. A home owner at a Petersvale Road home reported theft at his home. Thieves stole the light from the outside of the home. @ 10:27 Walmer Heights. Burglars damaged vibrecrete wall and fencing at a Chlodea street home. No entry gained. 23:01 Central. Atlas response were notified of an hi jacking in Campbell street. The hi-jacked vehicles were recovered. Cell phones and cash were stolen. FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 19 00:25 Summerstrand. Two burglars entered a Louis Botha Drive home while the home owner was asleep. The home owner was awoken by the noise and approached the burglar. One burglar fled and the other got into a scuffle with the client. The burglar fled. No loss was reported. @ 00:34 Mill Park. Burglars broke open doors leading into a hall area at a College drive school. Loss was not confirmed. @ 02:58 Lovemore Heights. Intruders removed a window at an Overdale Avenue home. Two laptops were reported stolen. @ 03:39 Glenhurd. Atlas response was notified that a homeowner was tied up inside her Ruth Street home. Robbers forced open a window and entered. The robbers stole the complete safe and the home owner’s vehicle. The robbers also took the clients ATM card and forced that she give them her pin number. @ 08:25 Sidwell. Robbers entered a Kempston road business. The robber’s gun pointed the staff and demanded jewellery, wallets and cell phones. @08:37 Summerstrand. Atlas response was dispatched to assist with a medical emergency at a Galpin road home. An elderly man was struggling to breath. The patient was transported to hospital by ambulance. @ 09:36 Walmer. Thieves stole copper piping from a Victoria drive business. @ 10:09 Lorraine. Burglars kicked in a front door at a Lourdes road home. The home owner was in the back garden. Burglars fled with laptop, Cell phone, Jewellery, Ipad and handbag. @ 10:50 Walmer. Burglars climbed over palisade fencing at a main road business. The burglars broke open the workers lockers and stole clothing. @ 16:22 William Moffat. A thief was caught at a shopping centre. The thief tried to steal duvet covers. THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 18 @ 03:19 Struandale. Intruders broke a slab of vibrecrete wall at a Eveready Road business. Security guard saw them and chased them away. @ 06:07 Rowallan Park. Burglars forced open a window at a Penelope street home. Burglars did not manage to gain entry. No loss. @08:27 Sidwell. Burglars entered a Harrysmith Road business through the air vents. The burglars stole a laptop and a plasma TV. @ 09:23 Lorraine. A Melan Road home owner was watching TV when three burglars entered through his bathroom window. The burglars tied the homeowner up. The burglars demanded all the valuables and firearm. The burglars then loaded stolen goods into the home owner’s vehicle a silver polo. The burglars fled in the homeowner’s vehicle. @ 09:44 Lorraine. Atlas response were informed that there had been a break-in at a home in Melan Road. Burglars stole a laptop and fled. @ 10:45 St Georges Park. A burglar was attempting to force open a window at a Jutland Crescent home. Atlas response arrested the burglar. No entry was gained. @ 11:15 Colchester. Atlas control room was informed by a business owner of an attempted break-in. Burglars attempted to gain entry at a guest house in Wellington Street. No loss. @ 11:43 Mount Croix. Burglars forced open a flat let door at a Hazlehurst Street home. A plasma TV, kettle, biltong and meat were reported stolen. @ 12:44 Central. A robber entered a Rink Street business. The robber gun pointed the cashier and stole cash. @ 13:49 Kamma Park. Burglars forced open a bedroom door at a Marguerite Street home. No loss was reported. @ 18:31 Despatch. A home owner notified Atlas response of an attempted break-in. Burglars forced open a window. No entry was gained. CAT Public Servant News Network Eastern Cape
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:22:31 +0000