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Digest Extract: These are the latest Incident Reports for the area from Tactical Reaction Services (TRS)...

TRS General Area Incident Reports - 23 Jul 2010

Area 1: Kya Sands / Farmall / Northriding / Northwold / Weltevreden Park / Randburg

TRS Reports

27th June 2010 (11h56) Break in Bernie street, Kya Sand

Signal – Call received from client Access – Cut palisade fence & broke door
Power was switched off inside the building by criminals Items taken – 5 Computers
SAPS & TRS Reaction Head informed.

28th June 2010 (04h00) Armed robbery Carmen street, Zandspruit

Signal – Panic received Suspects – Two armed men
Held the guard and tenant up but they managed to escape SAPS & TRS Area Manager informed

28th June 2010 (05h02) Attempted Break in Kenilworth road, Kya Sand

Signal – Call received from client Access – Removed bar from palisade fence
Suspects – Did not manage to enter building SAPS & TRS Reaction Head informed

29th June 2010 (03h42) Break in River road, Kya Sand

Signal – Burglary signal received Access – Hole in wall at back of premises
Items taken – 6 Computers & roll of electric cables. Three guards on site, one injured by criminals
SAPS & TRS Reaction head informed

01st July 2010 (05h13) Robbery Staal street, Kya Sand

Signal – Call received from client Suspects - 5 Armed Men robbed a security guard
Items taken – 2 cell phones, torch & broke a vehicle’s window. SAPS & TRS Reaction head informed

1st July 2010 Attempted Break in Douglas Drive, Randburg

Signal – Reaction officers reported whilst doing inspection that a client had an attempted break in the night prior
Access – Broke the sliding door Items taken – Nothing
SAPS and TRS area manager informed

02nd July 2010 (19h04) Armed Robbery Malibongwe, Kya Sand

Signal – Panic received Items taken – R3000-00 & cigarettes
Suspects – 4 Armed Men, pointed cashier with fire arm They ran across Malibongwe into the bushes
SAPS on route to the scene arrested a suspect as they were robbing a lady at the cnr of River road and Malibongwe
TRS Reaction Head informed

3rd July 2010 (09h36) Break In Kennelworth road, Kya Sand

Signal – Call received from client Access – Palisade removed & opened window
Items taken – Not confirmed SAPS & TRS Reaction Head informed

14th July 2010 (02h50) Fence Cut Kya Sands road, Kya Sand

Signal – Panic signal received Guard pressed panic as he saw 3 men cutting fence
Items taken – Nothing Client and TRS area manager informed.

Security Warning- Farmall/Chartwell West and surrounds

E-mail received from J De Beer on the 1st July 2010, which read;
Subject: Security Warning- Farmall/Chartwell West and surrounds

Hello Residents.

There have been 4 Burglary incidents in the last 7 Days all in the Farmall extension area. N.B. They are targeting Motorcycles, Laundry, Borehole pumps and tools.

Entry Techniques used:
Forced Motor gate open Ladder over electric fence Cutting of fence

It is obvious this group is well skilled at undetected entry.
I will forward to SAPS and Security Companies, however they can only do so much as patrols the streets and when looking at the size of the area a patrol only travel on “roads” and accordingly probably only pass by every hour also the vehicles are seen by perpetrators coming from a long distance off giving them ample opportunity to hide.

If I can make a plea:

When in the unfortunate incident of being robbed / burgled, gather as much detail as you can and forward to me, I will pass this on to the SAPS reservists who are actively patrolling the areas. If we can collect relevant information.

And build a knowledge base we will be able to determine
• Is it one group or individuals?
• Are the incidents random, opportunistic or how well planned?
• Timing of incidents, what goods are they targeting?
• Do you have staff on your payroll, have you questioned your staff, where do they live? Is information being provided to the criminals “Inside Job”
• Did the suspects know what was where, have the goods been recently replaced or purchased?
• If they steal tools are they for resale or to be used in other robberies? (Bobbejan, Crowbars, hacksaw, Bolt cutter, Pliers, screwdrivers, power tools) Power tools will be for resale.
• Point of entry, point of exit, some idea of how they moved around on the premises, i.e. did they know where security system were being used? Did they choose a particular point of entry because it was known to be a soft spot?
• Vehicles (motor bikes, Quads, bicycles) could the suspects have prior knowledge that there are motorbikes on the site, are they visible from the road or used often? For instance if they knew there was a motorbike on site, they cannot carry it over a wall so they would plan the entry carefully, Force a Gate, Fence cutting. Was the steering locked and were the keys available?
• Look at the volume of goods and time taken in the burglary did they move it by hand, or would they need transport.
• Have your dogs been playing up, what were the times Keep a log book of observations.
I do realise not all information is known but it is my belief that looking at the incident will deliver a lot of information that could help in either finding ways to catch the perpetrators or at least better secure areas .

Regards
Jerry De Beer
Chairperson
Sector 1 Community Policing Forum
Douglasdale CPF
083 300 4860
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Area 4: Lonehill / Fourways / Magaliessig / Craigavon / Bryanston

TRS Reports

30th June 2010 (06h22) Vehicle Break in Cedar road, Bryanston

Signal – Panic signal received Access – Broke complex wall
Guard heard vehicle alarm and saw there was a vehicle break in. 8 vehicles had been broken into
Suspects – 3 men, were seen running into the bushes SAPS & TRS Area Manager informed

5th July 2010 (22h00) Armed Robbery Frederick road, Kengies

Signal – supervisor required signal received Lady robbed by two men next to complex

7th July 2010 (17h00) Theft of vehicle cnr Peter Wenning and William Nicol, Lonehill

Signal – call received from guard site Client woke up and found vehicle missing
SAPS and TRS area manager informed

13th July 2010 (03h29) Fence Cut Troupand Avenue, Magaliessig

Signal – Electric fence signal received Access – Fence cut
Items taken – Nothing SAPS and TRS area manger informed

URGENT - MAGALIESIG - GUNSHOTS

Email received from G Garrett on the 2nd July 2010, which read
Subject: URGENT - MAGALIESIG - GUNSHOTS

Hi all,

Gunshots occurred at Unit xx Marabella on Rooivalk street, Magaliesig on the 2nd July 2010 11:25am.

2 Black Males in Silver Mazda 3 attempted a robbery. Security or owner opened fire. SAPS team were on the scene within in minutes and tracking vehicle. Inspector Jali from Douglasdale was on the scene and handling this. If vehicle is spotted pls call him on 072 22 56 015.

Thank you all – SAPS and Security companies for excellent response and co-ordination.

Thanks,
Geoff
Douglasdale Community Policing Forum
Crime and Intelligence Team

IMPORTANT LOOKOUTS- please notify all vehicles

Email received from G Garrett on the 8th July 2010, which read
Subject: IMPORTANT LOOKOUTS- please notify all vehicles
Ian: Thanks,
Important Lookouts;

Lookout 1: White Nissan bakkie LMK 020 GP involved in house robbery in Notten road closure (operating in Lonehill and Magaliesig – occupants – 3 black males or 1 white guy and 1 black male)

Lookout 2: Red Izuzu Bakkie reg SWB 758 GP with eight coloured guys call at complexes road closures offering gardening services and then attack residents and guards when they are asked to leave. These suspects had a violent confrontation with the guard and the chairperson at Crestwood Hills last Friday. They are also suspected of being involved in burglaries in Lonehill East. These suspects are extremely aggressive so do not approach them but call SAPS or security.

Douglasdale Community Policing Forum
Crime and Intelligence Team

Toyota Hillux gang posing as furniture removal company - PLS POST LOOKOUT


Email received from G Garrett on the 19th July 2010, which read

Subject: FW: Toyota Hillux gang posing as furniture removal company - PLS POST LOOKOUT

You might want to pass this on to the greater Fourways area.
Toyota Hillux with a loading trailer, colour white, registration number SWJ 192 GP, entered the Greenpark Access Control enclosure (Flamink Avenue, Douglasdale) posing as a furniture delivery company. Tried to enter houses by purporting to being there to deliver furniture to the owners.

This is a bogus operation.

Regards
Stephen van Rooyen
(for Greenpark Access Control)