Cases reported:
• Tampering with infrastructure: 1
• Malicious damage to property: 1
• Theft out of motor vehicle: 1 (Benoni case)
• Theft: 5
• Robbery with firearm: 1
• Common robbery: 1
Arrests:
• Rape: 1
• Theft: 2
• Assault GBH: 1
• Warrant of arrest: 1
• Speeding: 3
Armed robbery:
• A male motorist was robbed at gunpoint along Heidelberg Road (R23), near Leachville, yesterday (Tuesday).
Three men confronted the driver at about 7am while he was stationary at the traffic lights.
They demanded money and fled with the victim’s bank cards, cellphone and a bag containing a digital camera and baby clothes.
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Common robbery:
• A woman was assaulted and robbed by three men travelling in a white BMW.
The incident took place at 6.15pm yesterday along Rooibos Street in Dalpark as the victim was walking home.
She was pulled into the BMW, where she was assaulted and robbed of her purse.
The robbers forced her out of the car and drove off.
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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