• Friday – A man was injured during a robbery at a business along 23rd Road in Withok Estates.
Police were called to the scene around 3am.
No further information was available at the time of publication.
* A woman was robbed of her handbag by a lone thief along Craigholm Street in Dalview.
The victim was walking to the shop at about 2pm when a man grabbed her bag and ran off.
The bag contained cash.
* A home in Tinker Road, Brenthurst, was burgled of a TV, appliances and cellphones.
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* The driver of a gold BMW 2 Series Coupe was robbed of his vehicle along New Kleinfontein Road in Leachville.
Two men armed with guns pulled the man from his vehicle while he was stationary at the traffic lights around 7pm.
The victim’s wallet and cellphone were also taken.
* Cash was stolen during a robbery at a petrol station along Heidelberg Road (R23), near Dalpark.
Two gunmen entered the shop on the premises at about 7.40pm and demanded money.
A shot was fired, but no injuries were reported.
The robbers fled in an unknown vehicle.
• Saturday – Six residential burglaries were reported.
These took place at homes along Waterval Road in Leachville, Lower Road in Sunair Park, Etosha Avenue in Dalpark Extension Six, Farquharson Road in Minnebron, Porter Avenue in Dalview and Voortrekker Road.
Tools, kitchenware, jewellery, TVs, computers, cellphones, liquor, jewellery and shoes were amongst the items stolen.
* A laptop and cellphone were stolen from a motorist along Prince George Avenue in Brenthurst.
The victim was stationary at the traffic lights at about 2.30pm when a man reached in through the car’s open window and grabbed the laptop bag from the passenger seat.
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* A white Nissan NP200 bakkie was stolen from Venter Street in Dalview.
* Two men robbed a woman in her home along Second Road in Withok Estates.
The robbers broke into the residence around 7.30pm and held the victim at gunpoint.
They fled with a briefcase containing personal documents, jewellery and cash.
• Sunday – A home in Farquharson Road, Minnebron, was broken into and a TV and a sound system were stolen.
A red Volkswagen Golf parked inside a locked garage on the premises was also taken.
Weekend arrests:
• Assault GBH: 1
• Speeding: 4
• Theft: 2
• Shoplifting: 6
• Possession of drugs: 4
• Possession of stolen motor vehicle: 3
• Drunk driving: 8
• Possession of stolen property: 2
• Armed robbery: 2
• Possession of ammunition: 1
• Fraud: 1
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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