Cases reported:
• Malicious damage to property: 1
• Burglary business: 1
• General theft: 4
• Theft out of motor vehicle: 1
• Contempt of court: 2
• Burglary residential: 1
• House robbery: 2
Arrests:
• None
Break-ins:
• Springs Road, in Witpoortjie (business).
Stolen: Tyres, a compressor and batteries.
• Van der Walt Road, in Dalview.
Stolen: Copper wires and steel tabs.
Other:
• Two house robberies took place yesterday (Monday).
* A Sallies Village resident was robbed in his home along Sabie Street by two men at about 1.10pm.
The robbers, one of whom was armed with a gun, fled with a television set, home theatre system and a laptop.
They were travelling in a white Toyota Corolla.
* A resident of Redheart Street, in Dalpark, fell victim to a gang of robbers at around 4.15pm.
The victim answered a knock at his door and was greeted by a man with a firearm.
The robber was joined by five others and the resident was bound with cable ties.
The gang took a television set, two laptops, an amplifier, clothes, shoes, an iron, microwave, tablet and the resident’s car – a silver Mercedes Benz C180.
The vehicle was recovered shortly afterwards
• A smash-and-grab was reported along Acton Street, in Dalview, yesterday.
A woman was waiting to pick up children from the nearby school, when a man smashed the passenger window and grabbed her handbag.
The incident took place at about 2.30pm.
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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