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The following crimes were reported to Brakpan police over the past 24 hours (September 27 to 28):

Cases reported:

• Reckless driving: 6
• Common assault: 2
• Malicious damage to property: 1
• Pollution: 1
• Shoplifting: 1
• Housebreaking with intent to commit an offence: 1
• Business burglary: 1
• Residential burglary: 1
• Theft: 3
• Theft of motor vehicle: 3 (One Dunnottar case)
• Theft out of motor vehicle: 2
• Theft from motor vehicle: 1
• Use of motor vehicle without owner’s consent: 2
• Dealing in drugs: 1
• Business robbery: 1

Arrests:

• Possession of drugs: 1
• Reckless driving: 6
• Culpable homicide: 1
• Dealing in drugs: 1
• Shoplifting: 1
• Business robbery: 1

Business robbery:

• Two men and a woman robbed a gambling shop along Voortrekker Road, last night (Wednesday).

The trio entered the shop at about 11.45pm and held a staff member at knifepoint.

They fled with cash, a cellphone and a bag containing toiletries and a Bluetooth speaker.

Burglary:

• Uranium Road, in Vulcania (business).

The break-in took place on Tuesday.

Stolen: Electric tools and cables.

• Hamilton Street.

The home was burgled yesterday.

Stolen: A TV and a cellphone.

Theft of motor vehicle:

• A red Nissan 1400 bakkie was stolen from the Sherwood Shopping Centre, last night.

• On Tuesday, a car trailer was stolen from an address along Pienaar Street, in Brenthurst.

Theft out of/from a motor vehicle:

• A radio, speakers, tools and a car battery were stolen from a vehicle parked in Hoy Avenue, on Monday.

• A car parked along Lawrence Street, in Dalpark, was broken into and a bag containing documents and cash was stolen.

The incident took place yesterday afternoon.

• Mag wheels were stolen from two cars parked along Denne Road.

The thefts occured on different days.

The first incident took place at a workshop in Denneoord on Tuesday, while the second took place at an address in the vicinity of Denne Road/Station Road yesterday.

Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.

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