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The following crimes were reported to Brakpan police over the past 24 hours (May 22 to 23):

Cases reported:

• Tampering/damaging of infrastructure: 2
• Malicious damage to property: 3
• Sexual assault: 1
• Residential burglary: 3
• Drunk driving: 1
• Assault GBH: 2
• Theft from motor vehicle: 1
• Theft: 1
• Reckless driving: 1
• Common assault: 1
• Common robbery: 1
• Shoplifting: 2
• Suicide: 1
• Fraud: 1
• Theft out of motor vehicle: 1

Arrests:

• Housebreaking and theft: 1
• Drunk driving: 1
• Shoplifting: 2
• Rape: 1
• Theft: 1
• Robbery with firearm: 1

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Common robbery:

• A male pedestrian was robbed along Victoria Avenue on Monday.

The incident took place at about 9am when the victim was confronted by a lone robber armed with a knife.

The robber ran off with the victim’s wristwatch.

Burglary:

• Wattle Street, Dalpark.

A tool shed on the property was broken into on Friday.

Stolen: Tools.

• Hoy Avenue.

The burglary took place yesterday (Tuesday).

Stolen: A laptop.

• Goods Road.

The break-in occurred yesterday.

Stolen: A TV, DVD player and sound equipment.

Theft out of/from motor vehicle:

• On Monday, tyres and rims were stolen from a car parked at an address along Blesbok Avenue in Leachville.

• A generator and an extension cord were stolen from a vehicle in Devon Road, Dalview, on Monday.

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

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