Cases reported:
• Assault GBH: 1
• Theft: 2
• Selling counterfeit goods: 1
• Common assault: 1
• Business burglary: 1
• Theft out of motor vehicle: 1
• Theft from motor vehicle: 1
• Malicious damage to property: 1
• Robbery with firearm: 3
• Tampering with infrastructure: 1
Arrests:
• Selling counterfeit goods: 1
Armed robbery:
• A train commuter was robbed by four men on Wednesday evening.
The male victim, who boarded a train from Boksburg to Springs, was confronted by the group at the Brakpan Train Station just after 8pm.
One of the men was armed with a gun and two others were brandishing knives.
They searched the victim and took his cellphone.
Other commuters were reportedly robbed of their possessions.
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• Two security guards were robbed at gunpoint at a company along Second Avenue in Witpoort Estates.
The pair were confronted by two armed men at around 9pm last night (Thursday).
They were searched and robbed of a cellphone, torch and a pair of handcuffs.
• A security guard on duty at a company along First Road in Vulcania was robbed by three men this morning (Friday).
The robbers gained access to the premises at about 1am and threatened the guard with a gun.
He was robbed of his cellphone and tied up.
The robbers fled when the alarm was sounded by another guard.
Burglary:
• Nossob Street, Dalpark (business).
The break-in took place yesterday.
Stolen: Computers and a laptop.
Theft out of/from motor vehicle:
• On Wednesday, a radio and some tools were stolen from a car parked along Hoy Avenue.
• A vehicle at an address in Gerrit Maritz Avenue, Dalview, was stripped of its wheels on Wednesday.
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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