Cases reported:
• Speeding: 2
• Residential burglary: 4
• Reckless driving: 4
• Robbery with other weapon: 2
• Malicious damage to property: 2
• Common assault: 2
• Possession of drugs: 1
• Contravention of Second-hand Goods Act: 1
• Fraud: 2
• Theft of motor vehicle: 3
• Theft: 4
• Theft from motor vehicle: 2
• Traffic offences: 15
• Possession of stolen property: 1
• Assault GBH: 1
• Contempt of court: 1
Arrests:
• Assault GBH: 3
• Possession of drugs: 1
• Possession of stolen cable: 1
• Robbery with other weapon: 2
• Fraud: 1
Armed robbery
• A woman was robbed of her jewellery by two men along Gardiner Avenue at around 10am on Tuesday.
The robbers, one of whom was armed with a knife, confronted the victim and ordered her to hand over her wristwatch and rings.
• Two suspected robbers were apprehended by community members in Leachville yesterday (Wednesday) and handed over to police.
The pair are believed to have robbed a group of young women at knifepoint along Tigerwoord Avenue at about 2.30pm.
Three cellphones were recovered and two knives were seized.
Read: Help sought in tracking down house robbery suspect
Burglary:
• Jim Vining Street, Minnebron.
The break-in took place on Monday.
Stolen: Tools. A car on the property was also stripped of its wheels.
• Libertas Road, Sonneveld.
The home was broken into on Tuesday.
Stolen: A gaming console and laptop.
• Cutter Road, Dalpark.
The home was burgled on Tuesday.
Stolen: Jewellery.
• Hastings Avenue.
The break-in occurred yesterday.
Stolen: A TV, DVD player, cellphones and other household items.
Theft of motor vehicle:
• A silver Volkswagen Polo was stolen from an address along Devon Avenue in Dalview on Monday.
• On Tuesday, a vehicle was stolen from Wordsworth Street in Dalpark. No further information was provided.
• A silver Toyota Tazz was stolen from Germains Avenue on Tuesday.
Theft from motor vehicle:
• Cash was stolen from a car parked at the corner of Park Street and Kitzinger Avenue on Tuesday.
• On Friday, two batteries were stolen from a truck parked at Mall@Carnival.
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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