• Friday – Two cars parked at an address along Graaf Road in Rand Collieries were broken into.
The vehicles’ radios were stolen, as well as a GPS and a car battery.
* A TV was stolen during a burglary at a business in Denne Road, Vulcania.
* Two homes were burgled.
Cellphones, a DVD player, an amplifier and a sports bag were stolen from a residence along Jones Avenue, while laptops, a home theatre system, a TV and a DVD player were stolen from an address along Wildevy Street in Dalpark Extension Six.
* A trailer was stolen from a Voortrekker Road business.
• Saturday – Jewellery, a TV, a laptop and cellphones were stolen from a home in Fish Street, Sallies Village.
* A man was robbed of his money, bank cards and cellphone by two men at the corner of Voortrekker Road and Prince George Avenue.
The incident took place at about 3pm.
Read: Brakpan Herald 22 March 2019
* A white Volkswagen Golf 6 was stolen from Mall@Carnival.
• Sunday – Two thieves made off with a cellphone and a set of car keys after robbing a man along Victoria Avenue.
The victim was walking towards Station Road at about 7.20am when the pair grabbed him and searched him.
* A gang of four men robbed a Northdene Avenue shop.
The group entered the shop around 1.45pm and threatened the owner and a customer at gunpoint.
They fled with cigarettes, cash and an airtime vending machine.
* Two residential break-ins occurred.
These took place at homes along Hendrik Street in Sunair Park and Bottlebrush Street in Dalpark Extension Six.
A TV was stolen from each residence.
* Cash and cigarettes were stolen during a robbery at a petrol station along Heidelberg Road (R23), near Dalpark.
Two men, both of whom were armed with guns, entered the store at about 8.30pm and held up the cashier.
The balaclava-clad robbers fled on foot.
Weekend arrests
• Drunk driving and reckless and negligent driving: 2
• Drunk driving: 2
• Shoplifting: 6
• Possession of drugs: 1
• Fraud: 1
• Theft: 1
Information supplied by the Brakpan SAPS. All details are correct at the time of publishing.
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