PINETOWN SA Can released its weekly crime trend analysis on its Facebook page for the upper Highway area.
Residential robbery:
• Patna Road, Botha’s Hill: Resident attacked by two men armed with knives, stole laptop, cellphones and musical amplifier.
• Kloofview Road, Forest Hills: Two men broke in through a window while residents were asleep, demanded money and guns, stole jewellery and cash.
• Kloofview Road, Forest Hills: Four men armed with one firearm attacked residents in their lounge, stole electronic appliances and a car.
Armed robbery:
• Shopping centre, Old Main Road, Hillcrest: Shoppers robbed inside lift by two men armed with one firearm.
Residential burglary:
• Alverstone Road, Alverstone: Residents woke to find two laptops, cellphones and charger and office keys stolen.
• Crestholme Drive, Crestholme: Residents woke to find tools stolen.
• Hoyer Road, Crestholme: Residents woke to find office equipment and cash stolen through home-office window.
• Minerva Drive, Everton: Mountain bike stolen from unlocked garage.
• Neville Road, Everton: Garage door forced, drill stolen.
• Residential complex, Camp Road, Gillitts: Security gate and door forced open, TV stolen.
• Oakland Avenue, Hillcrest: TV stolen through window of domestic worker’s room.
• Rapson Road, Hillcrest: Tools and clothing stolen from open garage, gate and burglar guards also forced.
• Farm, Summerveld: Tools and cable stolen from outbuilding.
• Reservoir Road, Winston Park: Electronics stolen through granny flat window.
Business burglary:
• School, Alverstone: Clothing and nappies stolen.
• Shopping centre, Inanda Road, Waterfall: Tools stolen.
• Old Main Road, Botha’s Hill: Cash and liquor stolen through window.
Hijacking:
• Westriding Road, Westriding: Three victims followed from bank and parked in by two men in a Toyota Corolla, victims’ car (silver Mazda), cash and cellphones stolen. Corolla later found and stopped by police.
Theft out of motor vehicle:
• Alfred Downing Road, Waterfall: Mazda 323 engine stolen.
• Montgomery Drive, Winston Park: Camera, printer and radio stolen from vehicle parked inside residential property.
