Business cheated out of nearly R20 000
A case of fraud was reported in the Kyalami area on 15 November. A business owner in the area, whose shop sells sound equipment, sold an unidentified man a sound system at about 1pm for the price of R18 598. The man used his bank card to pay for his purchase, but later reversed the charges without returning his purchase. This means that the business has lost both the money and the merchandise and then decided to contact the police.
Car jamming results in theft
A case of theft out of a motor vehicle was reported in the Kyalami area on 15 November. A woman parked her car on Cedar Road in Kyalami before going for a meal at a local restaurant. When she returned to the vehicle at about 10.40pm, she got into the vehicle, tried to lock the doors and realised that the car would not lock properly. Her passenger had the same result with his door, and then got out to look in the boot and realised that the woman’s laptop, financial calculator, credit card, laptop bag and computer mouse had been stolen from it. It is believed that the criminals used a car jammer to gain access to the vehicle.
Motorbike stolen in Kyalami
A case of theft was reported in the Kyalami area on 16 November. A man living in Maple Road woke up in the morning and went outside to his driveway, only to discover that his BMW motorbike, worth about R65 000, was no longer where he had parked it the night before. Upon further inspection of his property, he discovered that a padlock on his pedestrian gate entrance had been broken, which is how he suspects the criminals gained entry to the property. No arrests have been made yet.
Mysterious break-in in Kyalamiww
A case of business-breaking was reported in the Beaulieu area on 17 November. An employee at an indoor wwevents venue in the area arrived at the site at about 6.40am and noticed that all the building’s main doors were still locked, the doors to the admin office and a few other rooms had had their doors broken in order to gain entry to the venue. Although someone had entered the property, no items appear to have been stolen from the scene and the only damage was to the doors. Police are unsure what crime the criminals were attempting to commit.
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