Female jogger robbed on Virginia Beach
This is the seventh robbery in recent weeks, confirmed Durban North SAPS.
A FEMALE jogger was robbed of her cell phone while on a morning run at Virginia Beach on Monday. According to Capt Raymond Deokaran, spokesman for the station, the incident occurred at about 8.30am.
“The woman was running on the beach when she was accosted by a man who threatened to harm her unless she gave him her valuables. The suspect took her cell phone and fled on foot. The jogger also fled the scene and reported the incident to the station,” he said.
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“This is the seventh robbery in recent weeks. The incidents have been scattered across our policing precinct but the robbers normally target lone pedestrians late at night or in the early hours of the morning,” he said.
In another incident, a pedestrian was stabbed while waiting under the M41 bridge on Monday evening.
“The victim was approached by a suspect armed with a knife. He ordered the victim to hand over his cell phone and his shoes. The suspect then stabbed the man in the shoulder and fled on foot with the valuables. We are urging pedestrians, residents and visitors, where possible, to walk in groups,” he said.
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