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No end for housebreaking and theft for Mapogo: Another three such incidents

Housebreaking and theft have consistently been the most common crime households in Randfontein have suffered.

It was yet another busy week for Mapogo A Mathamaga Security with five serious crime incidents being reported in Randfontein for the period from Monday, November 8 to Sunday, November 14.

Operations manager at Mapogo, Ben Willemse gave a breakdown of the crime incidents:

• Monday, November 8 at 09:23 – Theft in Jan Fiskaal Street, Culemborg Park: Intruders entered the property by climbing over the wall. They broke the lock of the Wendy house, took an extension cord and fled the scene.

• Wednesday, November 10 at 06:22 – Housebreaking in Darter Street, Greenhills: Thugs forced open the safety gate and sliding door, but did not take anything and fled the scene.

• Wednesday, November 10 at 14:01 – Housebreaking and theft in Condor Street, Helikon Park: Mapogo officers were informed that there was a break-in at the premises during the early hours of the morning. As per the owner the intruders forced open a kitchen window and burglar bars, and stole a flat-screen TV from the premises.

• Wednesday, November 10 at 00:44 – Housebreaking and theft in Main Reef Road, Randfontein CBD: Mapogo was informed by the client that they had a break-in during the evening where suspects cut the front door locks and stole a CCTV recorder. No signals were received during the incident.

• Friday, November 12 at 04:28 – Theft from motor vehicle in Granaat Street, Greenhills: Thugs entered the premises, placed the gate on manual and stole rims from the Toyota Hilux that was parked inside the property.

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.

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