Crime: Christmas ‘shopping’ spree has started
Residents urged to be extra vigilant.
In South Africa the festive season is synonymous with a drastic increase in criminal activity.
West Suburbs Roodepoort Neighbourhood Watch (WSRNW) spokesperson Frik van Zyl has confirmed this notion, saying, “The Christmas ‘shopping’ spree has started”. Van Zyl released some shocking statistics of crimes that were committed in the WSRNW‘s area this past week. Over and above an alarming number of failed attempts at a variety of crimes, the neighbourhood watch has recorded the following incidents:
• 7 housebreakings
• 1 business robbery
• 2 armed house robberies
• 3 motorcycle thefts
• 2 vehicle hijackings
• 1 assault
In a number of these incidents the suspects used either a red Hyundai or a black VW Polo.
Van Zyl has urged residents, not just in his area but in the whole of Roodepoort, to be extra vigilant and to report all suspicious activity.
Do you perhaps have more information pertaining to this story? Email us at roodepoortrecord@caxton.co.za (remember to include your contact details) or phone us on 011 955 1130.
For free daily local news on the West Rand, also visit our sister newspaper websites Randfontein Herald, Krugersdorp News and Get It Joburg West Magazine
Remember to visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to let your voice be heard!
