A man in his late twenties, residing in Ben Fleur in a house across from Ben Fleur Boulevard, was sitting in his room on Sunday evening when suddenly three strangers barged in.
The three unknown men didn’t hesitate in pointing a gun at the resident in order to subdue him; locking him in his room with this implied threat whilst they ransacked his home.
The street in Reyno Ridge where the second robbery took place.
The resident saw being caged in his own bedroom as an opportunity and immediately contacted his housemate. His housemate phoned the police and raced to their house with Witbank’s Community Policing Forum (CPF) in tow.
With the Ben Fleur resident freed from his room, he was able to access the losses which he suffered. It is estimated that approximately R16 000’s worth of items were stolen from the home, including a laptop and a cellphone.
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This break in has just been the most recent of a spate of incidents in Ben Fleur and Reyno Ridge, areas that seem to be becoming prize pickings for criminals for whatever reason.
As if to illustrate the point above, just a day later on November 19 two residents of Dixon Street in Reyno Ridge awoke to find two unknown men in their home; one of whom was armed with a crowbar.
Upon noticing that he had stirred the two residents of Dixon Street from their slumber, the unknown man armed with a crowbar decided that the best course of action would be to beat one of the residents mercilessly whilst his accomplice emptied the home of its most obviously valuable contents.
The street in Ben Fleur where the first robbery took place.
The two Dixon Street robbers made off with four cellphones, a television and both residents’ wallets. It is estimated that they managed to carry off about R23 000’s worth of items from the house.
Both the robbery in Dixon Street and the robbery in Ben Fleur occurred between 00:00 and 01:00 in the morning.
These two incidents happened within 24 hours of each other.
Residents of Ben Fleur and Reyno Ridge are urged to remain vigilant and to take extra precautions when it comes to their safety.
