Three 9mm firearms were somehow robbed from a safe at the Humansdorp police station ont he night of 20-21 February 2015. The police are still investigating.
February 26 2015: Report: "Police spokeswoman warrant officer Gerda Swart said it was discovered that three 9mm firearms were stolen from the Humansdorp policestation.
"The breakin occurred between Thursday 20 Feb at 20h00 and Friday 21 Febr 07:00am. "It is alleged that one of the windows was broken to gain access to the building.
"plaasgevind. Somehow the suspects obtained a key to the safe containing the firearms. "We have made no arrested and housebreaking and theft cases are investigated.
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Three police 9mm firearms stolen from locked safe at Humansdorp police station
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Survive: Jessica Draper and family: intruder bends burglar bars and steals her bank statements and laptop
Brits, Gauteng homesteader Jessica Draper writes on 26 February 2015 on Boere Krisis Aksie'facebook page:
"Someone managed to bend over the burglar-bars on a window of our De Kroon, Brits home, crawled into the house - when we were asleep.
They only stole our laptop and my bank statements. It all sounds very 'dodgy'. We have no insurance.
The idea that this thug was just 9 steps away from our five-year-old little girl's bedroom..
http://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie
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Survives: Derek Hanekom, Minister of Tourism, attacked by black gunmen as he approached his Kensington home, shots fired by bodyguards
Oops: SouthAfrica Minister of Tourism attacked by gunmen, saved by bodyguards, shots fired near Kensington Home of Derek Hanekom.
February 23 2015 - Johannesburg - Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom was involved in a botched hijacking as he was he was approaching his Kensington home.
The minister was returning home on Monday evening and hijackers emerged from the dark and tried to take his official vehicle.
However, his bodyguards came to his rescue and fought them off. Shots were fired and the gunmen fled. Neither Hanekom nor his bodyguards were injured in the incident.
Police spokeswoman Colonel Noxolo Kweza confirmed the incident but declined to give more details.
“We’re confirming it happened on Monday, but we can’t give more details,” she said.
According to a source who asked to remain anonymous, Hanekom was returning home at about 7.30pm, with his driver and bodyguard, when gun-wielding men approached the vehicle.
It is not known whether the attack happened at a stop sign or when Hanekom was in his driveway. And it is unclear how many men were involved.
“They did not know who it was; they just saw a tinted Mercedes Benz and wanted it. The bodyguard managed to protect the minister and shots were fired. The hijackers fled, but the bodyguards did not chase them as the minister was still in the car. They could not do that in case more shots were fired and the minister got hurt,” the source said.
https://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie/photos/a.178568022169751.48293.116298045063416/1100145213345356/?type=1&theater
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Survive: Fausto Tagliaferri injured: wife Magda and daughter 11,saved by neighbour from 3 black male gunmen
Heidelberg (TVL) A neighbour saved the Tagliaferri family from 3 black male gunmen because Mrs Magda Tagliaferri's screams alerted him to the attack.
The family fell victim to an aggravated armed robbery at their home in Lupin Street, leaving the father hospitalised and the family traumatised.
The incident occurred around 05:15 on February 17, when Fausto Tagliaferri heard his wife (Magda) screaming, where she was about to hang out clothes on the washing line.
Upon reaching Magda at the kitchen door, he was overpowered by three armed men, who struck him over the head with a fire-arm.
The blow left him stunned and unable to move. The intruders then proceeded to bind Fausto, Magda and their 11 year old daughter's hands behind their backs with cable ties and forced them to lie on the floor.
A neighbour heard Magda's scream for help, and looked over the wall. As he called Fausto's name, he saw three intruders in the house and went back inside to alert the police.
While holding a weapon to their daughter's head, the robbers demanded cash and other valuables. "I feared they would kill my daughter unless I complied. There was nothing my husband could do, as he was lying on the floor with his head covered in blood", Magda said.
The neighbour's call however, alerted the robbers who then grabbed two cell phones and a laptop. They attempted to flee in a white BMW that was parked in front of the house, but according to W/O Madeleine von Wielligh (SAPS Nigel spokesperson) the neighbour, in an attempt to stall the robbers, rammed his Mitsubishi Pajero into their vehicle.
"One of the robbers fired two shots into the Pajero's driver door, missing the neighbour by centimetres. He jumped out and ran back to his house as they fled the scene", W/O Von Wielligh said.
Fausto was admitted to Life Suikerbosrand Clinic in Heidelberg for injuries to the head and was discharged on February 18.
"This has been a traumatic experience. Our daughter is receiving trauma counselling", Magda told HERAUT.
"If it wasn't for our neighbour's swift reaction, it could have ended worse."
A white BMW was also involved in a robbery in Violet Avenue on January 16 and police are investigating whether the two incidents are linked.
A case of aggravated robbery and theft has been opened with no arrests yet been made.
http://www.heidelbergnigelheraut.co.za/article/1924/Aggravated-robbers-attack-family
https://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie/photos/a.178568022169751.48293.116298045063416/1098932133466664/?type=1&theater
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Murder: 21-year-old Jacobus Johannes Viljoen, son of Carletonville plumber JC de Bruin stabbed to death 26 February 2015
Jacobus Johannes Viljoen, 21, stabbed to death by burglar, Thabazimbi:
His father JC de Bruin writes: 26 February 2015: "A burglar has stabbed to death my son today'.
His son is named Jacobus Johannes Viljoen and he lived in Thabazimbi.
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Mr De Bruin works as a plumber in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa https://www.facebook.com/jc.debruin.92?fref=photo
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JC de Bruin writes: 26 February 2015: "A burglar has stabbed to death my son today'.
Mr De Bruin works as a plumber in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa https://www.facebook.com/jc.debruin.92?fref=photo
We are awaiting more details.
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Survive 8th farm attack: Delmas farmer Wykie Berg 65 and wife Hannetjie 63, fight back against 8 black gunmen
Well-known Delmas farmer Wykie Berg 65 and wife Hannetjie 63, who have been attacked seven times during the last few years,
had to defend themselves again on Sunday in broad daylight when eight black gunmen attacked their farm.
Their beloved dogs were poisoned with such lethal stuff that the animals dropped dead within a minute.
The couple - who are related to the actor/presentor Hykie Berg, were unharmed - but are grieving about their three beloved dogs who were poisoned by the attackers.
The Berg couple were listening to a church service on their radio when they heard the dogs barking.
"I thought they were barking at the turkeys so I finished listening to the church service before investigating'.
Armed with his legally registered 9mm pistol, he stepped outside and immediately knew there was trouble when he saw one of his dogs, dead.
He rushed back into the house and said to his wife 'today there is big trouble'. 'I got my firearm ready.
After the previous seven attacks our house is secured pretty well and access is limited only through the kitchen door.
I went and stood inside next to the kitchen door, striking on the metal door and pretending to call my dogs and farm animals.
When I pushed open the door slightly, war broke out'.
Eight black gunmen were at the door and cut lose with their guns. He fired back until his eight-cartridge magazine ws empty.
"They fired some 16 shots in my direction before running away. It appeared as if one may have been injured because he ran with difficulty.'
Berg and his wife got into the safest part of the homestead and called for help - and the police and farmers were on scene shortly thereafter, searching the area.
The attackers were gone and could not be found, he said.
"The attack wasn't as bad as the fact that we had to bury our beloved dogs, Missie, Ounooi and Wagter.
"They were poisoned with horrible poison, not the usual Temic used to poison dogs,' he added. "The dogs died within a minute after eating the poisoned meat.
http://maroelamedia.co.za/blog/nuus/suid-afrika/plaasaanval-mini-oorlog-toe-delmas-boer-aanvallers-verjaag/
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Murdered: Susanna and Melvin Lawson of Pietermaritzburg at SAVF community centre: house torched
Elderly white couple Susanna and Melvin Lawson 'may have been murdered so that others can move in' - police and local ANC-counsellor launch investigation, hold emergency meeting about gruesome double-murders of Susanna and Melvin Lawson in government-owned cottage. "There is a severe housing shortage', ANC counsellor confirms.
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-- Chelsea Pieterse, Friday 27 Feb 2015 - Pietermaritburg, Oribi Village: The couple were stabbed to death: their neck was sliced through and then they were set alight.
Journalist Chelsea Pieterse reports that local community members report that there is such a massive housing shortage that the elderly couple may have been murdered so that somebody else can move into their little house. They died early Thursday morning: Susanne 72 and Melvin Lawson 71 were stabbed to death and then petrol was thrown over them and they were set alight. A neighbour said the couple had a breakin a month earlier and their pension-cards and cash was stolen. "They were probably robbed by people who wanted to scare them into leaving their apartment,' he said.
Local ANC-councillor Philani Ngidi confirmed that 'the area has a serious shortage of housing. Most of the cottages in the Oribi area are owned by the Dept of Human Settlement and rented to residents. These people often are targetted by local drug-addicts who want to occupy the apartments. "We are meeting on Saturday to discuss this. I strongly suspect that the motive for this double-murder of the white couple was their house, but we aren't certain as yet". The local police also confirmed that this was their suspicion. Local community members are aghast at the incident, and were standing around outside their homes talking about the 'quiet, withdrawn couple' which was murdered to gruesomely. A neighbour lady said she woke up early that day and heard dogs barking. "I looked through my bathroom window and saw the curtains move around. I thought it was just Melvin yelling at the dogs'. Susanne's niece Sandra Vorster was inconsolable: weeping uncontrollably, she only managed to say that they had been 'very close'.
#SouthAfrica Elderly white couple Susanna and Melvin Lawson 'may have been murdered by mob so that others can move in'
Vermoor, toe brand hul woning - sterf dalk sodat ander kan intrek
Deur Chelsea Pieterse Vrydag 27 Februarie 2015 06:36 Susan en Melvin Lawson. Bure en familielede het die bejaarde egpaar as stil en teruggetrokke beskryf. Hulle is in die nek gesteek.
’n Bejaarde egpaar is hier in hul voorstedelike woonstel vermoor en aan die brand gesteek – vermoedelik deur mense wat hul woning wil hê.
Susan (72) en Melvin Lawson (71) is Donderdagoggend vroeg albei in die nek gesteek voordat petrol oor hulle gegooi en hul lyke aan die brand gesteek is.
Melvin is vyf keer gesteek en sy vrou een keer.Hul bure het op hulle afgekom nadat honde geblaf en hulle ondersoek ingestel het.
Hulle het rook uit die woonstel sien borrel. Hul lyke het in verskillende vertrekke van hul netjiese woning in Oribi Village, tussen die Pietermaritzburgse lughawe en die kampus van die Universiteit van KwaZulu-Natal, gelê.
’n Buurman, wat nie sy naam genoem wil hê nie, het gesê daar is verlede maand by die Lawsons ingebreek en geld en hul pensioenkaarte is gesteel.
Hy het gesê hulle is waarskynlik besteel deur mense wat hulle wou skrikmaak sodat hulle uit die woonstel trek.
Philani Ngidi, raadslid in Oribi, het gesê daar is ernstige behuisingsprobleme in die gebied. Die meeste van die woonplekke behoort aan die departement van menslike nedersettings en word aan die inwoners verhuur.
Hulle word daarom deur ander mense, veral plaaslike dwelmverslaafdes, geteiken wat die woonstel wil beset.
“Ons vergader Saterdag om die probleem te bespreek. Ek vermoed die motief was die huis, maar ons is nog nie seker nie.”
’n Polisiebron het ook gesê die vermoede bestaan dat die Lawsons deur iemand vermoor is wat hul woonstel wil hê.
Ngidi het gesê hy het al met die departement van menslike nedersettings en die Msunduzi-munisipaliteit vergader en voorgestel dat die titelaktes van die eiendomme aan die bewoners oorgedra word om die probleem op te los.
“Die departement moet die proses nou versnel.”
Intussen het bure en die Lawsons se familielede Donderdag buite hul woning gestaan en praat oor dié “stil, teruggetrokke” egpaar.
’n Buurvrou het vertel sy het vroegoggend wakker geword en honde hoor blaf.
“Ek het deur my badkamervenster gekyk en gesien hoe hul badkamerlig aangaan en weer afgaan, en toe die kamerlig.
“Toe gaan die kombuislig aan en iemand loer verby die gordyne, maar ek het gedink dit is Melvin wat met die honde raas.”
Susan se broerskind, Sandra Vorster, het ontroosbaar gehuil en kon net uitkry dat hulle baie na aan mekaar was.
Niemand is nog in hegtenis geneem nie.
http://www.netwerk24.com/nuus/2015-02-27-vermoor-toe-brand-hul-woning-sterf-dalk-sodat-ander-kan-intrek
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Update: Double murder case opened
Lehmkuhl described Susanna and Melvin Lawson as a “pleasant and humble couple” that everyone loved
Kelasha Balan | 26 February 2015 10:57
Caryn Lehmkuhl, SAVF Community Centre Manager, has confirmed that the elderly couple found dead in their burnt house this morning belonged to the community centre.
Lehmkuhl described Susanna and Melvin Lawson as a “pleasant and humble couple” that everyone loved.
Wtnesses who found the couple at 2am this morning said that they found Melvin Lawson lying in a pool of blood and his wife, Susanna Lawson, was on fire.
It is suspected that they were killed at around 7pm last night and were only burnt this morning.
The couple’s house was believed to have been burgled three weeks ago.
Suspects are unknown at this stage but police have opened up a case of double murder.
http://maritzburgsun.co.za/19551/update-double-murder-case-opened/
http://maritzburgsun.co.za/19545/update-suspects-may-have-had-keys-to-oribi-house/
http://maritzburgsun.co.za/19538/breaking-news-elderly-couple-found-dead-in-oribi/
http://maritzburgsun.co.za/19542/update-elderly-couple-found-dead-in-oribi-village/
http://maritzburgsun.co.za/19587/images-from-the-murder-scene-this-morning/
@afriforum #SouthAfrica Couple murdered at #Derby smallholding butchery: 2 children survive attack by 2 black gunmen pic.twitter.com/R2dZI8pFA3
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Survives: Deaf-dumb elderly couple attacked, man stabbed in Oakglen, Altona Street, Bellville
Survives: A Deaf elderly couple attacked, stabbed by knifemen Oakglen, Altona Street, Bellville, Tygerberg area while the police were tied up controlling a group of rioters at the local law courts.
REported by die Tygerberger journalist Michelle Linnert
2015-02-25 15:00 ‘n Buurman het dadelik te hulp gesnel toe die dowe, bejaarde egpaar verder in sy straat aangeval en een gesteek is.
Só vertel Morné van Zyl, wat ook in Altonastraat woon, oor die gebeure Dinsdagmiddag helder oordag in die oprit van sy bure.
“Ek was gistermiddag 12:00 besig om die motorhuisdeur af te skuur om te verf. Skielik hoor ek iemand gil,” vertel Morné.
“Ek was nie seker watter soort gil dit was nie – die oumensies is mos doof, hulle maak geluide – maar ek kon dadelik agterkom iets is fout.”
Morné sê toe hy in die straat af kyk of daar kinders gil, sien hy ‘n man wat weghardloop. Toe wéét hy daar is fout, sê hy.
“Ek het sommer netso kaalbolyf af in die pad gehardloop. Toe ek daar aankom, toe sien ek die ouman is gesteek, sy hand is vol bloed.”
Morné sê hy is toe dadelik na die vulstasie daar naby, vanwaar werkers gewoonlik die minibustaxi’s kry.
“Toe sien ek ‘n ou van ADT-sekuriteit en stop hom en vra of hy saam met my deur die buurt kan ry om die area te deursoek vir die verdagte man.
“Daar is ‘n stegie oorkant die tannie se huis wat deurgaan na ‘n parkie. Toe ons by die parkie kom, toe loop dieselfde man wat ek sien hardloop het, doodluiters daar asof daar niks gebeur het nie!”
Morné sê hy en die ADT-sekerheidswag het die man gekonfronteer om vir die wapen te soek waarmee die ou man aangeval is.
“Die ouman het verduidelik daar was twee mans, en die een wat gesteek het, het eintlik vir sy bors gemik, maar toe keer hy dit af.”
Intussen het Morné en die wag ook die polisie probeer kontak, met die hulp van ‘n inwoner oorkant die parkie.
“Ons het lank gewag. Toe gaan haal ek die paartjie by die huis om solank die man te kom uitken. Die aanvaller het die heeltyd gesê hy’t niks verkeerd gedoen nie.
“Toe hulle hom sien, gaan die oumense vreeslik tekere. Hulle is erg getraumatiseer.”
Morné sê hul buurtwag-voorsitter, Jacques Lightfoot, kon toe eindelik die Bellville-polisie kry om uit te kom om die man in hegtenis te neem en weg te neem.
Jacques het aan TygerBurger bevestig dat die polisie se mannekrag gister grotendeels by die Bellville-hof en middestad ingespan was.
“Die polisie het gister baie probleme ondervind met ‘n groep wat in die hof verskyn het. Hulle het uitgekom, die man in hegtenis geneem en weggeneem.
“Die twee mensies is doofstom. Een van hul familielede het getolk. Hulle kon nie ‘n mes of die oom se kaart wat gesteel is, op die man vind nie. Die tweede man is ook nie gevind nie,” sê Jacques.
“Die wond was nie baie diep nie.”
- http://www.tygerburger.co.za.
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Police refuses to reveal details of double-shooting of elderly couple in Knysna
KNYSNA NEWS - A cloud of secrecy still obscures the shooting incident of Friday, February 13 2015 when a couple was shot in the bedroom of their home in Queen Street, Knysna by a man who is believed to have the Tanzanian nationality - and who was released by the NPA.
Anyone who has any information regarding this incident is requested to call the Knysna SAPS at 044 302 6652 or Crime Stop at 08600 10111
It seems the police have silenced everybody with any information on what truly happened at about 03:30 that morning. It is not even know whether the injuries were lethal or not.
Nobody, not the family, police or the hospital, can disclose any information on the medical condition of the man. Neither may the couple's names be released to the media, for security reasons. The woman and her children also do not stay at their home for the sake of their safety.
On the day the husband and wife were shot, the Knysna Police arrested a suspect and issued a statement saying:
"Police searched and found evidence in his possession that links him to the crime scene."
However, National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) has made a controversial decision that there was not enough evidence against the Tanzanian suspect to place cases of house robbery and attempted murder on the court roll and he was consequently released him from custody.
On Tuesday, February 17, the Southern Cape Police sCaptain Malcolm Pojie said that there was nothing the police could do if the NPA decided to free a suspect. "We are awaiting the results of forensic tests and thereafter we can arrest him again if the test results connect him to the crime scene."
The fact that the man has a Tanzanian passport and that there was a high possibility that he could leave the country before the test results became available, could not be denied by Pojie.
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Survive: Ronald and Ciska Nel survive farm-attack in Virginia
26 Februari 2015 - Boerenechtpaar Ronald en Ciska Nel overleven aanval op Virginia boerderij door 3 zwarten
MaroelaMedia.co.za http://t.co/bHFVIbYb27
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Illegal confiscation of commercial Agricultural Showgrounds land thwarted two days before public auction
Attempt by ANC-run council to illegally confiscate commercially-owned Nelspruit Showgrounds thwarted two days before public auction
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Nelspruit (renamed by the ruling ANC to "Mbombela") - The long-awaited public auction of the Lowveld Showgrounds, which was announced in September 2013, was accompanied by high drama.
The highest bid at the Mercure Hotel of R28million was granted to its bidder Saleh Mohamed after only 10 minutes of bidding. He was acting on behalf of the Devland group with runs the Metro Cash and Carry shops.
However the bid was granted with the proviso that there will be seven days grace if anyone puts in a late, higher bid.
But before the auction could take place, the local ANC-run city council tried to stop it by submitting a notice at the Lowveld Showgrounds claiming ownership of the property within two days.
They were simply going to confiscate the private property.
The Showground's director Louis Kotzé said they also received a later official notice from the Nelspruit city council in which they 'distantiate themselves from the intended land-confiscation order'.
Kotze said the showgrounds consist of two portions which used to be the original Boer Republican farm Nelspruit – parts 39 and 85.
Part 39 is about 8hectares in size and was gifted to the previous municipality in 1952.
The proviso included in this land-gift prohibiting the commercial sale of this portion was however already rescinded in 1983.
Then the Showgrounds Association purchased a second portion - parcel 85, which serves as the only entrance route into portion 39.
"We wanted to trade on these two parcels,' said Kotzé. The Showgrounds Association made enquiries about this and received the reply that the Nelspruit city council
demanded that townships would have to be built on portions 84 and 39 as a provision.'
The association decided to continue its agricultural trade activities on a land parcel elsewhere which would have fewer restrictions, said Kotze', referring
to the limiting zoning proviso of the Showgrounds and the title-deeds limitations they contained.
Both portions 39 and 85 were zoned inaccurately. Portion 39 was rezoned by the municipality from agricultural land to "Special: showgrounds'.
This also placed the Lowveld Showgrounds Association in the highest taxation level, namely commercial taxes.
The showgrounds were privately evaluated at R35million. The municipality had offered R28million for the confiscation of the two parcels which was the municipal valuation.
Opposition was received by the South African Communist Party which demanded that the auction be cancelled.
They demanded that the land be used 'according to the consitutional purposes, namely 'land-reform'.
They objected to the 'colonial methods in which this process is being handled.'
'Land belongs to the landless and the poor,' they said in their propaganda statement.
Then the decision was made to hold a public auction to turn over the land to the highest bidder and this intention was published in November
2013 and delivered to the municipality. The municipality meanwhile is helping the Showgrounds Association to find a more suitable land-parcel
to carry on their commercial-agricultural activities and wanted to appoint a task-team.
However the Showgrounds Association courteously declined this offer.
Its legal counsel Johan du Preez pointed out the 'several errors contained in the confiscation notice -and then the municipality withdraw its task-team offcer in a letter which also contained
the threat that the Showgrounds land could be confiscated in the future.
http://lowvelder.co.za/255851/munisipaliteit-probeer-verkoop-van-laeveld-skouterrein-keer/
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Murder: Afrikaner guard Burger Botes 30, shot dead on patrol at Gold One Mine, Springs
SouthAfrica Afrikaner security guard Burger Botes, 30, dad of two-year-old girl, was shot dead at Gold-One Mine in Springs on Feb 20 2015 while patrolling the premises with a colleague at 11am.
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Afrikaans notification to Boere Krisis Aksie by family: "RANDFONTEIN: Burger Botes. Foto ingestuur.
‘n Familie van Helikon Park is in rou nadat Burger Botes, 30, ‘n pa van ‘n 2-jarige dogtertjie by ‘n myn aan die Oos-Rand doodgeskiet is terwyl hy aan diens was. Botes is verlede Vrydag 20 Februarie omstreeks 11vm glo deur ‘n onwettige mynwerker doodgeskiet terwyl hy saam met ‘n kollega patrolliewerk by Gold 1 myn in Springs gedoen het."
Twitter: "Afrikaner guard at #GoldOne mine in #Springs shot dead by illegal miner (zama-zama) while on patrol pic.twitter.com/0B67IIqesm
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[VIDEO]: Woman beat burglar with knobkierie at home
[VIDEO]: Woman beat burglar with knobkierie at home
The elderly couple who were surprised by three men in their bedroom, talking about the events.
Burglaries are on the rise in Witpoortjie, making Community Policing of Mindalore concerned.
This comes after the break yesterday morning during an elderly couple Witpoortjie which to Mindalore border, were surprised in their beds by three robbers.
With her right arm still in a sling; the consequence of a rifle shot that missed her lungs by a few centimeters and has formed a gap of five centimeters in the bedroom wall, the Rosa and Johan van der Walt of the News talk. Moments they described as a bad experience.
"The criminals we just kept trying to silence before grabbed me by the throat and began to strangle it," Johan said.
The other robbers went to where his wife lay still, and at that moment he was uncertain about what will they do with her. That's when his wife acquired the intruder with her club.
"I thought they were going to kill my husband, and it was then that he gets me shot!" She then yelled to her husband to press the panic button on the back of their bed to be able to let the security company.
"It is as if they had become calmer. I wanted one when the knobkierie wetter, but after he told me that he was going to shoot me, I dropped it, "said Johan.
"When we said that we are going to print the panic button, it was like lambs from the fold to lead and I pushed to the outside intruders."
He said he was looking for the keys to his gun from the safe to take when he realized his wife bleed profusely. She was immediately taken for medical treatment after Leratong Hospital, but the day after the shooting case back home.
The burglars had nothing stolen during the incident, but police are investigating the incident. Frik van Zyl, spokesman for the West Suburbs - Roodepoort Neighbourhood Watch (WSRNW), said burglaries in the area Witpoortjie is increasing and because Witpoortjie to Mindalore in Krugersdorp border it is possible that these crimes could spill over here.
Leon Ehrke, Chairman of Sector 9 Community Policing Forum said they will this issue with their members regurgitate so residents can be informed of the crime around Mindalore. He said that people at all times have to be vigilant and crime prevention small foxes already early on in the bud should relish.
[VIDEO]: Vrou wat inbreker met knopkierie slaan by huis
Die bejaarde egpaar wat deur drie mans in hulle slaapkamer verras is, praat oor die gebeure.
Inbrake is aan die toeneem in Witpoortjie en dit maak die Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum van Mindalore bekommerd. Dit volg na die inbraak gisteroggend waartydens ‘n bejaarde egpaar van Witpoortjie, wat aan Mindalore grens, in hulle bed deur drie inbrekers verras is.
Met haar regterarm steeds in ‘n slinger; die nagevolg van ‘n geweerskoot wat haar longe met enkele sentimeters gemis het en ‘n gat van vyf sentimeter in die slaapkamer muur gevorm het, het Rosa en Johan van der Walt met die News gesels. Oomblikke wat hulle as ‘n nare ondervinding beskryf.
“Die inbrekers het ons net heeltyd probeer stilmaak voordat een my aan die keel gegryp en begin wurg het,” het Johan gesê. Die ander inbrekers is toe om na waar sy vrou nog gelê het en op daardie oomblik was hy onseker oor wat hulle met haar gaan maak.
Dit is toe dat sy vrou die inbreker met haar knopkierie bekom. “Ek het gedink hulle gaan my man doodmaak en dit is tóé dat hy my raakskiet!” Sy het daarna aan haar man geskree om die paniekknoppie aan die agterkant van hulle bed te druk om die sekuriteitsmaatskappy te kan laat uitkom.
“Dit is toe asof hulle kalmer geword het. Ek wou die een toe met die knopkierie wetter, maar nadat hy vir my gesê het dat hy my gaan skiet, het ek dit laat val,” het Johan gesê. “Toe daar gesê is dat ons die paniekknoppie gaan druk, was dit soos om lammers uit die kraal te lei en het ek die inbrekers tot buite gestoot.”
Hy het gesê hy was nog opsoek na die sleutels om sy vuurwapen uit die kluis te haal toe hy besef het sy vrou bloei erg. Sy is dadelik vir mediese behandeling na die Leratong Hospitaal geneem, maar is die dag na die skietgeval terug huistoe. Die inbrekers het niks tydens die voorval gesteel nie en die polisie ondersoek die voorval.
Frik van Zyl, woordvoerder vir die West Suburbs – Roodepoort Neighbourhood Watch (WSRNW), het gesê huisinbrake in die Witpoortjie-area is aan die toeneem en omdat Witpoortjie aan Mindalore in Krugersdorp grens is dit moontlik dat hierdie misdade hierheen kan oorspoel.
Leon Ehrke, voorsitter vir Sektor 9 Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum het gesê hulle sal hierdie kwessie met hulle lede opbring sodat inwoners vooraf oor die misdaad rondom Mindalore ingelig kan word. Hy het voorts gesê dat inwoners ten alle tye waaksaam moet wees en klein misdaadvoorkomings jakkalsies reeds van vroeg af in die kiem moet smoor.
http://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2015/02/19/vrou-wat-inbreker-met-knopkierie-slaan-terug-by-huis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuGEhsyzmdY
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ANOTHER elderly man victim of fraudsters
Another victim of fraudsters
Another Umbilo pensioner has fallen victim to Global Energy scamsters.
Lauren Walford | 26 February 2015 12:00
ANOTHER elderly man was defrauded by men from the notorious Global Energy Company recently.
Lionel Stewart, an 87-year-old Umbilo resident, lost R16 000 to these men, and contacted the Berea Mail after seeing a recent article about this scam.
Stewart said the company had phoned his landlady, Theresa Lassak, on many occasions, and she finally agreed to a meeting with them on 29 January.
“The men arrived at 11am. One man stayed in the car and the other, a young, neatly dressed, well-spoken man, talked about load shedding and how it would be continuing for another five years. He said he could give me a system which would cost R160 a month for two years to save on electricity costs, and I fell for it,” said Stewart.
He said the man had punched R160 into a card machine, which was brought inside by the second, older man. His card was inserted and he put in his code and signed a letter.
Only 10 days later when he went to the ATM to check his account did he see that R16 000 was missing.
“I am so careful with my money as I am a pensioner and I have been unwell. I can't sleep at night! I got hold of my daughter, who is helping me with this matter. A woman at my bank said she would motivate for me to get my money back as it was not carelessness on my part. I don't know how that man changed the amount, I also have a limit on my account,” he said.
Theresa said the man also conned them out of R760, as he said they had to each pay him R380 for call-outs.
“Stupidly we gave him the money, although we didn't call him out. He didn't give us a receipt. This is the same company, with the same address and contact number as reported by Geoff Oldfield in Berea Mail,” she said.
She said it was shocking and that usually she got a feeling about people, which she didn't with this man.
“He was charming and very professional and looked us straight in the eyes. It is totally disgusting, and I wish someone would take this very seriously and catch these men,” she said.
Another resident who laid charges in January advises any victims who used their credit cards to immediately phone their bank’s helpline and report the matter. The same goes for cheques.
“It seems to me that people need to be made aware that they can reverse the charges. Maybe this will help some of them,” she said.
In response to queries by Berea Mail, eThekwini municipality's communications head, Tozi Mthethwa, said: “eThekwini Municipality has received numerous enquiries to validate suppliers and contractors calling on customers on the pretence of being eThekwini representatives. These suppliers are using the eThekwini name to gain entry into people’s homes, claiming that they want to advise them on energy savings, meter installations and/or readings and to perform other alleged council-related work.”
She said the municipality confirms that while it supports all energy efficiency efforts by businesses and residences, it does not endorse any particular product or service unless it falls within an initiative undertaken by the city.
“Customers are urged to be vigilant to avoid falling prey to criminals posing as municipal employees. Any representative of the municipality will have an ID tag with a photograph and ID or employee number with the municipal logo,” she said.
If residents are suspicious of anything they can call to confirm with the municipality’s 24-hour call centre on 080 131 3111.
http://bereamail.co.za/51418/another-victim-of-fraudsters/
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Survives: Unnamed shopkeeper bashed with hammer and stabbed: Brookville East London community make citizens' arrest of attacker
Survives: Shopkeeper bashed with hammer and stabbed: Brookville East London make citizens' arrest of 1 black attacker
Feb 27 2015: Shopkeeper bashed with hammer and stabbed: citizen-arrests of one black male attacker,
East London South Africa East London: According to our information two males entered the shop armed with a knife and a hammer , they held up the shopkeeper and closed the doors to the shop. In the process the shopkeeper was beaten with the hammer and stabbed. A alert community member saw what was happening and alerted other community members. The one suspect was arrested by community members while the other suspect escaped. The shopkeeper was robbed of undisclosed amount of cash , cigarettes and other goods.The shopkeeper is traumatised and recovering from his ordeal , well done once again to the Brookville community !
https://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie/photos/pcb.1101237973236080/1101237133236164/?type=1
and
https://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie/photos/pcb.1101237973236080/1101237276569483/?type=1
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Survive: Attoe Croucamp 79 and wife Anna 75: stabbed with scissors, Attie's ring-finger bitten to the bone:
Survive: Attie Croucamp 79 and wife Anna 75: attacked, stabbed with scissors:
February 28 20 15 - Florida, Roodepoort: Attie Croucamp's's finger bitten to the bone by black attacker trying to get off his wedding band:
in the end the only items which were looted were a bread, some cash and 2 cellphones...
Thanks to their teenaged granddaughter Monique's quick reaction two black attackers had to flee while they were attacking her grandparents in their Florida, Roodepoort home.
Proud dad Marius Croucamp told Maroela Media that 16-year-old Monique was at her grandparents house when the blacks attacked the elderly couple at around 15h40.
It's believed the thugs climbed over the pallisades-fencing while Attie was busy gardening.
The attackers didn't see Monique - they were too busy threatening the elderly Afrikaner couple with scissors in their bedroom.
They grabbed their cellphones to stop them from calling for help and the couple was badly assaulted:
"one man bit my dad's finger to the bone trying to bite off his wedding band and they wanted to strangle my mom.
She was able to get her hands on her radio and hit one of his head - really hard.'
Meanwhile Monique, hiding away, sent a furtive WhatsApp-message to her parents - and her mom immediately called the police and her son Adriaan 19.
The son and police showed up simultaneously at the house shortly thereafter - and Adriaan raised a ruckus outside the gate by pushing on the horn of his motorbike.
When the two thugs realised that rescuers had arrived for the elderly Afrikaners, they fled on foot - taking a bread, the cellphones and some cash.
The couple were taken to the LIfe Flora clinic for medical attention: they also were badly traumatised, as was their granddaughter.
The police is investigating, but it's not known if this will be registered in the statistics as attempted murder or as a housebreaking
Nobody was arrested.
https://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie
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Police incompetence complaint by Pedro Ramos 28 February 2015 with video
Complaint of Douglasdale police incompetence lodged by Pedro Ramos - was accused of being drunk, and assaulted him by slapping cellphone from his hands - refused to take formal complaint
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email: pedromiguelramos@gmail.com
Date 28 February 2015
Details: Police Douglasdale (South Africa) Refusing to work
This whole situation started when 2 customers decided not to settle their alcohol bill (175 ZAR) because they didn't have enough funds.
As a normal procedure, the manager calls the police so a case can be opened as this is seen as a crime (Fraud/Theft).
Upon arrival of the police officers, nothing was happening, so I requested them to open a case and to start the process of writing down the statements (its a long process that does take some time).
Officer Teffu replied no, i was guessing as much, because due to the small value it is to much work to do.
I then request the names of the officers as they didnt identify themselves upon arrival. One office (reservist) gave his name - Officer Teffu (It was also visible on his uniform), and the other officer that was wearing a bullet proof vest refused to identify himself.
As i noticed he was not going to show his badge (that is located under the vest) and that he was not going to identify himself, i took my phone to start record, however he tried to take the phone out of my hands so i failed to record this episode (I do have CCTV footage of the struggle though).
The unidentified officer started calling me drunk (I do not drink alcohol when im working), I did ask him to do a breathalizer test on me, this was also refused.
I requested both officers to present themselfs to their station so I could take this matter further. The station in question: SAPS Douglasdale located in Fourways - Sandton, Gauteng (South Africa).
I queried to whom should I speak to in order to lodge a claim against officers misconduct.
Some officers pointed me out to the Captain that was in charge of the shift.
When I approached the Captain to explain the situation, she continuously refused to identify the unidentified officer, and officer Teffu stated that we did not show the unpaid bill to the officers (I have CCTV footage of me showing them both the bill that needed to be settled - Once again, lies!)
At this stage I decided to start video recording the whole conversation that can be seen on the video uploaded.
The charges I will be opening against these officers are:
Refusing to open a case of Fraud/Theft;[/*]Not identifying themselfs and refusing to do so;[/*]
Defamation of character;
Are these officers above the Law? Clearly they have their own law that they abide too.. not the one taken on oath.
What makes this women Captain??? Her hard work? Her ability to discipline officers that are under her command?
She refuses to give any names.. and even gets "confused" of who is the senior officer of the shift
I think the video speaks for itself...
If everybody just decides to consume whatever they feel like in the hospitality industry and refuses to pay.. we might as well be in a jungle.
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a9a_1425129556#SzgHlwPBqUdyZ42I.99
He writes: "I have made a small resume of an unfortunate event that happened to me this 28th Feb, it includes 3 Videos that i compiled together and i added some comments.
I am sending out my incident enmasse as I do not understand how SAPS can have an incompetent Captain and officers that abide to some different law.
The videos are quite explanatory.
- Officers refused to open a crime case
- 1 Officer refused to identify himself
- Captain of Douglasdale refused to open a case of misconduct
- Captain refused to identify the unidentified officer .
Please see below:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a9a_1425129556
Feel free to contact me, I would like to see this taken further action, as we can not have people like these "protecting" us..
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a9a_1425129556
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Survive: Koos Kruger shot, in hospital, wife Leigh saves herself by playing dead: six black males stole four firearms from Nelspruit farm
Brondal farmer Koos Kruger was rushed by HiTech Nelspruit medical services to the Nelspruit Mediclinic in a critical condition and bleeding copiously after he was shot twice in the chest by one of four black males who woke him up at 3am - staring at him in his bed. Kruger was shot by the gunman and injured in the chest and an arm, writes Lowvelder daily. Koos and Leigh Kruger were asleep in their bedroom when six black males attacked their homestead - four men were inside and two others stood guard outside. J&M Security in Nelspruit operational manager Shaun Terblanche said the men first tried to break into the house through the adjacent office but couldn't. They then cut open the burglar bars of another window and climbed inside. When Mr Kruger was shot Mrs Kruger also fell flat and pretended to be dead. "The suspects lifted the couple's arms and dropped them down to check whether they were actually dead. When they were satisfied, they started searching for the gun-safe,' said Terblanche.
However while the men were busy searching another room Mrs Kruger stood up and started dragging her bleeding husband from the room. One black male saw her as she ran from the house and two blacks chased her down on the lawn, beating her up. Terblanche said Mrs Kruger suffered non-lifethreatening injuries. All six suspects then left the house, caryring four of the farmer's firearms and also stole some money. They cut the electric fence to flee. It's not known how they knew that the couple had a gun-safe, which are centrally-registered in Pretoria.
J&M security was the first to arrive at the scene after the alarm was sounded, and hi-tech medical services, Mpumalanga Emergency Medical Service, Netcare 911 and the police all were contacted. The suspects were not found and residents in the area have been warned to be on the lookout for six black males who now have five firearms between them.
http://lowvelder.co.za/255951/man-in-hospitaal-na-skietery-op-plaas/
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Survive: Koos and Leigh Kruger, attacked by six armed blacks on Brondal farm Nelspruit
Afrikaans report February 28 2015 on Boere Krisis Aksie
Plaasaanval vanoggend in die Nelspruit omgewing
BRONDAL – ‘n Man is in ‘n stabiele toestand nadat gewapende rowers hom vroeg vanoggend twee keer in sy huis geskiet het.
Mr Koos Kruger en sy vrou, Me Leigh Kruger, het in die hoofslaapkamer geslaap toe ses mans op die huis toesak. Vier mans was in die huis en die ander twee het buite gestaan en waghou.
Shaun Terblanche, operasionele bestuurder van J&M Sekuriteit Nelspruit, sê die mans het eers by die kantoor, wat aan die huis grens, ingebreek. Hulle kon egter nie die huis van die kantoor af binnedring nie en het toe omgeloop en die diefwering van ‘n oop venster gesny en ingeklim.
Kruger het omstreeks 03:00 wakker geskrik en is met vier mans in die slaapkamer begroet. Een verdagte was met ‘n handgeweer gewapen. Daar was woorde tussen Kruger en die verdagtes, waarna die gewapende man op Kruger geskiet het en hom in die bors en arm gewond.
Me Kruger het met dié slag platgeval en gemaak of sy ook geskiet is. “Die verdagtes het hulle arms opgetel en laat val om te sien of hulle werklik dood is. Toe hulle tevrede is, het hulle na die kluis begin soek,” vertel Terblanche.
“Terwyl die mans in ‘n ander kamer besig was, het Me Kruger opgestaan en haar man uit die kamer begin sleep. Een van die versagtes het na die kamer teruggekeer en haar betrap. Sy het uit die huis gehardloop en twee mans het haar gejaag en op die grasperk neergetrek en ‘n bietjie geslaan.”
Volgens Terblanche is Me Kruger nie ernstig beseer nie.
Al ses verdagtes is toe in die huis in om vier van Kruger se wapens uit te dra. Hulle het ook ‘n onbekende bedrag geld gesteel. Die verdagtes het die elektriese heining geknip en só die plaas verlaat.
J&M Sekuriteit is na die toneel ontbied, waarna hulle vir HI-TECH se mediese dienste, Mpumalanga Emergency Medical Service, Netcare 911 en die polisie gekontak het.
Mr Jacques Ainslie, bestuurder van HI-TECH Nelspruit se mediese dienste sê Kruger het baie bloed verloor en was op ‘n stadium kritiek. “Ons het hom na Nelspruit Mediclinic geneem waar hy nou in ‘n stabiele toestand is.”
Die verdagtes is steeds op vrye voet. Inwoners van dié area is gewaarsku om op die uitkyk vir die ses verdagtes te wees.
https://www.facebook.com/boerekrisisaksie
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Kidnapped: Kempton Park resident Herman van Vuuren:
March 1 2015 - Kemptonpark resident Herman van Vuuren kidnapped: he was kidnapped with his vehicle but the vehicle was foun abandoned: however Mr Van Vuuren remains missing -- Contact Fanie at telephone 083 254 7100 or the nearest police station. SEE PAGE GRAB from Boere Krisis Aksie facebook page.
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Survives: unnamed Plettenberg Bay woman, 62, survives farm attack by two black males
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS March 1 2015:
According to Captain Bernadine Steyn, spokesperson for the Southern Cape police, a 62-year old woman was standing in the kitchen of a farm house near Plettenberg Bay
when a man entered the house with a can of pepper spray.
Another man, armed with a gun also entered the house and they took her to the office, demanding cellphones, money and jewellery. They didn't get any: "They eventually left the scene on foot with four cellphones."
Steyn said no arrests were made as yet and no shots were fired.
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It has been confirmed that there was a robbery at Oliver's Farm near Plettenberg Bay this morning.
When the Knysna-Plett Herald was informed of the robbery, it was alleged that the police were still chasing at least two robbers in a high speed chase in the direction of the Plett Airport.
No more information is available at this stage.
Update - According to Captain Bernadine Steyn, a 62-year old woman was standing in the kitchen of a farm house near Plettenberg Bay when a man entered the house with a can of pepper spray.
Another man, armed with a gun, also entered the house after which they took her to the office, demanding cellphones, money and jewellery.
"They eventually left the scene on foot with four cellphones."
Steyn said no arrests were made as yet and no shots were fired.
http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news/News/General/130808/Update-Plett-farm-attack
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - It has been confirmed that there was a robbery at Oliver's Farm near Plettenberg Bay this morning.
When the Knysna-Plett Herald was informed of the robbery, it was alleged that the police were still chasing at least two robbers in a high speed chase in the direction of the Plett Airport.
No more information is available at this stage. 'We bring you the latest Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route news'
http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news/News/General/130807/Robbery-at-Olivers-Farm
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