Something to note here is how important it is to have the serial numbers of your more steal-able items.
Biddy. On Apr 30, 2:08 pm, Knarf Boatmaker <knarfboatma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Just an hour ago I was in the small computer repair shop (Urban Connection) > near PnP in Rondebosch. An extremely sturdy (broad) build dark black was in > front of me, dressed in dark tracksuit and white stripes. He wanted them to > look at his laptop which did not work. He did not know anything about his > laptop as he had bought it at a second hand shop (that is what he told > them). > > I bet not too many laptops are crash proof by falling off high walls - they > will get cracked. I had all along a funny or bad feeling about it having > being stolen. > > I just phoned the shop it appears the laptop was taken in for repairs, if > anybody missing a laptop it may be there, unfortunately he did not want to > give me further details. > > Frank > > 2009/4/30 Miss Marple <bevp...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > I have just learned that the property that was accessed by the > > abovementioned about three weeks ago (.....he was seen jumping over a > > high palisade gate at 9.30 pm approx 3 wks ago - today being 30 Apr > > 2009) suffered losses. On the night the thug was seen they lost a > > laptop. Subsequently they lost a wallet. This was Wesley St. > > > The thug in question is AN EXTREMELY AGILE CLIMBER (pardon the > > capitals.....I'm not 'shouting' rather 'emphasizing' for easy > > seeing). He is dark black ( from up north ? ) - stands about 1.6 high > > - and has a stocky build. He has been seen with a black track-suit > > top with double white stripe down the sleeves. Carries a ruck-sack > > (....what better to put a laptop into). > > > He has also been spotted out at night - again in Wesley - a little > > after midnight. > > He is extremely good at scaling high walls / fences / palisade > > fences / you-name-it. > > And he is more slippery than the most slippery eel. > > When people are after him he seems to disappear into thin air. [There > > was an occasion when two patrollers / ADT / and the SAPS were trying > > to locate him after he'd been spotted in Wesley but again the > > disappearing trick. Probably into someone's garden to bide his time. > > > He is a supremely good thief.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
