I am so sorry Johann, wishing you a peacefull weekend. On Nov 27, 9:16 am, Johann du Plooy <johanndupl...@gmail.com> wrote: > At approx 8:45pm as we were sitting down to dinner, we heard a noise from > our bedroom, barely 3m away. Immediately, I tried the door but it was locked > from the inside, a room we had excited barely a few minutes ago. It was > obvious someone was inside our home. I pressed the panic button and I > unlocked and rushed out the front door to cut the intruder off. An intruder > had entered our home while we were inside through the sash window and we > suspected he was still inside, but the room was still dark and we could not > see inside. A security guard from Vetus Schola was on the scene in a flash > and soon afterward Chubb and the Police arrived. The Police entered the > locked room through the window, but the intruder was already gone.The > intruder seemed to have fled over our back wall as a search of our property > and our neighbours revealed. The intruder did not have the opportunity to > steal anything because his noises alerted us immediately. > > Approx twenty minutes later, after the Police and armed response left we > heard clear footsteps on our roof. We called Chubb armed response and the > Police again. Our back neighbours' security light went on and the dog at our > neighbours diagonally behind us barked. The intruder had hidden on our roof > until the Police had left and then made his getaway. This is scary stuff. > > One thing that I recalled later and should mention is that the intruder > defintitely has a lookout who whistles in a loud bird call to warn the > person breaking in. I heard the same whistle during the burglary at c/o > Lower Wrensch when the burglar made his getaway. > > Despite the intruder getting away, he came very close to being caught this > time, but the incident shows his arrogance. We also thank our neighbour, > Richard, the Police, Vetus Schola and Chubb for their fast response and > support. I would seem this is these are the same guys targeting Lower Obs > and they are getting very desperate and brazen as we enter the festive > season. Please be very vigilant and careful!
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