>From Gardens to Liesbeek Parkway sounds most odd. I mean there /is/ nothing on Liesbeek Parkway...
On Dec 29, 2:40 pm, Inge <ingeborghjoo...@woolworths.co.za> wrote: > Article on IOL today of a conman working in Liesbeeck area: > (http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/police-hunt- > liesbeek-conman-1.1006049) > > Police are hunting for a man who apparently conned his victims by > pretending to be a music teacher, an estate agent or other bogus > professionals to lure them to Liesbeek Parkway where he robbed them at > knifepoint. > > Woodstock police spokesman Hilton Malila said the man was 42 and was > known as Billy McCarthy of Lavender Hill. > > He said seven cases had been reported at the station between June and > November - all involving victims who had been robbed in similar > circumstances, and thus possibly by the same man. > > Malila said the man typically targeted his victims - all men - in the > vicinity of Gardens in the city centre. > > From there, he “lured” them to the Liesbeek Parkway area - either with > the promise of showing them musical instruments he wished to sell, or > supposedly to visit show houses. > > Then he robbed his victims at knifepoint. > > He had taken a range of items from his victims including cellphones, > cash and other valuables. > > Malila said none of the victims wished to speak to the media. > > He urged any other victims to come forward. - Cape Argus -- 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 ob...@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.
