[obsnw] Re: Car break-in and subsequent chase

2008-12-28 Thread Doug Price
Most times unless you have a movement sensor installed in the car, only then will the alarm go off. I know that in Toyota's if the window is smashed, and the door is not opened, then the car alarm will not activate, I think that most of the criminals know about this latent defect.

[obsnw] Re: Car break-in and subsequent chase

2008-12-28 Thread debra
update on my msg about police response to my call: i'm grateful to trevor m who heard my call via his radio that (fortunately) he'd forgotten to turn off when he went to bed. he called the police on his cell. 'phone and that's why they came out. while i thank saps for coming, it seems this is a

[obsnw] Re: Car break-in and subsequent chase

2008-12-28 Thread debra
i had a good response from saps when i radioed them at about 2.30 a.m. on saturday morning about a public disturbance that sounded like it could erupt into violence. i don't know if it was the station or the patrol car who responded. they said a car would come around. i called a few mins later

[obsnw] Re: Student mugging in Milton

2008-12-28 Thread Helen Swart
Trev at the time the other lady was mugged one of the managers of the green elephant expressed interest in our radios, I passed his number on to you, have managed to contacy him yet. Helen - Original Message - From: David Raphael To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Cc: Inspector Nel

[obsnw] Suburbia set to fight crime

2008-12-28 Thread Brian Gray
Dear ONW Brian Gray (gra...@iafrica.com) spotted this on the IOL website and thought you'd find it interesting.Brian Gray says: I guess that there are different approaches to crime. It certainly seems that the neighbourhood watch is the way to go. Without traditional weapons, of course. Brian. Su

[obsnw] Student mugging in Milton

2008-12-28 Thread David Raphael
A young female overseas student from the Green Elephant in Milton was mugged this afternoon at +/- 4:30 on the corner of Milton/ Wesley by two black males, in a small maroon car, armed with a pistol. We suspect that these are the same people who mugged an employee of the Green Elephant recently.

[obsnw] GOOD SAMARITAN

2008-12-28 Thread Helen Swart
A young lady from 42 Bowden Road, just dropped off an ID book, Passport etc that she foung scattered in the street outside her home. These Docs belong to my neighbour Fernando at No 42 Lytton. since he was not at home I offered to return them to him. I have just phoned him to inform him I hav

[obsnw] Re: Abandoned shopping trolley

2008-12-28 Thread Miss Marple
This is precisely **why**, on occasion, I report folk pushing trolleys - not everyone pushing a trolley...but those that leave me feeling uneasy. On Dec 27, 10:01 pm, waterbuck wrote: > I live on Park Villa and this morning had to inform the visitor > staying in the house oppos

[obsnw] Re: Car break-in and subsequent chase

2008-12-28 Thread Miss Marple
Yes, I also think the SAPS patrol car/s should be around Obs. Once when I phoned the W/stock Station some time in the early hours of the morning, the chap who took the call had difficulty hearing/ interpreting what I was saying, so that I gave up in the end. At the moment, I don't feel the ONW /