[obsnw] Visitor to Irwell Street pepper-sprayed - handbag stolen

2009-04-17 Thread Miss Marple
I am not sure exactly when this happened, but was told that the woman had just arrived in Irwell St in a taxi and that she was confronted by a thug who sprayed pepper spray in her face and when she was overcome he took her handbag. I don't know whether he was in a car or on foot. This would have

[obsnw] MUGGING IN HERSCHEL ROAD

2009-04-17 Thread Frank Schuitemaker
On Thursday 16 April around 19:00 my Dutch friend Linda ter Horst and her German friend were walking from Spar to Kimberly Road. A light coloured (crème) small older type car passed by and two coloured males in their twenties got out and confronted them. With the use of a knife they were forced t

[obsnw] Re: Red Ford Tracer stolen from Irwell Road last night (Thurs, 16.4.2009) around 7 pm

2009-04-17 Thread Johnny Wessels
The reason there are not tons of crime related issues bogging down this site, is because the member base is relatively small if you consider the amount of residences in obz. There is not much promoting of this site going on either. I have spoken to many people who live in obz, but are not awar

[obsnw] Black Volkswagen CA 191 780 responsible for theft out of vehicle's and robbery in Observatory

2009-04-17 Thread Miss Marple
WARNING WARNING WARNING Information was received about a Black Volkswagen CA191780 responsible for theft out of vehicle's and robbery in Observatory. Coloured males BE ON THE LOOK-OUT AND PHONE PATROL VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY YOU SPOT THIS CAR. --~--~-~--~~--

[obsnw] Robbers, car thieves and sundry other scum targetting IRWELL STREET at the moment....

2009-04-17 Thread Miss Marple
I heard today from the owner of a residence in Irwell St that a house that she owns had been broken into a few days back and that a person who had been staying there had awoken to find a medium-height, black chap standing next to her (I believe she wasn't physically injured). In understand th

[obsnw] broken glass/ obs confetti

2009-04-17 Thread Nicola Farmer
This morning I noticed broken glass from a smashed car window in one of the three parking bays outside the Uniform business at the intersection of Collingwood and Dane streets... There was no car parked there anymore, so couldn't get any more detail. Just for the records... Nicky Nicola Farmer Ma

[obsnw] Silver BMW parked in Irwell Rd on Wed night of 15 April 2009 had rear R-H window smashed

2009-04-17 Thread Miss Marple
The theft out of this car occurred between 7 and 9 pm. The owners were visitors from Camps Bay who were visiting friends in Irwell Rd. They had left a lot of stuff in the car. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[obsnw] Red Ford Tracer stolen from Irwell Road last night (Thurs, 16.4.2009) around 7 pm

2009-04-17 Thread Miss Marple
This is all I know. I am concerned that there is a lot of crime in our suburb at the moment and it seems to me that quite a lot of it is not finding its way onto this site. If ANY MEMBER OF THE ONW REGISTERED ON THIS SITE should hear of criminal activity in Observatory, I wonder whether you w