[obsnw] stolen bag dispenser

2015-07-29 Thread Rosemary Robins
A recently installed poo bag dispenser has been stolen from Rochester Park. The park is locked so one can only presume the thief has a key. Can anyone suggest why there is a need to steal and item like this? -- -- OPS [Obsid Pu

[obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Frank Schuitemaker
Reported elsewhere by Carolyn Widd 29 July 09:28 Situation Unknown My neighbours were held up at 4am in the morning by 3 adult men and a child (who climbed through the burglar bars and opened the front door). They had a gun. They used a car jack to gain entry through both the fence and the burgla

Re: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Graham Porter
Address of incident Frank? On Wednesday, 29 July 2015, Frank Schuitemaker wrote: > Reported elsewhere by Carolyn Widd 29 July 09:28 Situation Unknown > > My neighbours were held up at 4am in the morning by 3 adult men and a > child (who climbed through the burglar bars and opened the front door)

RE: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Alison Barrett
FYI This sounds like it could be the same people who robbed us in Oxford Road also at around 4h00am in February – also used a car jack to get through the burglar bars The case number was CAS722/2/2015 and the investigation officer was Constable Abrahams if this info is of any use Thanks Aliso

Re: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Rosemary Robins
But we do need to know where this took place.. On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Alison Barrett < barrettsrecruitm...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI This sounds like it could be the same people who robbed us in Oxford > Road also at around 4h00am in February – also used a car jack to get >

Re: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Frank Schuitemaker
Hi Graham & Rosemary, As I mentioned the address is unknown as it was reported on another social media. I don’t want to encourage other reporting platforms as it will fragment the dissemination of information but will try to find out. On 29 July 2015 at 11:54, Rosemary Robins wrote: > But we

Re: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Marc Turok
On Friday I had a coloured guy ring my bell asking if I would sell any jewellery. I said I dont have any. I was surprised when he said “We will take all types of jewellery, gold or anything”. I did not open for him and talked over the wall, not willing to talk further. This report is hectic and y

RE: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Patrick Chapple
Strubens Road. From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Schuitemaker Sent: 29 July 2015 12:00 PM To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch Subject: Re: [obsnw] Armed household robbery Hi Graham & Rosemary, As I mentioned the address is unknown as it was repor

Re: [obsnw] Armed household robbery

2015-07-29 Thread Rosemary Robins
Thank you Paddy. On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Patrick Chapple < patrick.chap...@capetown.gov.za> wrote: > Strubens Road. > > > > *From:* obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf > Of *Frank Schuitemaker > *Sent:* 29 July 2015 12:00 PM > *To:* The Observatory Neighbo

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread katrin
Speak to Keith her partner. he is still hanging out there every evening. I spoke to him last night. he said the funeral is on Saturday amnd her family from mannenberg came on the evening and waited with him for the undertakers who only came at 12.30AM (6 hours after she died) On Tuesday, 28 Jul

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread Hudson McComb Coo
Kenneth Roman Obsid Social Development Manager has been assisting the family organise a funeral service and tells me the entire family has very limited financial resources. Kenneth is appealing for help in the form of financial support for a cremation / memorial service so please feel free to drop

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread Rosemary Robins
Does COCT not have some assistance? On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Hudson McComb Coo wrote: > Kenneth Roman Obsid Social Development Manager has been assisting the > family organise a funeral service and tells me the entire family has very > limited financial resources. Kenneth is appealing fo

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread Barbara Anne Langridge
The state should cover the burial. I dont agree this is a forum for financial requests. Even in such sad circumstances. We have many previous mails of complaints regarding the issue of vagrants as a problem. Regardless of this sad time our focus it to discourage homeless folks as we all agree th

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread Rosemary Robins
Thank you Barbara. I fully agree with your level headed comments. On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Barbara Anne Langridge < langridge...@gmail.com> wrote: > The state should cover the burial. > > I dont agree this is a forum for financial requests. Even in such sad > circumstances. We have man

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread Trevor Hughes
You can apparently apply to the city for the burial of an indigent person, one of the entities to apply to it seems is your local councillor or city parks Provision is made for indigent burials. Contact the City’s cemetery booking office for more information. Northern District:021 550 1052/3 Sout

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread kittenmoss99
If we lose our humanity we have nothing. Its not about the social standing this poor guy has, its that he's a human being deservant of a level of dignity and assistance at a very difficult time. Its easy to decry vagrants as hopeless or responsible for all manner of evils but I can't imagine any

Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road

2015-07-29 Thread 'Suzette Swart' via The Observatory Neighbourhood Watch
Thx Kittenmoss. Totally agree with you. And by the way I am not a bleeding heart ;-) Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"kittenmos...@mtn.blackberry.com" Date:Wed, 29 Jul, 2015 at 16:15 Subject:Re: [obsnw] Re: Body in Trill road If we lose our humanity we have nothing. Its not about the soci