There as been a spate of Armed Robberies in The Observatory area. Rob Gaylard (Secretary of ONW) has compiled a table relating the incidents. He has had discussions with Woodstock SAPS and notes their comments on the incidents.
| Date |
Business |
Details |
| 22 November at 20.50 |
Delhi Diner |
4 black males, 3 armed. R30 000 in cash taken. |
| 19 November |
Babbos |
3 black males - staff held up at gunpoint, locked in back room. Took cash and a bottle of whisky. No footage from Cyclops? |
| 15 November T 9.45 |
Spar Cash-in-Transit |
4 armed robbers, security guard shot in shoulder, Obs residents traumatised, getaway vehicle in Hershell Rd. Took 2 cash boxes. No footage from Cyclops? |
| 12 November |
Armed robbery (theft of car at gunpoint) |
3 black males, grabbed handbag, drove off in car (a silver Clio? NE 505304. |
| 31 October at 15.00 |
Artsource |
Attempted armed robbery, 3 black males, shot fired at dog, shapnel hits woman customer in the face. No footage from Cyclops? |
| 13 October at 18.15 |
Obs Bottlestore |
4 armed robbers, black males. Customers and owners forced to lie on floor and robbed of personal possessions. Approx. R15 000 in cash taken and several bottles of whisky (Jack Daniels, etc.) Took about 5 minutes. Getaway car in Lower Main. Case no. 370-10-2008. No footage from Cyclops? |
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MacDonald's |
Armed robbery |
Notes:
- Not necessarily the same gang: 3 or 4 black males is the standard configuration for armed robberies.
- Woodstock Police do not seem surprised by the incidence of armed robberies at this time. The attribute this to opportunity (the number of businesses in the area), to the lack of visible security, and to easy access to escape routes (the N2). Also the approach of the festive season.
- They recommend installation of working CCTV cameras, panic buttons, visible security, varying times of cash-in-transit deliveries, etc. However, they say criminals ‘are not frightened of cameras'.
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