GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - It was another very busy week for local SAPS.
Graaff-Reinet:
Burglary
• A guest at a guest house said that R200 was taken from his wallet while he was asleep the evening of 26 January. A kitchen window was forced open.
• On 28 January at 5.45am, a suspect gained entry through a window at a Umasizakhe residence and stole a television, food and baby food.
• Burglars stole meat, sweets, cooldrinks and chips at a business on 23 January.
• A hairdryer, microwave and cellphone were stolen on 20 January from a local residence. The suspects entered by forcing the locked wooden door open.
• Tools and machinery were stolen from a business between 20 and 21 January. The suspects gained entry by forcing a hole in a wall.
• A cellphone, tekkies and food were stolen from a Kroonvale residence between 18 and 19 January.
• Clothing and groceries were stolen from a Umasizakhe home on 19 January.
• Burglars forced a burglar door open at a local residence and stole a television and two cellphones.
• On 28 and 29 January burglars gained entry to a furniture shop on Market Square by forcing the back door open. They stole five HiFi's.
Fraud
On 28 January three suspects approached a woman on Caledon Street and told her she won a substantial amount of airtime. They got away with R4 000.
Common assault
A woman was attacked on 28 January at 9pm. The suspect, who is known to her, hit her in the face and lower back.
Theft out of a motor vehicle
A battery was stolen from a vehicle in Asherville during the early hours of 21 January.
Malicious damage to property
In Bergendal, a vehicle was damaged when three men threw stones at it on 25 January at 6.25pm.
Aberdeen:
Burglary
A farmhouse was broken into between 1 and 22 January. An amplifier was stolen.
Assault with grievous bodily harm
In Lotusville, on 25 January at 5pm, a man was assaulted by two men. They hit him in the face and kicked him.
Theft
Copper wire was stolen on Voortrekker Road at a business on 27 January.
Dealing with drugs
The Aberdeen Police executed a search warrant in Thembalesizwe, where they found dagga and a substantial amount of cash.
Malicious damage to property
Between 1 and 24 January, tombstones at the Van Heerden Street cemetery were damaged.
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