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Golf club hosts springboks While there might still be much speculation about who will be captain ing the Springbok rugby team in their first test against England, there is no doubt as to who is in charge of this herd of springboks at the Atlantic Beach Golf Course. This buck was clearly the alpha male, snort ing and head butting any of the other young bucks to show his domi nance. Those travelling along the R27 can often see the small herd of some 20 buck grazing on the club’s driving range in the early morning. The springboks’ numbers are monitored by the Blaauwberg Conserva tion Area staff to prevent them from over populating the golf estate which is home to several species of fynbos as well. Photo: Leon Steenkamp
) Police search for crime patterns
Home breakins surge LEON STEENKAMP
Police are currently scrutinising their dockets to see whether the recent surge in house robberies in Sunningdale and Parklands are connected. “There has been a hectic increase in house robberies in this specific area in the last three months,” says Lieutenant Elizabeth Munro, spokesperson for Table View police. Police believe most of the cases are intended break-ins which turn
into house robberies when the victims wake up and then confront the robbers. “We are working through all the relevant dockets to see whether we are dealing with opportunistic criminals or a more organised group of suspects,” Munro explained. She says they hope to close the net around these suspects by establishing a pattern of some kind. “We have found similarities in some of the cases. The incidents usually happen between 00:00 and 05:00 at night. In some instances a
firearm is used to threaten the inhabitants and other times a knife, screwdriver or physical force are used,” Munro said. She advised residents to not confront intruders when they enter their yards. “We have had incidents where residents went outside to confront intruders and were then threatened and forced inside where they were robbed. People should rather contact the specific sector police number,” she said. In four of the most recent cases victims were threatened with a fire-
arm. Munro warned that people should not think that something such as electric fencing alone will deter intruders and then leave their doors and windows open. “In one instance three men removed the concrete slabs from a vibacrete wall to crawl under the electric fencing and gain access to the property,” Munro said. She added residents should continue to be alert and lock all doors and windows at night. To inform local residents of the current crime situation in the area,
the police will have a public meeting on Wednesday 23 May at 19:00 at the Sunningdale Multipurpose Sports Hall. “We hope to drum up support for a Sunningdale branch of the Table View Neighbourhood Watch. There has definitely been a decrease in crime in areas where the neigbourhood watch is active,” she said. The contact numbers for the patrol vehicle in Sector 2 (Parklands and Sunningdale) are 082 469 1734 or 079 894 1451. The number for Table View police is 021 521 3300 and for Parklands police 021 521 3807.
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