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06/02/2008 10:08 AM - (SA) Hijacking alert for city area Tauriq Hassen
Police officers are on constant patrol in the area, but are figh?ting a difficult battle. "We are addressing these concerns by visible policing and through our sector poli?cing strategy," says Captain andell Stoffels, spokesperson for the Cape Town Police Station. On Sunday, 20 January, a 38-year-old woman pulled up in her driveway in Oranjezicht when an unknown number of unidentified suspects approached her car and threatened her at gunpoint. The suspects managed to take the woman's handbag, which contained her cellphone and car keys. They fled the scene in her car, but police later found it abandoned. No arrests have been made. The following evening, Monday, 21 January at approximately 21:45, a 43-year-old man was parking his VW Polo Playa at his house when he was approached by unidentified armed men. An unknown number of suspects threatened the man and eventually drove off with the car. The police later recovered the car. No shots were fired and no-one was injured in these two incidents. "Our officers reacted swiftly and in a matter of minutes we had recovered both the vehicles that were stolen in both the areas," says Stoffels. Members of the Cape Town Community Police Forum say the police do maintain a pre?sence in the area, but cars are still stolen or broken into. Police have established a sector policing system whereby the area will be patrolled on a 24 hour basis. Police will investigate the sligh?test hint of suspicious behaviour and be on the look-out for motor vehicle-related crime. "We have identified this to be a problem area and we will attend to it immediately," says Stoffels. Police advise the public to be more alert when driving around in the area. Anyone who has information or sees anything suspicious can phone Crime Stop on 086 001 0111. Tauriq.Hassen@peoplespost.co.za
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