The Primrose CPF warn the community about an increase in house robberies and break-ins in the Primrose area.<\/p>\n
According to the forum, the robbers lift the gate off its rails to obtain access to the property.<\/p>
“To prevent this, weld a piece of metal on top of the gate on both sides, to prevent lifting,” said Wendy Morgan, Primrose CPF secretary.<\/p>\n
“Also weld a piece of metal on the outside of pedestrian gates, so that the lock cannot be pried open.<\/p>
“These robbers are probably using a vehicle to remove big screen television sets and the like from the properties, so be on the lookout for strange vehicles hanging around your area.<\/p>\n
“This goes for luxury vehicles, as well, as it is possibly men in a Mercedes who are involved in these break-ins.”<\/p>\n
The CPF is also warning the community that there is a young white woman who screams for help outside your gate.<\/p>\n
“When you go to help her, there are white men waiting outside who hold you up and rob you,” Morgan said.<\/p>\n
“Rather call your sector van for assistance.”<\/p>\n
Morgan added that there have also been incidents of ATM card robberies.<\/p>\n
“There have been incidents at the FNB machine at the Caltex garage on the corner Barbara Road and Second Avenue,” she said.<\/p>\n
The Primrose CPF also warns the elderly not to trust or to help strangers, as elderly members of the community are being robbed.<\/p>\n
They also urge community members to educate their domestic workers about not allowing anyone onto your property without first checking with you.<\/p>\n
“Robbers are saying that they have come to fix the stove etc., and then they rob the house once the domestic worker lets them in,” said Morgan.<\/p>\n
Contact the sector vans if you are not comfortable with anything happening in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
The contact numbers for the vans are:<\/p>\n
If anyone would like to be added to the data base, from where they will receive crime warnings, they can email their details to PrimroseSCF2@gmail.com<\/p>\n