• Armed robbery in Cambridge, 29 July. 5 armed Black men entered the property. Tied up occupant, her 2 children and the domestic worker.  House was ransacked and suspects also took a firearm.
• Other theft in Coleridge, 30 July. Gate motor stolen.
• Domestic violence in Rodos Place, 29 July. Woman was drinking with 2 men and they had an argument/fight.

• Robbery cnr Cambridge/Mercury, 28 July. Domestic was walking in the street when 3 Black men in a maroon Tazz robbed her of R1500 cash.
• Other Theft at PNA Farrarmere Square, 29 July. Suspects were caught stealing goods. They were made to pay for the goods and were given a warning.

• Theft of motor vehicle at Pick 'n Pay centre, 27 July. Venture stolen from the parking area.
• Housebreaking and theft in Umgeni, 27 July. Lounge window broken. Computer and laptop stolen.

• Theft out of motor vehicle in Village, 23 July. Camera, cash and sunglasses stolen out of Isuzu bakkie – not locked.
• Housebreaking and theft in Sonop Caravan Park, 24 July. Lock of storeroom broken. Drill and welding machine stolen.
• Armed robbery at Bailey's Kwik Spar, 25 July. 7 armed Black men entered the store and held up cashiers. Took the money from the tills.  One of the suspects dropped money cnr Cambridge and Mariner.  Suspect arrested with cash in his pocket.
• Other theft in Gamtoos, 25 July. Gate motor stolen.
• Theft out of motor vehicle in Skylark, 21 July. Window of Subaru broken and console ripped out.  Radio and cash stolen.
• Housebreaking and theft in Van Vuuren, 21 July. Window forced open and laptop stolen through the window.
• Attempted hijacking in Derwent, 23 July. Client in Whitehouse phoned in to say there was something happening in Derwent. 2 Black men (not sure if they were armed) tried to hijack victim’s Jetta. They believe they were followed.  Suspects smashed one of the windows using a jack.  Suspects took off without getting the vehicle.
• Attempted murder in Fairview Flats, 23 July. Suspect is apparently unstable, got into a fight with his girlfriend and pushed her off the balcony.
• Theft out of motor vehicle in Sapphire, 23 July. Small side window broken and radio stolen out of Golf.
  

• Theft out of motor vehicle in Skylark, 21 July. Window of Subaru broken and console ripped out. Radio and cash stolen.
• Housebreaking and theft in Van Vuuren, 21 July. Window forced open and laptop stolen through the window.

Our children are being targeted on Mxit and other chat networks. The
latest incident happened on thursday 16th July, when a 16 year old girl
was taken in Farrarmere by one of the "pretenders" on Mxit. She returned
home on Saturday evening, however there was proof of sexual
exploitation. A concerted effort to find the suspect paid off on Sunday
night when he was arrested. He was caught through the unwavering
commitment of her father, the Benoni CPF, The Pink Ladies, the
Farrarmere Community Precinct and the SAPS.

Please make your children aware of the dangers, even preventing them
from using these services. We know these services are very cheap to use
but we also need to ask ourselves if this is the price we put on our
children's lives. The statistics of missing children, especially where
these "Chat rooms" are involved, are staggering.

We cannot just sit and say that it will never happen to us; the fact is
that it can happen sooner than you think, so please become more aware
and more involved. There is a large network in place to track and find
these perpetrators and to come down on them with the greatest of forces.

If you suspect anyone of perpetrating these crimes, or someone who has
been drawn into this sick crim, please do not leave it, get involved and
let the people that care about these children try and find them and let
the the law take it's course with them.

Please contact your local SAPS office, CPF or The Pink Ladies if you
have any info.

SAPS Benoni - (011) 747-0053
Benoni Community Safety Forum (CPF) - 082 555 0292
The Pink Ladies - 072 214 7439

• Theft  of motor vehicle in Mercury, 15 July. Isuzu bakkie stolen from in front of the premises.
• Attempted theft of motor vehicle at Pick 'n Pay Centre, 15 July. Ignition damaged on Honda Ballade.
• Attempted theft out of motor vehicle in Louis Leipoldt, 12 July. Suspect tried to break Opel Astra’s side rear window with a brick but it did not break. Suspect fled.
• Other theft in Browning, 17 July. Gate motor stolen.
• Theft of motor vehicle in Wilge, 17 July. Bakkie stolen – parked outside premises.
• Theft of petrol in Tom Jones, 18 July. White male in a Hyundai put in petrol and tried to pay with a petrol card that didn’t have the right vehicle Reg No, then drove off without paying.
• Theft of wheels in Windermere, 17 July. Wheels stolen off 2 trailers.
• Attempted hijacking in Brooke, 18 July. 3 armed Black males tried to hijack him of his Golf.
• Hijacking cnr Reitz & Wilge, 18 July. Victim was parked on the corner talking to some other people when a Jetta stopped with 4 armed white men, who held them up.  Took his Mazda and everyone’s cell phones and wallets.

• Theft of motor vehicle in Heywood, 11 July. Toyota Tazz stolen – parked outside premises. Recovered in Katlehong.
• Theft out of motor vehicle in Wilge, 9 July. Side window of Mercedes broken and GPS system stolen.
• Attempted theft of motor vehicle in Derwent, 9 July. Window and lock of Uno broken (parked in the street).  Client disturbed 2 suspects and they fled.

• Other theft in Main Rd, 6 July. 2 Black men stole the gates from the premises.
• Theft of motor vehicle in Moonlight, 7 July. Mitsubishi stolen from premises.

• Other theft in Milton, 3 July. Gate motor stolen.