Police are on high alert after five gun-toting thugs accosted an elderly couple and assaulted them before stealing goods worth more than R100,000 from their Walmer home on Thursday.
A string of suspected hit murders, bogus police and the closure of a police station in one of Gqeberha’s most violent and dangerous policing precincts has left residents of Walmer Township living in fear.
There seems to be no age limit to committing crime, and a private Nelson Mandela Bay security firm said it had noted an increase in criminal activity by juveniles across the city over the past few months.
Crimes against businesses on rise in Bay By Riaan Marais - 09 May 2021
Crimes at commercial properties in Nelson Mandela Bay are on the rise, and private security operators and the police have warned business owners to take extra care to safeguard their staff, premises, equipment and stock.
In an effort to keep business owners up to date on the latest incidents and trends in their area, Atlas Security hosted its first virtual business security meeting on Wednesday .
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