PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Plett crime fighters had a successful week recovering goods that had been stolen in town. During the latest incident the Kranshoek Rapid Response squad - part of the Plettenberg Bay Crime Prevention Association (PBCPA) - managed to recover a stolen scooter on Sunday 5 March.
PBCPA operations head Otto Olivier said they received an alert on 23 February of a scooter having been stolen in Prongs Avenue. Local police confirmed that a case was opened.
"With sheer tenacity, the Kranshoek Rapid Response squad kept on following up information on the stolen scooter," Olivier said.
On Sunday their efforts paid off when a tip from a resident led to the discovery of the scooter. Two suspects were also arrested.
On Saturday, the Bitou Crime Prevention Unit recovered a stolen generator. Lisa Nagel of Plett. Watch, Bitou's neighbourhood watch group, said this happened just four hours after the generator was stolen.
A number of other stolen items were recovered at the same time as the bicycle.
A few days earlier she had noticed a post on social media about a bicycle that had been stolen in Plett.
"I informed the Bitou Crime Prevention Unit. Not quite 30 minutes after the team had received the message, they had recovered a bicycle. Sadly, it was not the stolen one I had referred them to, but another one, along with a cellphone, various running shoes and a rucksack. These items were handed over to the police and the bicycle was reunited with its owner," she said.
"Generators are a valuable commodity in these times of load-shedding. Please ensure that your generators are securely locked up at all times," she advised.
The Specialized bicycle that had been stolen and was recovered by the Bitou Crime Prevention Unit.
This stolen generator was also recovered.
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