It took these crooks around 30 seconds to surround a vehicle stopped at a red light, smash through at least three windows, steal all they could, and get away scot-free.
An Uber driver cruising around what appears to be Philippi in the Western Cape recently managed to stay one step ahead of a crook.
Smash-and-grabs at malls and high-end stores are not just a South African thing. In fact, America is experiencing a particularly bad “wave” right now.
Criminals are so brazen in South Africa now that they don’t even bother to run away after committing a crime.
Yet another jewellery store was hit by a gang of armed criminals, this time at the Blue Route Mall in Tokai.
Pedestrians and motorists alike need to stay vigilant, as these two broad daylight attacks clearly illustrate.
Despite arrests being last year that were linked to the crime syndicate, it seems there’s no keeping the Rolex Gang down.
The City of Cape Town is appealing to motorists to look out for opportunistic criminals when they’re on the road, especially if they’re driving through these four areas.
This video, coming out of Morningside, is a pretty good advertisement for getting strengthened windows for your vehicle.
The motorcyclist who foiled a smash-and-grab is the latest example of a trend developing in South Africa, that sees people fighting back when confronted with crime.
Using various CCTV cameras, the City’s Camera Tracking Unit was able to arrest a suspect on the ground. The footage of how they did it is amazing.
A motorist in Jozi has captured the moment an opportunistic beggar robbed the car in front of him. All this in plain daylight of course. Check the video here.