South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape
GQEBERHA – Speedy response by a private security company resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old house robbery suspect in Church Street in Walmer last night, 19 December 2021.
It is alleged that at about 23:30, the 86-year-old complainant was awoken when the alarm triggered. As she switched on the light to deactivate the alarm, she was confronted by an unknown male standing next to her bed. The suspect grabbed her left hand and started to remove her wedding ring. When the other rings won’t come off, the suspect started to remove them with his teeth. Cash, a camera and a portable radio were among the items taken. The woman sustained slight injuries to her fingers.
The alarm company arrested the suspect as he was jumping over the fence from the complainant’s property. The suspect was positively identified and the stolen goods recovered.
Join Your Neighbourhood Watch
Enquiries:
Col Priscilla Naidu
071 362 8726
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SAPoliceService
Report Every Crime
Stamp Out Fraud and Corruption
Be the Eyes and Ears for the SAPS in your Street
#aim4change
Port Elizabethan
Latest posts by Port Elizabethan (see all)
- Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes - 15 May 2026
- Urgent Call for South Africa to Support and Join Global Efforts to Phase Out Fossil Fuels - 15 April 2026
- Unfenced 6 SAI Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life - 20 November 2025
- Death Toll Rises From Makhado Bus Crash - 21 October 2025
- Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System - 15 October 2025
