Bike Jacking Florida

[dagwood]

Good morning guys

I know this was posted a while back....

Over the last few week about +- 10 bikes have been hijacked at the corner of Hendrik Potgieter and Ontdekkers in the West Rand

Please avoid this area when cycling up from Little Falls and the surrounding areas...

When you come up towards Ontdekker rather turn up Gordon road it is much safer....

Please warn everyone that you know that use that road for training in the morning....

 

Safe riding   

dagwood2009-03-16 22:48:57

[AndreZA]

Is there a pattern on which days? Was there one this morning again? I would like to go and sit there and wait and see. Where do they do this? On you way up to the traffic light, while waiting at the traffic light? After you've crossed?

 

 

 

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[pastapouch]

At what times are these happening? Maybe one should check out Newland's pawn shops for lovely bikes for sale R500.00...

[AndreZA]

Cervelo, the robbers can easily hop on the train at Maraisburg station an be gone.

 

 

 

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[mallo]

Hi all

 

After the past few jackings I approached one of the pawn shops in Maraisburg and exchanged a few friendly words with the owner which ironically stopped the jackings until Sunday morning which I believe happened down on Mollie/Long street somewhere which means these guy have just moved the target area.

 

The interesting part is there is nothing one can do to the shops without concrete proof.The guys in Maraisburg admits two sales were done within his shop but without his involvment as the buyers bought direct from the seller. I find this strange however his books does not log any bikes bought.

 

 

 

TO ALL CYCLIST USING LONG-MOLLIE-HP UP TO THE HP/ONDEKKEERS INTERSECTION BE CAREFUL. A FELLOW CYCLIST IS ARRANGING A MEETING WITH THE RAPID RESPONSE UNIT OF SAPS TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM

[markymark]

Morning guys.

 

I was bike jacked on Sunday morning on Mollie street,just off Ontdekkers

road,at about 530am by 3 f**kers armed with knives and a gun.ran off towards the highway so probably had a car waiting for them

 

so please guys stay away from the area[Hendrik Potgieter towards Ontdekkers,Mollie street,Long street and around Newlands area]there is

definitly a syndicate operating in the area

[Flemish Lion]

Hi all
After the past few jackings I approached one of the pawn shops in Maraisburg and exchanged a few friendly words with the owner which ironically stopped the jackings until Sunday morning which I believe happened down on Mollie/Long street somewhere which means these guy have just moved the target area.
The interesting part is there is nothing one can do to the shops without concrete proof.The guys in Maraisburg admits two sales were done within his shop but without his involvment as the buyers bought direct from the seller. I find this strange however his books does not log any bikes bought.

TO ALL CYCLIST USING LONG-MOLLIE-HP UP TO THE HP/ONDEKKEERS INTERSECTION BE CAREFUL. A FELLOW CYCLIST IS ARRANGING A MEETING WITH THE RAPID RESPONSE UNIT OF SAPS TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM

 

Sjoe - am I glad we're only going down Long - Mollie in the early mornings

 

Thanks for the heads-up!

[AndreZA]

I live up on 5th avenue and come down 4th, over mollie and onto Ontdekkers. This was 6am Saturday morning. Maybe it was a bit too light already.

 

 

 

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[mallo]

ANOTHER ONE OVER THE WEEK-END- WHAT DO WE DO NOW AS THESE GUYS SEEM TO KNOW OUR MOVEMENTS.CGC MAIL RECEIVED THIS MORNING

 

 

 

"I wanted to inform you of our horrible experience on Saturday morning. Three of us went out for a quick 2,5 hours to be back home for the kids activities and some family time J

 

 

 

We left Linden Cycles at around 05:30 for a fast and flat ride out via Newlands up to Ontdekkers, then right into Ontdekkers and all the way to Randfontein and back. Needless to say we did not get past Ontdekkers where it crosses the N1 highway!

 

 

 

Just after we turned left into Ontdekkers and crossed the N1 highway at 05:50 (it was already light), two blacks standing next to the road, jumped into the road. One had a knife and one had a handgun. Two of us cycled through them as we did not 100% realised what was going on, but our third mate weren?t that lucky as they pushed him of his bicycle. The one with the knife got on the bicycle and raced off into the direction of Maraisburg (Soweto ? i.e. South) parallel in the side road next to the N1. The arrogant one with the firearm casually searched him whilst we were screaming from about 15 ? 20 meters. He took his celphone, money and energy bar?. The bottom line is that they stole one bicycle, my bicycle hit the sidewalk in the process and the frame broke? Luckily we are both insured but we need to stop these idiots!!!

 

 

 

It was very, very painful as we are all big guys but totally helpless due to the situation.

 

 

 

No one got hurt and we are all FINE, but what a sad day in South Africa!!!

 

 

 

The reason why I am writing to you is twofold, please spread the word to the clubs and secondly we need to create some kind of a HOT SPOT ALERT via the website or somewhere else to document these HI-JACKING HOT SPOTS? Your Thoughts?

 

 

 

The one thing I am going to warn you about, is that these guys will be back! When the one ran away he stopped and pointed the gun in our direction and said that they will get us next time!!!! I weren?t aware that the scum of our society is now targeting road bicycles, as I knew about all the horrific MTB incidents but never before about a road bicycle?.. We are however with the help of some police friends launch an initiative to find these guys, because I do believe they will be taking someone out at the exact same spot? We will keep you informed!

 

 

 

We are still waiting for the police to show after we phoned them twice?.

 

 

 

Be aware!!!

 

 

 

Best Regards,

 

 

 

Jacques

 

 

 

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Jacques Swart

 

Marketing Director"