Oproer Protes in Sir Lowry’s Pass: Inwoners van Sir Lowry’s Pass het gister teen swak diens betoog. Niemand is gisteroggend toegelaat om die dorp te verlaat of binne te kom nie. Lees die berig op bl. 2. Foto: Deliah Brinkhuis
Robbers stalk Gordon’s Bay Road ILLANA FRANTZ
THE many traffic lights along Gordon’s Bay Road appear to have become hotspots for robbers who target unsuspecting motorists. Last week DistrictMail reported on three young women who had narrowly escaped an attempted hijacking at the Beach Road crossing of this same road. A day before DistrictMail appeared on the newsstands, Tarryn van der Merwe had to fight for what was hers when a man tried to steal her cellphone in the thoroughfare. At 22:45 on Wednesday last week, Van der Merwe was driving home to Gordon’s Bay after visiting a friend. She stopped at a red light at the intersection of Gordon’s Bay Road and Onverwatch Street (opposite Caltex). “I had my Blackberry in my hand and my window was slightly
open. Suddenly I heard someone come running from behind, and I saw a figure approach. The next thing I knew, my window was smashed in and someone had grabbed a hold of my phone.” But Van der Merwe didn’t let go. Instead, she started to drive off, with both hands clutching her phone. “He was still holding on, but as I started picking up speed, I could feel him starting to lose grip.” She changed to second gear, and he let go, just as she was about to hit the traffic island. The incident rattled Van der Merwe, who had to be carried out of her bakkie when she got home. “I have since started a group on Facebook called Stop Hijackings and Smash-and-Grabs, and would like to initiate self-defence classes, because this is now getting out of hand.” ) Read the police’s response on page 2, and the letters on page 8.
The infamous traffic light, at the intersection of Gordon’s Bay Road and Onverwatch Street, where motorists are being targeted.