Out of bad comes good

You will all remember the email sent out where flags were stolen in Sunninghill Gardens and the pleasant outcome where the culprits owned up and returned the flags – good coming from bad.

  Well I have another story where an unpleasant situation brought out the best in the community. Early this week I received the following crime report via our webpage.  I have removed the name of the victim.

“I am the latest smash and grab victim on the corner of Witkoppen and Maxwell just before 7pm tonight. I have read the circulars the last couple of weeks cautioning residents against this intersection. I have to admit that I was preoccupied and was not aware of my immediate surroundings. My empty woollies lunchbox was on my passenger seat and I assume the brainless criminal thought it is my handbag. The modus operandi was exactly like you said. I was the 3rd to 4th car at a red robot with a car behind me so that I am boxed. He knocked out my window and my first reaction was that I am being shot at. When I saw the criminal up to the waist in my car I understood what was going on. I managed to fight off the criminal by poking my fingers in his eyes and nose and he left empty handed . A car followed me all the way to the Tudor road gates where I stopped and the driver, a young Indian gentleman, asked me if I was ok. He then told me what really happened. He was the car behind me and he saw that the criminal was approaching my passenger window. He then decided to reverse and drive around me as to hit the criminal with his car away from my window. When he reversed he noticed that there was a second criminal standing with his hand already pulled back ready to break his driver seat window too. The young gentleman then sped off and rammed the criminal into my vehicle pegging him whilst I am gauging his eyes out from the inside of my vehicle. He pulled away when the robot turned green and the criminal limped away empty handed. The young gentleman that acted like a knight in shining armour is a plumber and electrician that does work in the Gardens. Please can you tell people of this brave man and give out his details that our community can support him. His name is Quinton from AA Plumbing and Electrical and his contact details are 084 981 1241 or 083 522 6567 or 011 022 9162.”

Thank you Quinton for caring and not only helping this young lady whilst she was being attached, but by following her to our booms to ensure she was ok.