Community safety stakeholders suspect one organised group may be behind similar robberies in Brackenfell and Kuils River, Cape {town} Etc reports.
According to a post by WAAR Brandit INNI KAAP and a NovaNews report, the latest attack took place at about 03:00 on Thursday, 15 October, on Kalkuta Street in Haasendal.
NovaNews quoted police spokesperson Lt-Col FC Van Wyk as saying: ‘The men with balaclavas and gloves forced open the sliding door with a crowbar and tied up the complainant, his wife, and two children.’ Electronics and jewellery were reportedly stolen, and the family were forced to open banking apps. No injuries were reported.
Brackenfell attack raises similar concerns
On 6 October, four masked men allegedly entered a Protea Village home in Brackenfell by removing a window frame. The couple were tied up and pressured to unlock their phones and banking apps while their six-year-old daughter slept nearby.
An unnamed security expert quoted by NovaNews said: ‘The similarities between these two cases are too precise to be a coincidence.’ Police investigations continue; no arrests had been reported by 17 October.
A Stats SA survey estimated 259 000 home robberies in 2024/25, affecting 213 000 households. Just over half (51.3%) of affected households reported some or all incidents to police.
A separate Hout Bay robbery led to eight arrests after suspects allegedly posed as water-meter workers, Cape {town} Etc reported.
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