Tag Archives: Crime

Possible Faces of our Burglaries

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Helga

Today on Facebook, I picked up a post that quickly had me showing it to Mike. They resembled exactly what Mike had observed back in August/September. When Mike saw the guy in the garden, he described him as surprisingly young … Continue reading →

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Game of Cat & Mouse

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Helga

It really has been a game of cat and mouse. As Mike and I reflect on the events of the past 5 weeks, the thieves break in, we try to block them. They break in again, we do more. They … Continue reading →

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Number 5

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Helga

Mike and I woke in the night. Mike and I discussed the time. I said I thought it was 4am. He looked at his phone and  said it was 3-30am. The cat meowed.  “What’s wrong with the cat?” Mike asked. I … Continue reading →

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A Good Time of Reflection

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Helga

By the time I get home tonight I will have been away from the tension of living at my home for about 36 hours. It’s been a good time for reflection. One of the phrases that has come to mind … Continue reading →

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Difficult for me to even say this….

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Helga

We are being targeted for sure! The spate of break-ins that we have had, have all happened outside of office hours. Woman’s Day, Sunday, Friday 7am and then today. At least today they didn’t get into the house. Today I don’t … Continue reading →

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The News From The Police

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Helga

This morning I spent ten minutes on the phone to Detective Mazingi from the Fish Hoek police station who informed me that the (amazing set of) fingerprints taken off the broken window of the cottage matched one of the people … Continue reading →

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There’s Good News & Bad News

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Helga

The good news is that Mike and I had a wonderful 31st wedding anniversary.  We reached the number of years of our street number! We went to Harbour House Restaurant at Kalk Bay and enjoyed a three course meal – … Continue reading →

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Fear Has Many Faces

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Helga

Last night as I snuggled down into bed, my eye caught something on the ceiling! An unwanted visitor… This spider was UGHHHH. I went right below it to get a better look and take a photo, and I cringed and … Continue reading →

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5 Points on Overcoming My Fear of Crime & the Future

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Helga

9-03am I’ve encountered a couple of Bible verses that have jumped out at me recently, both in the Old Testament and the New relating to some of the struggles we face in this world regarding corruption, crime and the fear … Continue reading →

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