Golf update: Teenagers arrested for damaging Wellington golf course' property
Recently three teenagers broke into Wellington Golf Course and instigated impairment worth $100,000. The golf course is situated on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa and three outlaws broke into a shed at Wellington, causing damage to the golf carts.
The lack of responsibility on behalf of security staff has raised many eyebrows.
The club manager Alan Richie registered a compliant with Orana police station on Wednesday morning regarding the incident. He reported that at 4 am, three male teenagers broke into members cart shed through the door and stole eight golf carts. They smashed
the windscreens and lights of vehicles, drove them on the greens, dumped two of them into the Bell River, and abandoned another two near Burrendong Dam.
On investigation, the police arrested the trio from their residence in Wellington and put them behind bars. According to the details registered in the report, all three had various charges reported against them in the past regarding theft and damage to public
property. However, the trio has been conditionally bailed and asked to appear in front of Wellington Local and Children’s Court on Thursday.
Meanwhile, media approached Alan Richie, the club manager and asked for complete details regarding the break-in. Richie replied, “We've got to try to put the locks inside the sheds, another fella has done that previously when there were a bit of a break-in.
His shed was the only one they didn't get into because they can cut the bolts off the outside, but his they can't get to because it's inside the little hole in the door."
Further details revealed that it was the second time in three weeks that the club faced a break-in and monetary damage. Despite that, no security measures had been taken to avoid such incidents. Apart from robbery, the club had been a victim of low turnover,
owing to the wet weather conditions.
Richie verified the problem and said, “We've had a lot of pretty wet seasons, even our weekend golfers are down in numbers and social golfers are down because they hear that the course is flooded. We've still got a course, but they don't realise, they think
the whole course is under flood. They can't play the whole 18 holes so it makes some people not come."
Seems like all odds are against Wellington golf course, and the security staff needs an immediate call for their duties.
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