Police station theft
Daring thieves broke into an
office at the Reiger Park SAPS and stole an office computer, belonging to the
communication officer, apparently overnight on December 8.
December 9, 2014
The
daring thugs abandoned the stolen computer right here.
Spokesperson
for the police station, Sgt Mashudu Phathela confirmed the burglary, adding
that the thieves gained access to the police station through the back fence.
“They
cut a hole through the fence, entered the yard and walked to my office, where
they forced opened the door, breaking the lock,” says Phathela.
Although
there were police officers at the station when the incident took place, the
thieves took the computer and managed to slip away unnoticed.
Thieves
force opened this door to steal an office computer at the Reiger Park SAPS.
Phathela
says he arrived at his office on Tuesday morning, December 9 and found the door
ajar.
Fellow
officers conducted a search around the premises and found the motherboard
hidden in the vegetation near the station.
The
monitor was not found.
A
case of burglary was registered and no arrest has been made so far.
Phathela
expressed his shock at the theft at the police station.
“We
found this embarrassing and disrespectful. What message does this send to the
community we serve, if we can’t safeguard our own property?
“We
have always believed that a police station would be the last place criminals
would ever target, but they have now proved us wrong.
Phathela
says the thieves had cut a hole through this fence in order to enter the police
station yard.
“We
have to step up security at the station,” concludes Phathela.
Phathela,
however, assured members of the public of their security, adding that the
police would not rest until the thieves are caught.
* It
is not the first time the station fall victim to criminals.
The
same station was targeted a while ago, when thieves entered the police station,
also stealing a computer.
The
same modus operandi was used to commit the crime.
-@FanieBoksburg
