In a brazen act of thievery, a suspect has managed to evade arrest for now after stealing a laptop from inside the Delft police station on Tuesday.
Delft SAPS has now appealed to the public for information that will help them nab the thief who entered the police station and stole the device from one of the offices and got away.
A picture of the perpetrator has been circulating, where the suspect can be seen wearing a hoodie while walking down the corridor at Delft SAPS.
Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, confirmed that Delft police have registered a case of theft, however, no arrests have been made as yet.
“Delft police registered a theft case for investigation on Tuesday, August 5. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and arrests are yet to be made."
Delft crime activist, Shirley de Bruin, who works hand-in-hand with Delft SAPS, said that despite the incident they have not lost faith in their local police force.
“It is a very unfortunate thing that happened but we have very good SAPS officers at Delft SAPS. Currently we have a lot of young constables who are working in the front who are fresh from graduation.
"The perpetrator could be one of the parolees who do community work at Delft SAPS and have access to the offices because they clean the offices. But it could be anyone.
"Unfortunately we do not know who it is but a case has been registered by SAPS."
She added: "There is an appeal to anyone with any information to please come forward, the information will be dealt with confidentially and with sensitivity."
Delft community activist, Charles George, said that criminals robbing cop shops have become the new normal not just in Delft but in South Africa.
“This is not the first time a police station is robbed, we have seen it happen across the country where even our police officers are being robbed and it has become the norm and trend in South Africa.
"These criminals are not scared of anything, not even the justice system, police or law enforcement officers,” he said.
Police are appealing to anyone with any information about this incident to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymous.
Cape Argus