Head of communications for Douglasdale Police Station, Warrant Officer Balan Muthan, recounted the story of a woman who visited the station to report a crime. According to Muthan the woman left the station and drove to Sandton. It was only at this point that she reached for her laptop which was on the front seat and realised that it had been stolen.
Muthan explained that the woman suspected that remote jamming was involved.
He said that on being alerted to this story the Douglasdale police conducted an inspection of the station’s parking area and found that four vehicles were unlocked and some even had windows open.
“Our station is very lucky to even have a parking area for the community but residents need to realise that they still need to be extremely careful that they do not leave valuables visible,” Muthan said.
He added that residents must also make sure that they lock their vehicles and double-check that the locks are working before leaving their parked cars.
