Katlehong police fight rise in car part theft at malls and taxi ranks
Police visited Sam Ntuli Mall and Sontonga Shopping Centre after receiving reports that car parts were being stolen and taxis were being stripped during the night.
Several police sector managers from the Katlehong SAPS visited shopping centres and taxi ranks in the township to address the rising issue of theft from parked vehicles.
The visits were led by Sergeant Lilian Makeke, Constable Sizwe Ndlela, and domestic violence coordinator Kamohelo Baloyi.
They visited Sam Ntuli Mall and Sontonga Shopping Centre.
According to Katlehong SAPS media spokesperson, Constable Sivenkosi Mtwa, taxi operators reported that numerous personal items, including vehicle parts, had been stripped and stolen overnight while the taxis were parked at mall premises.
Taxi operators said that headlamps, side mirrors, tyres, spare wheels, and windscreens are often missing when they arrive to collect their vehicles in the morning.
Mtwa added that taxis are not the only vehicles being targeted by criminals at the malls.
Shoppers who park their vehicles inside the mall premises have also become victims of crime as their vehicles are targeted by thieves.
