KEMPTON police are looking for a man who was caught on camera stealing a tablet from the office of a Boston College employee.
The institution’s HR officer opened a case of theft after her Samsung Galaxy tablet went missing from her handbag on May 13.
“The victim said she had stepped out of her office during the afternoon, and when she came back at about 3.30pm, her tablet was missing from her handbag,” police spokesperson Capt Jethro Mtshali explained.
“It is not clear how the man gained entrance into the office, but it is alleged he and an accomplice arrived at the building together and pretended to be selling clothes. It is suspected his accomplice may have then distracted the receptionist while he went into the office.”
The victim requested to see CCTV footage from the security officers on the premises, which clearly showed the man stealing the tablet from the office.
The next day at about 9am, she received a phone call from a parent at the school who claimed someone had called him (parent) to tell him his child’s student file or card was found in Joburg.
The father was told he should collect the student card on Noord Street.
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“It is suspected that the man in the video footage might have used the student’s file to hide the tablet and then later dumped the file in Joburg,” Mtshali said.
The CCTV footage clearly shows the man entering the office and browsing around.
He first sits down at a table in the office and looks around. He then gets up and checks the rest of the office, before heading to the door to leave.
Before exiting, he takes an envelope from the top of a cabinet by the door, then goes out.
A few moments later he returns, envelope in hand, and goes straight to the table he initially sat at. He then takes the gadget out of the bag, slips it in-between the folder and walks out of the office.
If anyone recognises the man in the video or has information that can help with the case, contact Det Const Welcome Shabalala on 078-965-2600 or send an sms to 32211.
