Constable Martin van der Westhuizen is humbled by the attention from a trending video in which a woman asks South Africans to help her find him because she has a crush on him.

TikToker Mercy Nous posted the video on TikTok captioned: “I have never had a crush my entire life, please don’t ruin it for me please, this is my crush hleng #ifellinlovewithsomebody #fyp #fy #fypシ #fypage #SAPS #saps.”

The video has over 200 000 views and 760 comments.

@mercy_nous I have never had a crush my entire life, please don’t ruin it for me please, this is my crush hleng🤭😝#ifellinlovewithsomebody #fyp #fy #fypシ #fypage #SAPS #saps ♬ Follow mee – dabaddestbarbb🥷🏽💕

TikToker Tinyiko Matjokane583 commented: “He’s cute. You can just tell he doesn’t take bribes. I’m sure you’ll find him. Good luck, girlfriend.”

Meanwhile, another commented: “Man he is fine. He can arrest me any day.” Taryn Wagner added her thoughts in the comment section: “He is very nice to look at.”

The woman recorded the video on July 29 while the officer attended a colleague’s funeral in Vosloorus.

Proud SAPS member

Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Amanda van Wyk says Van der Westhuizen highlighted it was evident in the video that he wears his SAPS uniform with pride.

“Members of the South African Police Service are bound to adhere to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa to ensure a safe and secure environment for all. In addition, ethical policing demands that a member acts with integrity, respect diversity, abide by the law, strive for service excellence and public approval during the execution of his or her duties,” she adds.

The cop

Van der Westhuizen pursued his childhood dream of becoming a police officer after he completed matric in 2010. He applied to join the service on numerous occasions and was finally enlisted in 2018.

He completed the Basic Police Development Learning Programme at the SAPS Academy in Tshwane.

With just over five years of service, Van der Westhuizen boasts of two certificates of commendation he received from the national commissioner in 2019 and 2021, respectively, for exemplary service delivery.

“It is an honour to wear a police uniform because it is my calling. It gives me great pleasure to serve and protect my community,” says Van der Westhuizen.

He is in the Tshwane district, but the police do not want to disclose information about where he is stationed.