Weltevreden Park resident Adrienne Studd has lost faith in the Honeydew police.
On Thursday 7 November a burglar broke into her home stealing a laptop and cellphone. There was a power failure that day and Studd believes the suspect took advantage of the situation.
Employees of a security company chased the man and he dropped the laptop which has been returned to Studd.
“It looks like the person jumped [over] our wall and broke the front door to gain access to the house,” said Studd
She immediately went to the Honeydew police station to open a case, but no officer was sent to search for fingerprints at Studd’s home.
“I thought that it’s a standard thing to do at crime scenes to help with finding the criminals. How will they know who broke into my house if they didn’t take fingerprints?”
Studd alleged that police weren’t even interested in lifting fingerprints off her laptop, and recounted that an officer stated it was up to the security guard who chased down the thief to return the computer to its owner.
Studd believes after a case has been opened and a case number obtained, the buck stops there.
“They don’t want to do investigations. It seems crime is normal to them, that is why they don’t take it seriously.”
She has provided police with a possible suspect, but they have not followed up.
She provided them with a copy of the potential suspect’s ID and the name of the complex in which he lives, but officers insist she obtain a unit number before they take action.
The alleged suspect is a previous employee of Studd who she fired when items went missing from her home. Studd believes he is a suspect as he knows the house well.
Honeydew police failed to respond to questions sent to them at the time of going to press.
