Smashed glass on the pavement and rubbish bags acting as temporary covers for car windows are common sights in central Cape Town, which remains the precinct worst hit by theft out of or from motor vehicles around the country.
The police station in Buitenkant Street recorded 3 710 cases for 2018/19, which was a 6.2% decrease from the previous year but still way higher than other stations nationwide in that category.
Sunnyside SAPS and Pretoria Central SAPS in Gauteng had the next highest number of cases, at 1 914 and 1 395 respectively, followed by Durban Central with 1344 cases.
Many a weary Capetonian may think that the culprits will never be caught or that the police are too busy to investigate.
But they would be surprised to know that the Cape Town Central police station has been trying to make it easier for victims of vehicle break-ins to track down those with sticky fingers by offering a drive-thru booth for fingerprint lifting.
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