AN Amalinda, East London, resident is baffled by a bizarre theft after his car door was stolen by a group of criminals at the weekend.

Max Mphunga, who lives in the Socho flats, said he noticed the missing door on his Corolla at about 5am on Saturday morning just before going to work.

According to Mphunga, the door was cleanly removed from the vehicle with tools.

The Amalinda resident believes it was done by someone with experience in auto mechanic training. The car radio was also stolen.

“It looks to me like they broke the handle in order to get in,” a frustrated Mphunga said. “It seems like a planned job too because I found a spanner next to the car and they did such a good job in taking the door off that whoever it is must have some experience.”

Mphunga added that the suspects may have been watching him for some time as he did not park the car in his usual spot on the night of the theft.

 The street light directly above the car was faulty during the weekend.

“Security guards say they didn’t see what happened because they were busy patrolling at that time. They also blamed the faulty streetlight over the spot the car was parked in,” Mphunga said.

He called the security’s companies head office and received some positive news.

“The manager there said he would look into it for me and if they were at fault then he would happily assist me to pay for a new door.”

Mphunga also reported the matter to police.

Police spokesman Captain Mluleki Mbi confirmed a case of theft out of a motor vehicle had been opened and it was being investigated.

The car has since been taken to a local panel-beater. However, he could not give an estimate for the repairs.

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Wed May 22 04:06:52 SAST 2013 ::

Apr 24, 2012

tsayaya

hey but xhosas can steal jong, from sheep to car doors!
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Apr 24, 2012

joyful

LOL! so they just wanted the door!
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Apr 24, 2012

MuAfro

Luck you Mphunga, you always get a door from scrap yard.

Some of us have to be on 2 series until further notice and still paying for a stolen car.
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Apr 24, 2012

Nys1

Classical ..s#it...LOL
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Apr 24, 2012

MommaC

LOL
Wouldn't have just been easier to pannelbeat their own door?
Gotta love these guys, they will steal absolutely anything
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Apr 24, 2012

RobinH

tsayaya: No tribalism please! Shame on you.
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Apr 24, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Thought I have heard all............. innovation to the extremes.......
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Apr 24, 2012

RobinH

MommaC: Yip. In the weekend I actually saw some guys carrying very obviously stolen vibracrete panles. I almost wanted to remark on how hard they were working at their "career". Those things are HEAVY!
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Apr 24, 2012

RobinH

Sorry, "panels".
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Apr 24, 2012

Nwanawamukalaha

Blade Nzimande, where is the University of Crime?

These guys are real professionals.
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