A security camera set up on a popular mountain route on Table Mountain to watch for muggers has disappeared.
|||Cape Town - A security camera set up on a popular mountain biking and running route on Table Mountain to watch for muggers has disappeared.
The camera, a wireless unit operating by cellphone signal, disappeared in the past two weeks after it ran out of airtime and had no signal, said Robert Vogel of cycling club Table Mountain Bikers, which put it up.
The camera was one of three put up by Table Mountain Bikers with money donated by supporters.
Since the cameras had been erected, there had been no incidents of crime, Vogel said.
“We cannot be sure when exactly the camera was stolen,” he said. “The camera was in an area where the signal was a bit dodgy, but we had to have a camera there to monitor a specific trail.
“It did not take a picture when it was removed obviously, but it was enclosed in the steel casing, so it could have taken the thief some time to open it up.
“We are trying to get information from the service provider, Vodacom, to see if we can determine a last known position.”
Cape Argus