Computer thieves hit Windhoek City

A series of computer thefts that has plagued government and private institutions in Windhoek this past month continued last week with a break-in at the Roessing Foundation this past weekend and at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) radio building on Thursday.

In the latest break-in on Sunday, seven computers, were stolen after the suspects cut the fence to the premises and then the burglar bars to the Roessing Foundation’s offices in Khomasdal. The computers were the property of Namibia Accounts College based at the foundation.During Thursday’s incident, 19 computers and a cellphone were stolen from the NBC radio offices, after the suspects broke the fence at the side of the Van Rhyn Primary School situated next to the station.The suspects then broke open the padlock to the back door and forced open ten offices with an unknown object.The value of the items stolen has not been determined yet.Two weeks ago, the offices of the Khomas Regional Council were broken into, and an estimated half million dollars worth of computer equipment, including hard-drives, flat screen monitors and a N$300 000 pre-paid water system were stolen.In the week prior to that, thieves broke into the offices of the Ministry of Environment in the Northern Industrial area and made off with 19 computers and flat screen monitors.No arrests or recoveries have been made in any of the cases reported.The computers were the property of Namibia Accounts College based at the foundation.During Thursday’s incident, 19 computers and a cellphone were stolen from the NBC radio offices, after the suspects broke the fence at the side of the Van Rhyn Primary School situated next to the station.The suspects then broke open the padlock to the back door and forced open ten offices with an unknown object.The value of the items stolen has not been determined yet.Two weeks ago, the offices of the Khomas Regional Council were broken into, and an estimated half million dollars worth of computer equipment, including hard-drives, flat screen monitors and a N$300 000 pre-paid water system were stolen.In the week prior to that, thieves broke into the offices of the Ministry of Environment in the Northern Industrial area and made off with 19 computers and flat screen monitors.No arrests or recoveries have been made in any of the cases reported.