A 34-year-old man, with Down syndrome, Ryan Meyer, is missing after a thief sped off in his father's car which he was sitting inside it at the time.
Eastern Cape provincial police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon at 4pm in Cambridge.
His father, Warrant Officer Floyd Meyer from Buffalo Flats police station, left Ryan in the car alone and went inside a tyre fitment business.
Govender said anyone who spots the blue Mazda 3 with registration FFM 218 EC is urged to contact the nearest police. Govender said: “A search by SAPS has been intensified.
Any person with information on the vehicle or the missing person to contact the crime stop number on 0860010111.” Govender said officer Meyer was severely traumatised to speak to the media.
Asked how the abductor managed to start and drive the car away, and whether the policeman left the key in the ignition, Govender said: “We are not certain of this. We are looking for the missing person.”..