A firearm was stolen from a school security guard on Yehoshua Yagel Street in Givat Shmuel on Sunday, police said.
Officers from the Mesubim Police Station in the Dan District were dispatched to the scene and launched extensive searches in the area to locate the suspect. No injuries were reported, and the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
Footage of the incident shows the school security guard standing at the entrance gate and drinking what appears to be a cup of coffee.
The suspect approaches quickly on a scooter, snatches the handgun from the guard's holster, and rapidly flees the scene. The guard did not confront the suspect or attempt to prevent the theft.
Following the incident, police launched a manhunt for the suspect who stole a handgun from a security guard at the Kanfei Ruach elementary school in Givat Shmuel before fleeing.
According to the account the security guard gave investigators, the suspect arrived on an electric bicycle and fell. The guard said he approached the man to offer assistance, but at that point, the suspect got up, grabbed his handgun, and fled.
Police launch manhunt for suspect, investigating theft
Large numbers of police officers are participating in the searches in an effort to locate the suspect.
Police said no one was injured in the incident and that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the theft of the firearm is ongoing.