AN alleged housebreaker was arrested by a security officer in Glenwood on Monday.
Blue Security’s Andreas Mathios said the officer had responded to a panic alarm activation after the suspect gained entry into a property at around 12.30pm.
“A domestic worker, who was busy cleaning up a property that had been vacated, saw the suspect jumping into a neighbouring property and pressed a panic alarm. When the officer responded to the scene he was advised that the suspect, who was carrying a yellow screw driver and a grey sack, had broken into a garage on a neighbouring property and fled the scene on foot,” he said.
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The officer went in search of the suspect and spotted him in Helen Joseph Road. The man was arrested with three camping chairs, a vehicle jack and an extension cable which he had allegedly stolen from the garage in his possession. The goods were all identified by the resident and recovered at the scene.
The suspect was handed over to Umbilo SAPS
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