BLUE Security armed response officers arrested three alleged housebreakers on the Berea over the past few days.
Operations manager Brian Jackson said quick thinking armed response officers made the latest arrest after spotting a suspicious looking man carrying a long object wrapped in material, walking in Ferguson Road in Glenwood earlier on Tuesday.
“He appeared nervous when our officer approached him to ask what he was carrying before unwrapping the material to reveal a step ladder,” he said.
Jackson said the man had initially told the officer that he had fetched the ladder from his uncle who was doing a painting job near King Edward Hospital, but when a second officer arrived, he changed his story saying a stranger had asked him to carry the ladder.
Umbilo SAPS arrived at the scene and the suspect and ladder was handed over to them.
“He then pointed out a house in Esther Roberts Road from where he had allegedly stolen the ladder,” Jackson said.
Jackson said a second suspect was arrested in Hollander Crescent in Morningside at 11.16am yesterday morning. “A patrolling armed response officer noticed a suspect looking into properties and alerted a local security guard to keep on eye on him. The
security guard later flagged down our officer after the suspect managed to get into one of the properties. The suspect ran out of the house and our officer arrested him and handed him over to the Berea SAPS who attended the scene,” he said.
A third suspect was arrested in Haden Road in Morningside after a Blue Security CCTV controller alerted armed response officers to an alleged theft that had taken place out of a motor vehicle on Friday. “The CCTV controller spotted a man stealing boxes and a drill from an unlocked car that was parked in Holstead Gardens Road. He gave a description of the suspect to the officer who arrested him moments later and recovered the stolen goods,” he said.
Jackson urged residents to always check that their vehicles were locked before walking away. “Unfortunately, criminals are watching and waiting for opportune moments to strike and in some cases they are also using remote jammers to interfere with the locking mechanism of vehicles. It’s good practice to make it a habit of manually checking that you car has been locked before stepping away,” he said.
