Man nabbed in Crestholme with stolen goods
The second suspect is still at large.
AN alleged thief was arrested by a Blue Security armed response officer in Crestholme on Sunday.
Blue Security’s community and media liaison officer, Andreas Mathios, said the officer was patrolling the neighbourhood in the vicinity of Crestholme Drive when he spotted two suspicious individuals walking along the road at about 12.30pm.
“Our officer noticed they were carrying some items. He approached them to investigate and they then dropped the goods and some tools they were carrying and fled the scene in different directions,” Mathios said.
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He gave chase and apprehended one of the suspects in Crestholme Drive. Upon further investigation it was established that an incident of theft had occurred in that road earlier that day. The homeowner positively identified the recovered items and they were handed back to him at the scene.
A member of the Crestholme Neighbourhood Watch group attended the scene of the crime along with members of the Hillcrest SAPS.
The suspect was handed over to the police at the scene. The second suspect remains at large.
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