ITEMS stolen from a property in Durban North were recovered by Marshall Armed Response Officers yesterday morning.
It all started with suspicious activity being reported in Kentucky Drive, Virginia at about 01.40 where a homeowner said she could see someone breaking into their neighbour’s cottage.
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“Officers responded, but the suspect had fled prior to our arrival. It was later established that the suspect was unsuccessful in gaining entry,” said Marshall Security spokesperson Tyron Powell.
A few hours later, at about 03:20, the same homeowner contacted Marshall stating that the suspect was now trespassing on his property.
“Officers arrived on scene and spotted the suspect in the property with stolen items in his possession. The suspect immediately dropped the stolen items and fled. The suspect managed to evade arrest by jumping into neighbouring properties,” said Powell.
While conducting property checks where the suspect had been seen trespassing, various stolen items were found, such as flat screen TV’s, compressors and computer towers.
” The homeowners on Kentucky Drive said none of the items belonged to them. All the stolen items were handed over to the Durban North SAPS,” said Powell.
Later, just after 05:15, a mobile panic signal came through from a client stating that their parents’ house had been broken into on Vickers Place in the Virginia area – a property not fitted with an alarm system.
“It was later established that all the items that were recovered earlier in the morning were stolen from the very same property, where the front door had been forced to gain entry,” he said.
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