A  game of hide and seek ended in the arrest of a suspected burglar this afternoon (Friday).

The 26-year-old man was arrested by the Brakpan Anti-Hijacking Task Team at an address along Roux Street,  in Brakpan North, following a break-in at a home in Pythian Street.

The task team received a report of a burglary in progress at about 12.15pm and rushed to the scene.

On their arrival, they saw the man and an accomplice fleeing through a window of the house.

The pair scaled the wall of a neighbouring property and escaped.

After searching numerous properties in the vicinity, the team found the man at an address in Roux Street.

A hunt for the second man is still underway.

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Brakpan anti-hijacking task team strikes again: Four suspects arrested and stolen goods recovered

Good work Brakpan SAPS Anti-Hijacking Task Team