A barking family dog helped a sleeping family of Green Avenue Edleen to foil a burglar’s plans on Monday.
A couple of minutes after midnight, a suspect broke into the home and started removing a heater and speakers from the storeroom.
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However, the family’s dog wouldn’t let him jump the wall in peace. It barked until the residents woke up and saw the suspect trying to climb over the wall.
They quickly called Alpha Security and CPF patrollers.
Norkem Park SAPS spokesperson, Capt Lesibana Molokomme, said the suspect was caught by Alpha Security and the patrollers as he was trying to flee barefoot. His shoes were found in the storeroom of the home he had broken into.
“The 20-year-old suspect gained entry through the sliding door. His shoes will be used as evidence. The suspect has already appeared in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on charges of house break-in and theft,” said Molokomme.
