Mbombela residents help catch Marloth Street housebreaking suspect
The man is said to have been arrested multiple times since 2019 for housebreakings around the city.
The quick action of Marloth Street residents in Mbombela led to the arrest of a man believed to have been involved in multiple housebreaking cases around the city since 2019.
The man, who had been taken into custody for questioning before along with two other men in Steiltes on October 10, was arrested by Securicon Lowveld members Gerald Erasmus and Nico Els on Wednesday November 2, and was then transported to the Nelspruit Police Station.
According to Securicon Lowveld’s Callum mac Pherson, the man had allegedly broken into a house in Marloth Street on Tuesday evening, November 1, and was allegedly attempting to break into another house in the street the next day when he was spotted by members of the community.
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Mac Pherson said the man had two other accomplices, and they were chased down by Marloth residents.
“Securicon Lowveld was patrolling in the area when Erasmus saw several people chasing three men down the road and pursued them. He managed to catch one of the men. However, the other two managed to escape.”
Mac Pherson said it was unclear whether the other two men had been the same two that had been taken into custody along with the first man on October 10.
He said he had taken the man to the Nelspruit Police Station several times since 2019.
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He said a case was opened on Wednesday against the alleged housebreaker, but it was unclear when he would be appearing in court.
Lowvelder is awaiting comment from the police on the matter, and will update the public as soon as more information becomes available.
