TWO men wanted in connection with house break-ins in Sunningdale and Somerset Park were arrested on Thursday morning in a joint operation between Durban North SAPS and Marshall Security. Kyle van Reenen of the security company said the operation focused on the Sunningdale and Somerset Park areas which have fallen victim to a spate of housebreakings of late.

“We received an alert for an attempted house breaking, which had occurred in Somerset Park Drive. Two suspects removed a glass window pane and were attempting to enter a property when they were deterred by the home security system. After surrounding the area one of the suspects was found running down a road in Sunningdale. The man in question was found to be a known house breaker, who is currently out on bail for a conviction on a previous case in the eMdloti area.

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“A second suspect was found near the N2 highway adjacent to the Somerset Park area.The man was also confirmed to be a convicted house breaker out on bail for previous cases. The suspects were arrested and taken into the custody. The men confessed to having been involved in several house breaking cases in the area of late,” he said.

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