A MAN has been arrested in connection with a house break-in on Cypress Drive in Glen Anil on Thursday afternoon. According to Marshall Security’s Kyle van Reenen, it was the vigilance of a local resident that led to the suspect being caught with the stolen property from the home.
“A resident noticed the suspect fleeing a property in Cypress Drive in Glen Anil and alerted a reaction officer who managed to stop and arrest the suspect. He was found in possession of property later confirmed to have been stolen from the home,” he said.
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The suspect was handed over to Greenwood Park police.
The arrest comes on the back of several break-ins and home invasions in the north Durban area.
On Wednesday, an armed gang ransacked an uMhlanga home stealing a safe and other valuables. The suspects accosted two domestic workers, who were at home at the time of the robbery, and confined them to a bedroom.
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