Suspect arrested in Glenashley for attempted housebreaking
The suspect was found with a crowbar in his possession.
ONE suspect was apprehended after a foot chase on the M4 highway at 12am on Thursday.
It is alleged the suspect was trying to break into a Glenashley home.
Tyron Powell of Marshall Security said their Emergency Dispatch centre received a call from a Forest Crescent resident who said the suspect was attempting to break in.
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“Marshall Security Armed Reaction Officers as well as Special Operation Team members responded immediately to the scene. It was later established that the suspect jumped back over the boundary wall leading onto the M4. Our teams spotted the suspect fleeing on the M4 and after a short foot chase the suspect was arrested,” he said.
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