UMZUMBE residents are able to sleep a little easier following the arrest of a gang of thieves last Thursday.
Four men were arrested by Warrant Officer Gerhard Mostert from Port Shepstone Crime Intelligence Gathering, and Hibiscus Coast Municipality protection services officer, Devlyn Abbott.
The robbers, Kwanele Mbutho (24) and Lamlani Dlamini (18), along with two teenagers, both aged 16, appeared in court on Monday this week.
They were charged with housebreaking. The case has been postponed.
Lt-Col Wiid said the two juveniles were released into the care of their parents
Working together, W/O Mostert and Officer Abbott caught the men who had in their possession numerous items of clothing, a sports bags and a laptop.
The officers detained the gang and investigations followed.
Police spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Zandra Wiid, said it was established that the items had been stolen from a home in Greenlane Road, Umzumbe, the previous evening.
The homeowners were away at the time of the incident. “The property has since been identified by them,” she said.
