The Community Crime Prevention Organisation (CCPO) collared a number of housebreakers this week.
On Monday morning, 27 March CCPO foot patrol guard, Amos Zulu received information that a man had stolen a bar fridge from a patio in Entombeni Drive at about 7.30am.
He immediately went in search of the man and soon found him with the fridge.
The man dropped the fridge and fled. The fridge was returned to the premises and handed back to the owner.
On Sunday afternoon, 26 March at about 4pm, the CCPO received a call from former CCPO officer, Les Spence to say he had seen what he suspected was cable theft taking place in the sugarcane fields on the road leading to the old sugarcane mill at Lower Illovo.
“En route to the scene, Jason Hewitt and his crewman Hendrik Nxumalo picked up some foot patrol guards to assist if the suspects fled. Toti SAPS was in the area, as was a Blue Security/CCPO patrol vehicle,” said CCPO committee member, George Snodey.
Together they followed Les and on their arrival, both cable thieves fled. One was arrested and a huge amount of copper cable that was being stripped was recovered.
Earlier that afternoon at about 2pm, a CCPO foot patrol guard saw a man carrying a high pressure cleaner in Stanwick Road in Doonheights. When approached, the man dropped the machine and fled. The machine was taken to Toti SAPS where it was handed in.
Earlier that day at about 7am, CCPO response officer Michael Mkhize and his crewman Muzi Shezi received information that two men had attempted to break into a house in Ndongeni Drive, where they had forced open the burglar guards.
On receiving a description of the men, they went in search of them. They soon located the two men, who were picked up and taken back to the scene.
“Unfortunately the home owner decided he didn’t want to open a case, so the CCPO and Toti SAPS who were in attendance had no option but to release the men,” said Snodey.
“We urge people to stand firm and go the extra mile when it comes to opening a case. Once the suspects are detained, it provides the SAP with the opportunity to profile them, where they can determine if they are wanted on any outstanding cases.
The next time they break in and you come across them in your house, you or your family could very easily be injured or killed if something goes wrong.”
The CCPO office will relocate to the Toti CBD on Tuesday, 28 March, however the office number will remain the same. The old office at Hutchison Park will be used for operations and training.
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