EASTERN CAPE - JEFFREYS BAY HOUSEBREAKING SUSPECT CAUGHT SCALING BOUNDARY WALL 1KM FROM SCENE OF CRIME

Accurate description of suspects and speedy action are very important when police are responding to a complaint especially when a crime is in progress.

 On Wednesday, 27 January 2021, these two aspects resulted in the arrest of a housebreaking and theft suspect in Jeffreys Bay.

It is alleged that at about 05:10, police responded to a complaint of a housebreaking in progress at a house in Wigler Street, Wavecrest, Jeffreys Bay.  

Several other patrol vehicles quickly responded with members from Humansdorp K9 Unit patrolling in the vicinity.  

Moments later, K9 Unit members spotted a man fitting the description, scaling over a boundary wall of a house in Stockwood Street, Wavecrest, about a kilometre away from the scene.  

The officers managed to corner the suspect and upon searching him, a cellphone was found in his pants pocket.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the cellphone belonged to the complainant of housebreaking and theft.  A 41-year-old man is due to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 28 January 2021 on charges of housebreaking and theft.

Acting District Commissioner, Brigadier John Lebok commended the members for their swift response as well as the arrest and subsequent recovery of a stolen cellphone. A proper description of suspects is crucial when reporting a crime, and could possibly lead to an immediate breakthrough”, added Brigadier Lebok.

via - SAPS