Three members of a crowbar gang were nabbed thanks to the actions of a wakker cop who responded to a house alarm going off.
The trio was arrested in Parow on Tuesday afternoon and police recovered stolen property.
SEIZED: Housebreaking tools found. Photo: Supplied
Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana says a Parow police officer reacted to a panic alarm in Hofmeester Street, Parow Valley and when he arrived at the house, he noticed a white Kia Rio parked in front of the house with a man standing next to the car.
Rwexana said there were two other men on the property, each carrying a flat-screen TV.
“The member stopped his vehicle and approached the men, but upon noticing him, the suspects loaded the television into the Kia in which all three men sped off,” she says.
“The police member pursued the vehicle and called for back-up, to which Parow and Bellville members responded.”
She says the suspects jumped out of the car and tried to run away but were nabbed.
Cops found stolen goods as well as housebreaking tools in the vehicle.
“The suspects abandoned the vehicle in Coronation Road, Ravensmead, and fled on foot. Police members gave chase and arrested them shortly thereafter.
FOUND: The 3 skelms abandoned the Kia Rio. Photo: Supplied
“In the Kia police found four flat-screen televisions and housebreaking implements which included crowbars, a pound hammer, screwdrivers, a multi-tool knife and gloves,” says Rwexana.
Rwexana said the three men, aged between 20 and 22, are from Delft, Kewtown and Khayelitsha.
The suspects are expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrates’ Court on charges of housebreaking on Thursday.