Two Greyville burglars caught by quick-footed response officer

A Blue Security armed response officer’s quick response to a burglary in progress led to the arrest of two Greyville burglars, yesterday afternoon.

Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said the armed response officer had responded to a property where the burglary was in progress just in time to spot the two of three suspects fleeing the premises. The incident occurred at around 12.30pm.
“Our officer gave chase and managed to arrest the two suspects in Elm Road. The suspects had earlier forced open the door to a storeroom on the property where three women were on the premises. When the suspects realised that our officer had arrived on the scene they dropped the goods they were in the process of stealing and fled in a bid to evade arrest. No injuries were reported, although the women who were on the property at the time were left traumatised by the incident.” he said.
Members of the Durban Central SAPS attended the scene of the crime. Mathios commended the officer for his quick response to the property. “We are committed to fighting crime in the neighbourhoods that we serve and we trust that this latest arrest sends a strong message to criminals that we are vigilant and will not be deterred in our efforts to bring them to book,” he said.