PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Local crime fighters played an instrumental role in recovering stolen goods and apprehending a suspect after burglars targeted homes in Beachyhead Drive in Plettenberg Bay last week. Lisa Nagel of Plett.
Watch, the town's neighbourhood watch group, said at about 18:40 last Tuesday evening, they received an alert on their WhatsApp group that a burglary had taken place at a home in the area.
Their response team, along with members of Fidelity ADT, responded immediately. "While we were responding, we were made aware that another property, two doors down from the first, had also been burgled," Nagel said.
The responders managed to track down and apprehend a suspect less than an hour after the report had been received. The team also recovered some of the goods that were stolen during the incidents.
"The rest of the stolen goods were retrieved after the remaining two suspects dumped the goods and fled into dense bushes," said Nagel.
The stolen goods was returned to the owners and a case was opened with local police, who confirmed the incidents to the paper.
"Exceptional teamwork, good communication and physically fit responders made this happen."
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