An attempted housebreaking turned sour for two criminals who were caught red-handed in the early hours of this morning.
The pair had cut a hole in the fence to gain entry to a residential property in Assagay, but were found hiding in the yard by an armed response reaction officer.
Armed with knives, one of them advanced towards the reaction officer who fired a shot into the ground. Both suspects were apprehended and arrested by the SAPS.
Two days earlier, three suspects broke a window into a Waterfall business and stole potato chips. The armed response company’s reaction officer gave chase and the three were apprehended.
Two bags of copper cables and piping were recovered and the suspects were arrested by the SAPS.
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