The quick thinking of members of the public who saw suspicious activity at an address in Fairview Downs this morning has led to the arrest of two prolific burglars.
At about 8:45am a couple looked out their window and saw two 16 year-old males acting suspiciously in a park at the rear of their neighbour’s property.
They watched the youths go onto the property and called 111. Police responded immediately and set up cordons in the park and on the street.
The youths broke a window using an iron bar before fleeing into the park after they were disturbed by the home owner. A police dog handler and staff tracked and located the offenders who were then arrested.
“We have interviewed and thanked the members of the public for their actions,” said Sergeant Chris McRae of Hamilton Police.
“It’s a team effort to make catches like this. Without them watching, calling and keeping us updated it would have been harder for us to catch them in the act.”
“A big thank you from the police to those people willing to take a stand in our community and call us when they see something suspicious. It is likely these offenders would have gone on to do more burglaries, creating more victims. It just shows that working together we can make a difference,” he said.
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Issued by Police Media Centre