While they were on patrol in Wychwood, recently, Primrose police received a call from a concerned resident.<\/p>\n
The resident claimed to have seen a suspicious-looking man at a home in Ixia Road.<\/p>
When the officers arrived at the address given, they found a 23-year-old man standing in front of the home.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told police that he worked at the house and, to prove it, began to water the plants on the pavement.<\/p>
\u201cThe complainant disputed this and claimed that the accused had broken into the house\u2019s garage,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
They asked the man to unlock the gate and he became visibly frustrated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe home owner, who was asleep inside, was woken by the commotion and came outside to investigate what was happening,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n
He was able to confirm to the officers on scene that the man did not work for him and that his bicycle, two drilling machines, a car jack and a small compressor had been taken from the garage.<\/p>\n
The man was arrested and taken to the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n
He will appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court soon, on housebreaking and theft charges.<\/p>\n
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