A 33-year-old man was arrested by the Primrose police, on Wednesday, for business break-in and theft.<\/p>\n
The arrest was made when the groundskeeper of a local school discovered the man in a classroom.<\/p>
\u201cThe groundskeeper told police he was going to clean the classrooms before school started and was surprised to find the lights were on in one of the classrooms.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe became suspicious as he knew he had turned off the lights when he locked up the previous day,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
He decided to investigate and discovered the accused inside the classroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe reportedly ordered the suspect not to move and called two of his helpers to assist him in apprehending the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were able to overpower the accused, who had a school bag in his possession,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
Officers were called to the school and while searching the bag found R918 in cash.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused told police he was from Brackendowns and had taken the money from three different classrooms,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
The management of the Primrose Police Station thanked the community members who assisted in the arrest for their efforts and for not taking the law into their own hands.<\/p>\n
The man will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n
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