A housebreaking went wrong  – for the suspects! Melkbosstrand Police received a complaint of a housebreaking in progress in Amble Way shortly before midnight on Thursday, 6 April.

According to police spokesperson Constable Debbie Alard the suspects were “interrupted” while they tried to burgle the property. The home owner phoned the police while this happened. The suspects were seen getting into a vehicle and speeding off.  The suspects were apprehended on the West Coast Road.

Six suspects appeared in the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court yesterday on attempted housebreaking charges.  Their bail was opposed and they remain in custody.