Burglar on roof of Kuching house caught by neighbours
Saturday, 23 Feb 20195:04 PM MYT
KUCHING (Bernama): Neighbours banded together to nab a burglar on the roof of a house along Jalan Hup Kee here Friday (Feb 22).
Sarawak CID chief SAC Dennis Leong Soon Kuai said a resident, who received an alert on his mobile phone when his house alarm went off, called his neighbours to check on his house at 9.20am.
He said the neighbours did so promptly and noticed a burglar in the house.
When the burglar realised he had been seen, he climbed onto the roof of the house in a bid to escape.
Leong said the burglar then jumped to the ground in his bid to flee but was caught by a crowd who had gathered to watch the incident unfold.
The 28-year-old burglar was handed over to the police, who found stolen goods in his sling bag. – Bernama
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/23/burglar-on-the-roof-foiled-by-neighbours/#4WMIqTP4RKGlhEk7.99
