{"id":50072,"date":"2020-08-13T11:32:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/police-dog-apprehends-burglar-20200812-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:48:10","slug":"police-dog-apprehends-burglar-20200812-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/police-dog-apprehends-burglar-20200812-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Police dog apprehends burglar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_bc19d2bf\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9100\/410f9d6627b94711baf58a3e8c3b310c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9100\/1b76c5f5987441c4bf154be911fd67d6.jpg\" title=\"ABOVE:Some of the goods the burglar stole from the Department of Education\u2019s offices in Canon Street. RIGHT: Rex, from the Port Elizabeth K9 Unit assisted in apprehending a burglar at the Department of Education offices in Uitenhage. photos:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">ABOVE:Some of the goods the burglar stole from the Department of Education\u2019s offices in Canon Street. RIGHT: Rex, from the Port Elizabeth K9 Unit assisted in apprehending a burglar at the Department of Education offices in Uitenhage. photos:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9100\/cb88684679ab4ddcbe54990c020dd1ed.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9100\/013ba2f0137f403dbf203fb360beff67.jpg\" title=\"Some of the goods the burglar stole from the Department of Education\u2019s offices in Canon Street. Photo: SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Some of the goods the burglar stole from the Department of Education\u2019s offices in Canon Street. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>EXCELLENT teamwork between members from the Port Elizabeth K9 Unit and Uitenhage police station, resulted in the speedy arrest of a burglar caught in the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson Captain Gerda Swart, the police responded to a burglary in progress at the Department of Education in Cannon Street, Uitenhage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was at about 23:20 and on arrival of the police, a suspect was seen inside the premises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPolice members cautiously entered the building. With the assistance of Rex, from the K9 unit, they managed to disarm the suspect who had a knife in his hand,\u201d said Captain Swart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe 32-year-old male suspect was detained on a charge of burglary and theft. All the stolen property (that was already packed and left outside the building) was recovered.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect appeared in the Uitenhage Magistrate\u2019s Court. 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