Suspected remote-jamming thief nabbed

A man suspected of using a remote-jamming device to break into cars in the Table View area has been arrested, say police.

The suspect, who is believed to be in his 40s, was brought to Table View police station by security officers on Thursday last week after he was allegedly caught breaking into a car at a shopping centre, said Table View police spokesperson Captain Adrian Chandler.

“The owner of the vehicle explained that he had gone to the ATM and had locked his vehicle. When he returned two minutes later, he found the suspect inside his vehicle, holding his two cellphones that were left in the vehicle.

“He immediately got hold of the security, who took the suspect to the police station. The suspect was immediately searched, and a jamming device was found in his possession.

“The arresting officer recognised the man, as one who was seen on footage where vehicles in the near vicinity had been broken into, by means of a jamming device,” she said.

In a separate incident, officers responding to a house robbery in progress in Colchester Road, Parklands, on Wednesday August 14, arrested a man, in his 30s, seen jumping a wall in a Woodlands Avenue property.

The man, who was reported to have stolen a cellphone, was armed with a hammer, said Captain Chandler.