At approximately 11:30 on Friday, Marshall Security’s Emergency Contact Centre received an alert from a neighbour who had witnessed two men jumping a wall into the next door property, in Manfred Drive, in the suburb of Umgeni Park, north of Durban.
Armed Reaction officers were immediately dispatched and on arrival the two suspects fled on foot in an effort to evade arrest.
A foot chase ensued resulting in the arrest of one of the men, his accomplice remains at large.
The man was arrested on site and handed over to the South African Police Services for further investigation and processing.