Burglar caught red handed

A 26-year-old man was caught red handed last night as he tried to gain access to a shop in Dun Nerik Cordina Perez Street, Hamrun, the police said. The alert was raised by neighbours at 2.20 a.m. The police on rushing to the scene found that the man...

A 26-year-old man was caught red handed last night as he tried to gain access to a shop in Dun Nerik Cordina Perez Street, Hamrun, the police said.

The alert was raised by neighbours at 2.20 a.m.

The police on rushing to the scene found that the man had forced open the door of an empty adjoining house so that he could then gain access to the shop.

The man, who is from Sta Venera, was arrested.

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