A man was caught red-handed by the police early on Wednesday morning after people spotted him trying to break into a house.

The case happened at about 3.15am in Triq Sant’ Anton Abbati, Mosta.

Officers from Mosta police station and the Rapid Intervention Unit went to the scene after the tip-off. They found the door of the house open and spotted a man on the roof. He was arrested. Items related to burglary, including gloves and a screwdriver, were found in his possession.  

The house, which was vacant at the time, had been ransacked.  

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