YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER |August 2018 | No.196
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Smart security elicits rapid police response A security system that tippedoff a Coatesville resident while a burglary was in progress at his home on 27 July, helped police to successfully apprehend the culprits at the scene. The homeowner* who was at work at the time, received an alert on his mobile phone when motion sensors inside the house were activated. He logged in to see CCTV camera footage of two men moving around inside his home and immediately phoned police. Knowing the offenders were still at the property and with CCTV camera footage providing irrefutable evidence, the police had a rare opportunity to achieve
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an immediate result. Within 10 minutes a number of vehicles and officers were at the property and had blocked the offenders’ car in the driveway to prevent them from leaving the scene. At least six police vehicles also cordoned off the area and the police helicopter was overhead in case the burglars tried to escape on foot. Once they became aware of the police presence, the burglars tried to get away by heading into nearby bush, but were pursued and apprehended a short time later by Constable Haley Wells from the North Shore Tactical Crime Unit and Senior Constable Penny Rusbatch. “As we were contacted by the
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owner who had CCTV footage of offenders currently in their property, there was an urgent police presence to cordon and contain to ensure a high chance of success in detaining the offenders. Catching them would also ensure the public were not re-victimised,” says Constable Wells. “CCTV footage is a massive advantage. It’s evidence that places a person at a place and time. With a lot of burglaries reported, technology like this is gold in ensuring a successful prosecution” she says. According to police, the two men aged 30 and 35 were charged that day and appeared in the North Shore District Court the following day, Saturday, 28 July. And the good news for the homeowner was that no items were stolen. *The homeowner chose not to speak to The Coatesville Chronicle.
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