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Shomrim swoop on man who ‘kicked down door’ of London Jewish home
Male in his 40s arrested and being held in custody on suspicion of burglary
August 27, 2021 14:23
Male in his 40s arrested and being held in custody on suspicion of burglary
August 27, 2021 14:23The Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim swooped on a man who had reportedly kicked down the door of a Jewish home in north London on Thursday, holding him until police arrived.
A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with a burglary shortly afterwards.
He remains in custody, the Met Police said, adding the property was vacant during the incident.
Shomrim said it attended Vartry Road on Thursday evening following a report that a man had kicked in the door of a residential property.
Volunteers detained a suspect on the scene and handed him over to the police, according to a spokesman for the neighbourhood watch group.
#Burglary #CaughtRedHanded
— Shomrim (Stamford Hill) (@Shomrim) August 26, 2021
Residents called @Shomrim after a #Burglar broke into their home in Vartry Road #N15@Shomrim volunteers were on scene within 2 minutes#Burglar caught leaving the house with his #Loot#Arrested by @MPSHaringey
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The Met Police said patrolling officers were flagged down at around 7.30pm to reports “a man had been detained after being seen forcing entry to a property on Vartry Road, N15”.
“Officers attended the location and found that the door to a house had been forced open and an untidy search carried out.
“There was no-one in the property at the time of the incident,” a force spokesperson said.
A spate of burglaries was reported in the local area over recent weeks, according to Shomrim.