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Two thieves who broke into a Durban North townhouse, and were caught after they got drunk and fell asleep in their victims home. File Photo: Ross Jansen<\/p>\n
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Durban – Two thieves who broke into a Durban North townhouse this week were caught after they got drunk and fell asleep in their victim\u2019s home. <\/p>\n
While they almost got away with the robbery, a vigilant neighbour had seen them and had already called the police. <\/p>\n
On Thursday, Donald Williams, owner of the house that was ransacked in Chartwell Drive, said they had drunk beer, whisky, vodka and energy drinks before passing out. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Thulani Zwane confirmed the incident and said the Durban North police had charged the men with housebreaking. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Williams said he suspected the pair, in their early twenties, had watched him leave for work before they broke in. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A police officer said they had loaded up clothes, takkies, laptops and other electronic items and were about to leave when one of them saw the booze. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They had even opened the fridge and had a snack, the police said. <\/p>\n
They fell asleep but eventually woke up and resumed their packing. When they left the house residents were ready for them and gave chase. <\/p>\n
They jumped over a fence to escape, but by then the police and security companies were also involved. <\/p>\n
They were eventually cornered and one of them still had a bottle of whisky in his hand. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Zwane said they were still drunk and stank of alcohol. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Williams, who rushed home, said he was shocked at the state of his house. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMy bed was full of food. I did not make the bed because I was rushing to work and I am not even sure if they hadn\u2019t slept in it as well,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He thanked the police and residents for their quick response. <\/p>\n
* In a separate incident, the police are searching for a gang that robbed the Earthmother Organic eShop and restaurant in Glenwood on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Zwane said they took a waiter\u2019s wallet and watch, and an undisclosed sum of cash from the till, and pistol-whipped the waiter. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They also robbed customers of three laptops, their cellphones, cash and bank cards, as well as the keys to a car they used to escape in. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The police found the vehicle crashed in Cato Crest. <\/p>\n
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