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Jenny Cullinan, right, with her neighbour Jennifer Scheepers and Cullinans two Staffordshire terriers and dachshund. Alerted to a burglary at her home by Scheepers, who in turn was alerted by the dogs, Cullinan chased after burglars on Saturday and recovered her stolen laptop. \tPICTURE : TERRY HAYWOOD<\/p>\n
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A 42-year-old Durban woman thwarted a robbery at her home in Manor Gardens, then chased one of the burglars in pouring rain and recovered some of her items. <\/p>\n
Endurance athlete Jenny Cullinan said she was a few blocks away from her house, having lunch with her family on Saturday, when her neighbour, Jennifer Scheepers, called to tell her that her dogs were barking hysterically. <\/p>\n
\u201cJennifer called to ask me if I was at home, because she could hear weird banging noises and my little dog barking. I quickly rushed home and found Jennifer\u2019s husband was already on my property,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Cullinan, who owns two Staffordshire terriers and a dachshund, said as she climbed up the stairs to her property, two men jumped out of her window, with one of the burglars jumping over her head. <\/p>\n
\u201cI told myself that I would not let them go. I may be 42, but I am fit, so I kicked my shoes off and ran after the one burglar barefoot for about one kilometre. As I was running, I was screaming \u2018help me\u2019, but it was pouring with rain so I was not sure if anybody would come out,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Cullinan, who is preparing to paddle solo around Madagascar in 2013 to raise awareness of marine conservation, said she would have chased the burglar for 30km \u201cwithout a problem\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cI caught up with one of the burglars where he was hiding in the grass near the University of KwaZulu-Natal,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he saw me, he got up and pointed to where my bag was, and my laptop was inside the bag,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
She said about 15 vehicles came to her assistance, including four police patrol cars, but the burglar climbed over the Manor Gardens Primary School fence and fled. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was incredibly heart-warming to see everyone come out with their sticks to help me. The other burglar took some of my clothes and my GPS which I use for training. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey ransacked my house, but I will not be intimidated or be a victim in my home; I will take them on any day,\u201d Cullinan said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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