Ipswich: Have-a-go dad tries to tackle intruder
by hollie-rae merrick
Thursday, September 13, 2012
11:51 AM
A BRAVE father-of-one pinned down a would-be thief in the early hours of yesterday and attempted to detain him, only to be threatened by two further offenders.
Zsolt Kovacs had finished watching a movie at his home in Defoe Road when he spotted a torch shining at the entrance of his garage.
The incident happened just after midnight yesterday, under the cover of darkness.
At first the 43-year-old thought it was his family messing around, but when he entered the garage he was surrounded by three men who were all “screaming and shouting”.
“My first reaction was to get one of them, and I did, I grabbed him round the throat and managed to pin him on the floor,” he said. “I then dragged him into the house and he began to shout for help.
“The two others then came back for him and they threatened to stab and kill me.
“Because there were small children in the house I was shocked and I had to let him go because I was nervous they might do something.”
While attempting to detain one of the suspects, Mr Kovacs suffered a cut to his hand and bruising, but nothing was stolen from the garage.
All three offenders were described as white men, about 5’10”, each of a slim build and aged between 20 and 30.
One of the men was described as wearing casual clothing and had short brown hair. The other two were described as wearing hooded tops.
Anyone with information about the incident or who recognises the described offenders is asked to call Pc Richard Neasham from Ipswich on 101.
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5 comments
So we're looking for three slim white men, about 5’10”, aged between 20 and 30 wearing "casual" clothes. They shouldn't be too hard to find, but it would make things easier if burglars wore formal attire.
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bigger niche
Sunday, September 16, 2012
I live close to Defoe road and had my garage broken into and all my power tool stolen while I was on holiday,as have some others locally .I urge everyone to make sure that there garage locks are up to the job and be extra vigilant.Also if you are offered 2nd hand tools or any other item on the cheap ask yourself do you really want to crime to pay for these community wreckers?
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tomosborn
Friday, September 14, 2012
Funny, our garage got broken into 3 times in June, over £5000 worth of tools and motorbikes stolen. Police didn't seem to give 2 about it. Assured us that it was just as safe with no streetlights. The next morning after one of the break ins, a police officer knocked on our door asking us to move our car as it was blockign the pavement, I questioned him if he knew anything about the break ins and he did not. I emailed our MP Ben Gummer about this 3 times and after 3 months am still yet to have a response. Worst thing is, the police know who they are and where they live (they revealed this information to me) but why do they not pay them a visit?
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kylesmith
Friday, September 14, 2012
The police and courts need to get a grip on these wasters who think its ok to burgle homes
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MR.E
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The police and courts need to get a grip on these wasters who think its ok to burgle homes
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MR.E
Thursday, September 13, 2012