Quick action by the Bureta Neighbourhood Crime Watch Team has resulted in the arrest of a 22-year-old man who allegedly stole a phone from a shop in Samabula on Tuesday night.
Acting Commissioner of Police - Operations Livai Driu says the 22-year-old unemployed man from Naitasiri will appear in Suva Magistrates Court this afternoon.
He is charged with one count of theft.
The watch team had started patrolling the neighbourhood after increasing cases of break-ins in the area.
ACP Driu says the Fiji Police Force acknowledges the support from the community in taking the leading role in trying to make their community safe for everyone.
He says a team from the Samabula Police Station will visit the Neighbourhood Crime Watch Community to acknowledge their support.
