A disturbance in the night prompted a Police callout, resulting in arrests and stolen property being recovered.

A resident called Police around 10.51pm, after he heard floorboards creaking inside his property.

"The caller said he’d gone to investigate and could see the outline of a man in the darkness,” Inspector Wayne Kitcher, Area Prevention Manager, Auckland City West Area says.

“He’d disturbed the intruder, who got a fright and fled the scene.”

A 111 call-taker took all the available information, and Police were deployed to the area.

Inspector Kitcher says the Police Eagle helicopter, a Police dog unit and frontline staff were quickly on the scene.

Eagle directed staff towards two men seen in the area. The first, a 45-year-old man, who was later arrested for breaching bail.

The second man was seen jumping through properties on Ennismore Road.

“A dog handler tracked down the 30-year-man, who was arrested for burglary with a laptop also being recovered,” Inspector Kitcher says.

“We want to reassure the community that we respond quickly to calls of this nature. Please call us as soon as possible so we can follow-up and keep communities safe.”

A 30-year-old man will appear in the Auckland District Court on charges of burglary and being unlawfully in an eclosed yard.

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