CCTV has captured the moment a man fell from a roof in front of unsuspecting police officers, who had been searching for an intruder after a break-in north-west of Adelaide.
Police were called to a construction business in Alberton about 3.30am today.
“I got a call from the alarm company and I had a look on my cameras and seen we’ve been broken into,” business owner Donald Fry said.
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As patrols searched along Coburg Street, the intruder was nowhere to be seen.
One wrong move brought his plan undone after he jumped from the business’s roof and landed in the tray of a truck.
He was seen clutching at his leg as he kept on moving in pain – even crawling.
But it was soon over as police swooped and surrounded him as he laid injured on the footpath.
Paramedics were not far behind and eventually loaded him onto a stretcher and took him away in the back of an ambulance.
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“He was hand cuffed laying on the ground in a bit of pain and agony,” Fry said.
9News understands the man ended up with a broken leg and was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment.
Earlier CCTV showed the suspect loitering on the property before smashing open an office window, where he allegedly stole multiple sets of keys.
He was also spotted at another business nearby, where it’s alleged he kicked down a glass door.
As to a possible motive, the business owner is left scratching his head.
“I’ve got no idea, I mean there’s still money on the desk and he didn’t touch that,” Fry said.
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