24 Jan 2014

Burglars caught on night vision camera

4:45 pm on 24 January 2014

Two burglars have been caught red-handed in Nelson thanks to a resident testing out his new night vision equipped video camera.

The Hope resident was trying out his the infra-red gear about midnight on Thursday at the Hope Domain when he spotted a man and a woman acting suspiciously.

Police say he filmed the pair breaking into the tennis clubrooms. He then called police and filmed the couple trying to evade officers and their eventual arrest.

A 21-year-old man and a woman, 18, have been charged with burglary and will appear in the Nelson District Court next week.