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Laptop-tracker leads to arrest of robbery suspect


 Police in Port Alfred have arrested a young burglary suspect, only hours after a break-in, with the help of a tracking device in a laptop computer.

Spokesperson, Lieutenant Luvuyo Mjekula, says a couple in a Port Alfred hotel woke up at 3am, and realised that they had been burgled.

The intruder had gained entry through a sliding door.

Items valued at R80 000 -- including two iPhones, a R68 000 wristwatch, cash, a laptop and carry bag were missing.

Police were called in and determined the the laptop's location through it's built-in tracker, and arrested a 15-year-old suspect at about 5AM.

The stolen items were also recovered.