A 35-year-old Storms River man, who evaded arrest for almost six months, was finally arrested by a dedicated SAPS tracing team with the assistance of the local community.
Police spokesperson, Captain Gerda Swart, said that the suspect was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning outside a house in Storms River.
She said he was wanted on several charges ranging from burglary to rape.
"It is alleged that the suspect broke into a residence on 20 December 2018 in the Storms River area and stole a television set that was recovered broken in the bushes later the same day," Swart said.
She said the suspect was also wanted for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in the bushes, close to Storms River between 14 and 20 December 2018.
"The suspect, who was out on specific parole conditions on a previous 2010 rape case, will now face a third charge of absconding after a case was registered in May 2019," she said.
He will appear in the Storms River Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
