Police have praised a group of students whose quick actions resulted in an alleged prowler being arrested on Sunday.
Bruce Donald Saxton (53) appeared before the Dunedin District Court yesterday charged with burglary.
Senior Sergeant Mark Donaldson said Saxton was disturbed by students about 11pm on their property.
He was peering through a window and appeared to be taking photos.
Snr Sgt Donaldson said the students immediately rang police, which resulted in him being quickly apprehended.
``I want to thank the students for their help.''
The incident follows another in Leith St last week in which flatmates followed a man they discovered in their house.
Police were able to locate the group and arrest the intruder, described as ``a possible peeper''.
There had been a cluster of similar offences in the area
as thousands of University of Otago students arrive in Dunedin to start their studies for the year.
Saxton was charged with burglary of the property on Ethel Benjamin Place.
He was remanded on bail by Judge Dominic Flatley without plea until next month.
Saxton's bail conditions include to live at a Belleknowes address on a 9pm to 7am curfew and not to travel to North Dunedin beyond Frederick St.
