A woman was arrested on Thursday morning after a Seacombe Gardens home owner woke to discover the woman cooking in her kitchen.
According to SAPOL:
Just before 5.30am on Thursday 26 November, a woman woke in her Sturt Road home, to her dog barking and the smell of cooking coming from the kitchen.
On investigation, the home owner found a woman standing at the kitchen stove cooking chicken and eggs in a frypan.
When challenged the unwanted cook walked out of the house via a rear door.
Police were called and quickly located the suspect on nearby Diagonal Road.
The 43-year-old woman from Hendon was arrested and charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass and theft, after it was discovered a packet of cigarettes was stolen from the house.
The arrested woman has been refused police bail and will appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court later today.
