It was a bizarre rescue by the team of Taveuni firefighters on May 31 as they assisted the Police to catch a thief who stole the money and valuable items belonging to a woman.

Taveuni Fire Station Acting Officer-in-Charge Kaiava Francis said they are proud to assist their community.

“We were doing our night patrol in the area when we came across a man who was acting strangely to us as he was coming from the Aroha Taveuni Beach Front hotel.

“As we were walking towards the hotel, the night attendant at the hotel came running to us and told us that the robbery took place in the hotel and a man had stole money and valuable items from a woman,”Mr. Francis said.

“The matter was reported to the Police and the next day we assisted the Police to catch that man whom we met on the road during our patrol and he confessed to the Police that he stole the money and other valuable items.

“The money and other valuable items were recovered from the thief,” Mr. Francis added.