A man who had broken into a house in Mosta on Tuesday evening was caught red handed by officers, the police force said today.

A report came in at around 03:15am that a man was trying to break into a residence in Triq Sant’ Anton Abbati.

Officers from the Mosta police station and members of the Rapid Intervention Unit went to investigate and found that the front door had been forced open.

They also spotted a man on the roof.

Parts of the house had been ransacked and a balcony door had also been forced open. The police arrested the man and later found items used in  the burglary, including screwdrivers and gloves. The man is expected to be arraigned on Thursday.