An off duty prison guard is being hailed as a hero after successfully stopping a man who was trying to steal in Ħal Qormi.
The incident happened yesterday morning when the off duty guard was making his way back home and spotted the man attempting to steal from a number of parked cars
At this point, the unnamed guard made a timely intervention and ran towards the perpetrator, tackled him and stopped him from committing the crime.
The case is now being investigated by the police who have arrested the man.
Hats off to the prison guard.