A WOMAN fought a would-be burgler yesterday on her Chifley property.

Police were called to the property at about 10.15am after the woman reported she had returned home to find a man walking down her driveway with her TV.

She confronted the man and wrestled back her TV, which he dropped and ran into the backyard. When he returned from the backyard with a bag the victim recognised as her own, she grabbed the bag and tussle began.

The offender left the property and drove off.

Two people have been identified as people of interest and investigations continue.

Sergeant John Giles of the Crime Targeting Team said that while the victim’s actions were courageous, the concern of police was that such confrontation of offenders potentially placed the victim at risk.

“The view of police is that property can be replaced, but people can’t,” Sergeant Giles said.

“In this case, our victim acted on impulse and her actions did have a positive outcome. But we would prefer that in such situations, victims should avoid confrontation, immediately contact police on 131-444, or 000 in an emergency, and remember as much detail of the offenders and their vehicle as possible.”