{"id":103384,"date":"2015-10-29T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/103384\/vehicle-linked-to-business-robberies-recovered-two-arrested\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T15:54:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:54:14","slug":"vehicle-linked-to-business-robberies-recovered-two-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/10\/29\/vehicle-linked-to-business-robberies-recovered-two-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Fleeing suspects crash car"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Primrose SAPS nabbed two men for possession of a hijacked vehicle on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The vehicle, a white Opel Corsa, has been linked to two business robberies which took place in Oak Avenue, Primrose East, last week.<\/p>

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The car was hijacked in Cleveland in September.<\/p>\n

Members of the Primrose SAPS were patrolling at about 11.15am when they received information that the vehicle may be in the area.<\/p>

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They spotted it at the corner of Poplar and Rietfontein roads and quickly did a U-turn.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing the police, the driver of the vehicle sped off and the officers gave chase,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose SAPS.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver tried to evade capture by turning in Blackwood Road, but lost control of the vehicle and hit the pavement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The men sprang out of the vehicle and ran in different directions.<\/p>\n

One of the men jumped over a wall into a block of flats in Blackwood Road and police members chased him down and arrested him.<\/p>\n

The other ran into Boxwood Road with the officers in pursuit.<\/p>\n

He was caught and arrested.<\/p>\n

The men, aged between 18 and 28, were taken to the Primrose Police Station, pending their appearance in the Germiston Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n

No shots were fired during the incident.<\/p>\n

The police investigation is continuing.<\/p>\n