The EMPD were hard at work over the Easter weekend.<\/p>\n
Close monitoring of revelers at places of enjoyment helped to curb the normally high incidence of fights and injuries.<\/p>
\u201cFamilies and other groups of people who flocked to Germiston Lake were well-behaved and offered no resistance when the closing time of the premises was announced,\u201d said Lieut-Col Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, eight accidents in which slight injuries were sustained were recorded by EMPD officers.<\/p>
There were no fatal accidents in the Germiston, Edenvale and Bedfordview areas.<\/p>\n
Two drivers ended up behind bars in Germiston for drinking and driving, and eight more were locked up in Edenvale for the same offence.<\/p>\n
Three Nigerian nationals were nabbed in Chapman Road, in Lambton, for possession of cocaine, crystal meth and Kat valued at R20 000.<\/p>\n
EMPD officers confiscated 16 Kat, 31 crystal meth and eight cocaine sachets from the men.<\/p>\n
In another incident, a suspect was arrested in Germiston on March 25, for possession of a generator that was stolen in Crystal Park, in Benoni.<\/p>\n
On March 28, between 6am and 9am, on the N12 highway near the Sam Green bridge, five drivers were arrested for exceeding the speed limit.<\/p>\n
A BMW M5 driver clocked at 186km\/h and failed to stop. As a result, a high speed chase ensued. The M5 was cornered in Edenvale after running three red lights at a breakneck speed.<\/p>\n
The driver, over and above excessive speeding, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, at the Bedfordview Police Station.<\/p>\n
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