{"id":117273,"date":"2016-04-03T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117273\/suspect-arrested-for-possession-of-unlicensed-firearm\/"},"modified":"2016-04-04T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T07:27:11","slug":"suspect-arrested-for-possession-of-unlicensed-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/04\/03\/suspect-arrested-for-possession-of-unlicensed-firearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested for possession of unlicensed firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While they were out on patrol in Industries West, on Thursday, at 11.30am, Germiston police officers spotted a suspicious-looking man walking on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>They stopped the 29-year-old man and searched him.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The officers discovered an unlicensed 7.55 firearm, loaded with seven bullets in the man\u2019s possession.<\/p>\n<p>The police ran a check on the firearm and its serial number (which had not been filed off) indicated that it had been stolen in a Pretoria robbery.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The man was arrested and is being detained at the Germiston Police Station pending his appearance in the Germiston Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-117273 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/04\/03\/suspect-arrested-for-possession-of-unlicensed-firearm\/attachment\/14gcncrimefiremh2_44646\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNCRIMEFIREMH2_44646-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNCRIMEFIREMH2_44646-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNCRIMEFIREMH2_44646-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNCRIMEFIREMH2_44646.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117275'>\n\t\t\t\tConsts Tebogo Choung (left), Emmanuel Maake and Dunisani Mdabula, with the man they arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a 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