{"id":117576,"date":"2016-04-06T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117576\/man-linked-to-several-housebreakings\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T07:09:10","slug":"man-linked-to-several-housebreakings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/04\/06\/man-linked-to-several-housebreakings\/","title":{"rendered":"Man linked to several housebreakings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 20-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117578\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8847_15350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117578\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8847_15350-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"This 20-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of stolen property.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8847_15350-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8847_15350-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8847_15350.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This 20-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of stolen property.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The man, who has been charged with the possession of stolen property, was arrested during a routine patrol in May Street, in Symhurst.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe area is a known housebreaking hotspot so officers immediately stopped the man when they saw him carrying a laptop,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>\n<p>During questioning the accused was unable to explain from where he had obtained the laptop or where he was taking it.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He was arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect later took police to an address in May Street, from where he admitted to having stolen the laptop,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has also been linked to other housebreakings in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He will appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117575\/woman-found-stabbed-to-death\/\" 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