{"id":120327,"date":"2016-05-03T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120327\/empd-continues-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hawkers\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T14:01:51","slug":"empd-continues-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hawkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/03\/empd-continues-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hawkers\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPD continues to crack down on illegal hawkers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hawkers plying their trade illegally and those obstructing pavements and the Golden Walk Shopping Centre entrances were pounced upon by EMPD officers, on Friday afternoon between 2pm and 10pm.<\/p>\n

Numerous items of clothing and other items were confiscated and fines and written warnings issued.<\/p>

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The special operation concentrated on High, Park, Plantation and Rand roads where the city\u2019s by-laws are mostly flouted.<\/p>\n

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Goods left behind by illegal hawkers who ran away from the EMPD, last Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hawkers illegally trading at the entrances to the Golden Walk – especially entrance five – were cleaned up.<\/p>

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Three hundred and forty-five winter jackets were confiscated along High, Park and Rand roads, as well as from the Golden Walk Mall entrance.<\/p>\n

A hawker found without a permit had his wares comprising 84 leather waist belts seized and he was slapped with a R200 fine for obstructing a pavement.<\/p>\n

The hawker was also issued with a written warning.<\/p>\n

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The crates and wares seized being loaded onto an EMPD vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three hawkers ran away leaving behind their wares of 13 handbags, items of traditional clothing, heaps of steel wool and crates used to display the items.<\/p>\n

All the seized items were taken to the EMPD storage facility in Elsburg.<\/p>\n

Hawkers can reclaim their goods by taking along their trading permit and by paying a R200 fine, as well as R150 for storage fees.<\/p>\n

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Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n

Germiston hawkers feel the might of the law<\/a><\/p>\n

EMPD raids streets, targeting illegal hawkers<\/a><\/p>\n

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