{"id":121282,"date":"2016-05-12T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121282\/five-men-arrested-for-copper-cable-possession\/"},"modified":"2016-05-13T09:18:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T07:18:33","slug":"five-men-arrested-for-copper-cable-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/12\/five-men-arrested-for-copper-cable-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Five men arrested for copper cable possession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ekurhuleni West cluster stations task team recently arrested five men, charged with the possession of copper cable.<\/p>\n<p>The men, aged between 23 and 36 years old, were arrested after the task team received a tip-off from a community member.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121284\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_9076_09676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121284\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_9076_09676-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"These five men were arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of copper cable.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_9076_09676-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_9076_09676-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_9076_09676.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These five men were arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of copper cable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe task team were told the men had hidden a large amount of copper cable in a shack in the Makause informal settlement,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived at the shack they found the five men busy working with the copper cables.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Seeing police, the men ran away in different directions but were quickly cornered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were all arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>Police confiscated R44 300 worth of copper cable.<\/p>\n<p>The acting Primrose SAPS station commander, Lieut-Col Solly Maswanganyi, thanked the community member who supplied officers with the information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an indication that our community is tired of crime and willing to work with police,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court where their case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121002\/two-illegal-tavern-owners-nabbed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two illegal tavern owners nabbed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120654\/beware-of-online-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beware of online scams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/119779\/gate-motor-theft-on-the-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gate motor theft on the increase<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/119480\/police-investigate-childs-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police investigate child\u2019s murder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/119405\/officer-shot-during-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\">Officer shot during chase<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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