{"id":125081,"date":"2016-06-17T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/125081\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest-5\/"},"modified":"2016-06-17T16:36:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T14:36:13","slug":"tip-off-leads-to-arrest-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/06\/17\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip-off leads to arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two men, aged 25 and 35, were recently arrested by the Katlehong South police in the Mavimbela Section.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were arrested after police received information from community members that three men had shot at the owner of the Alexander Taxi Association.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The taxi boss managed to escape the encounter and described the suspects\u2019 getaway vehicle to police.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were able to trace the vehicle.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Noticing the police vehicle the suspects sped away and the officers gave chase.<\/p>\n<p>They were able to corner two of the suspects after they lost control of the vehicle, and during the arrest an unlicensed firearm was found.<\/p>\n<p>The men were charged with reckless and negligent driving, possession of a suspected stolen vehicle and possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/p>\n<p>The men are expected to appear in Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p>Police are hunting for the suspect who escaped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you might be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/125083\/human-bones-found-in-zonkizizwe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Human bones found in Zonkizizwe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124810\/be-on-high-alert-on-this-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be on high alert on this road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124436\/police-ask-community-to-lookout-for-suspicious-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police ask community to lookout for suspicious vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='2a7a12a6568fec2a19f1a1f8bc4f8225'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two men were recently arrested in the Mavimbela Section in Katlehong after police received information that the pair had been involved in a 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