{"id":125238,"date":"2016-06-18T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/125238\/man-found-with-property-taken-in-rigel-street-robbery-2\/"},"modified":"2016-06-17T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T14:36:16","slug":"man-found-with-property-taken-in-rigel-street-robbery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/06\/18\/man-found-with-property-taken-in-rigel-street-robbery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found with property taken in Rigel Street robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 42-year-old man was arrested for possession of property stolen during an <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/125082\/police-investigate-rigel-street-attempted-murder-and-robbery\/\" target=\"_blank\">armed robbery and attempted murder in Rigel Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police have not given many details about the incident that took place on Monday, June 13, in Symhurst.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124763\/man-shot-and-wounded-in-housebreaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">The victim\u2019s family<\/a> told police that they had managed to track the cellphone taken in the robbery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe signal led police to a forest next to the N12 freeway,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Officers travelled to the location and found a man in possession of a bag containing a number of documents belonging to the victim, including the cellphone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring questioning the suspect alleged that he had picked up the bag from the side of the N12,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station, and will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you might be interested in:<\/strong><\/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<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124763\/man-shot-and-wounded-in-housebreaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man shot and wounded in housebreaking<\/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='d5a0bc4893e3b2286c6d677092aeec5c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stolen cellphone leads police to 42-year-old man, who claims he found it next to the N12 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