{"id":129347,"date":"2016-08-01T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/129347\/four-men-found-with-hijacked-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2016-08-02T10:30:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T08:30:06","slug":"four-men-found-with-hijacked-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/01\/four-men-found-with-hijacked-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Four men found with hijacked vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four men, aged between 31 and 42, were recently arrested by the Primrose police for being in possession of a hijacked vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The men and vehicle were discovered in Stanhope Road, during a roadblock.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOfficers were conducting a stop-and-search when they stopped the silver BMW with four occupants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe men appeared tense as the police approached them,\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>During a search of the vehicle, a pair of registration plates were found in the boot.<\/p>\n<p>The men and the vehicle were taken to the Primrose Police Station for further investigation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_129348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129348\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/Vehicle2_57811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129348\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/Vehicle2_57811-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"These four men were recently arrested by the Primrose police for allegedly being in possession of a hijacked vehicle.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/Vehicle2_57811-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/Vehicle2_57811-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/Vehicle2_57811.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-129348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These four men were recently arrested by the Primrose police for allegedly being in possession of a hijacked vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDuring the investigation it was revealed that the registration currently on the vehicle was fake, while the registration plates found in the boot were linked to a hijacking case opened with the Bramley SAPS,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>Police suspect that the men were in the Primrose area to commit a crime, and they were arrested and detained.<\/p>\n<p>They have since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where the case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/129014\/crime-on-the-rise-in-wychwood-say-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crime on the rise in Wychwood \u2013 say police<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/128683\/two-nabbed-for-pensioners-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two nabbed for pensioner\u2019s murder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/128666\/r100k-reward-for-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">R100k reward for information on murder suspects<\/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='ff639600f7629fc5750bae2f60fc810e'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four men were arrested in a recent stop-and-search, when it was discovered they were in 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