{"id":133864,"date":"2016-09-26T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/133864\/three-nabbed-for-business-robbery-2\/"},"modified":"2016-09-26T13:51:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T11:51:46","slug":"three-nabbed-for-business-robbery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/09\/26\/three-nabbed-for-business-robbery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Three nabbed for business robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"

While officers were on a recent patrol of Rietfontein Road, in Primrose, they noticed four men running towards the Makause informal settlement.<\/p>\n

The police chased after the men, aged between 25 and 37 years old, and were able to catch three of them while the fourth escaped.<\/p>

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While they were searching and questioning the men a Rietfontein Road shop owner came running to the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told officers that the four men had entered his shop and threatened him with a firearm and demanded money.<\/p>

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\u201cThey took R2 500 in cash and ran out of the shop,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

During the search of the accused, officers found a toy gun and R582.<\/p>\n

The men were taken to the Primrose Police Station where they were detained pending their appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n

The Primrose SAPS station commander, Col Albertina Vesi thanked the arresting officers for their swift action which led to the arrests.<\/p>\n

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