{"id":138111,"date":"2016-11-15T06:32:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T04:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=138111"},"modified":"2016-11-15T14:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T12:52:03","slug":"man-nabbed-after-smash-and-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/11\/15\/man-nabbed-after-smash-and-grab\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nabbed after smash-and-grab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police, with the help of the community, recently arrested a 26-year-old man for theft out of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was made after community members nabbed the accused, after he had allegedly smashed a woman\u2019s car window and stolen her handbag.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The woman&#8217;s car was stopped at the corner Shamrock and Pretoria roads when the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>Community members who witnessed the incident chased the suspect and grabbed him as he tried to flee the scene.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Police were called to the scene and the man was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe station commander of the Primrose Police Station, Col Albertina Vesi, thanked the community members for their assistance in the arrest, and thanked them for not taking the law into their own hands,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>The accused will appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you might also be interested in reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/137975\/man-stabbed-with-beer-bottle-in-altercation-with-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man stabbed with beer bottle in altercation with girlfriend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/137922\/skull-found-in-katlehong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skull found in Katlehong<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/137353\/police-warn-motorists-not-to-pick-up-hitch-hikers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police warn motorists not to pick up hitch-hikers<\/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='581fab6890c15fc38e114c62289fa20a'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the community assisted in the arrest of a 26-year-old man who allegedly stole a woman\u2019s handbag from her 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