{"id":141251,"date":"2017-01-04T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141251\/four-nabbed-for-business-robbery\/"},"modified":"2017-01-04T07:31:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T05:31:29","slug":"four-nabbed-for-business-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/04\/four-nabbed-for-business-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Four nabbed for business robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Elsburg community showed they’ve had enough of crime recently.<\/p>\n

While another three waited outside, three suspects entered a shop in Elsburg, at about 4pm.<\/p>

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\u201cThey held the owner at gunpoint and demanded cash, airtime, cigarettes and cellphones from him,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, Elsburg SAPS communications officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs they left the shop, community members were waiting outside for them.\u201d<\/p>

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Two of the men arrested for a recent business robbery in Elsburg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The community members managed to arrest four of the suspects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey assaulted them however and two of the suspects sustained serious injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll four suspects were admitted to a local hospital under police guard, for medical treatment,\u201d Phooko said.<\/p>\n

Police found a toy gun, a cellphone and a knife in the possession of the suspects.<\/p>\n

The other two suspects who fled the scene are still at large.<\/p>\n

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Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n

Elsburg police take to the streets<\/a><\/p>\n

Elsburg CPF hosts great fund-raiser<\/a><\/p>\n

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