{"id":141469,"date":"2017-01-09T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141469\/community-stop-armed-robbery\/"},"modified":"2017-01-09T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T12:05:09","slug":"community-stop-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/09\/community-stop-armed-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Community stop armed robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 21-year-old man was recently arrested by the Katlehong South police and charged with attempted armed robbery.<\/p>\n

The arrest was made in Moleleki Extension Four after the man and an accomplice attempted to rob a foreign-owned tuck shop at gunpoint.<\/p>

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\u201cWhen community members heard the screams of the shop\u2019s staff member they rushed to the scene, chasing the suspects away.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mob managed to catch the accused and he was beaten before police were called to the scene,\u201d said Capt Mage Ndobe, from the Ekurhuleni West Cluster.<\/p>

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During the man\u2019s arrest it was discovered that the firearm used in the robbery was a toy gun.<\/p>\n

He was taken to the Katlehong South Police Station, pending his appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the community\u2019s efforts but do not condone mob justice,\u201d Ndobe said.<\/p>\n

Police continue to search for the second man involved in the incident.<\/p>\n

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