{"id":149022,"date":"2017-04-17T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149022\/man-confesses-to-crime-leads-police-to-accomplice\/"},"modified":"2017-04-17T06:32:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T04:32:37","slug":"man-confesses-to-crime-leads-police-to-accomplice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/04\/17\/man-confesses-to-crime-leads-police-to-accomplice\/","title":{"rendered":"Man confesses to crime, leads police to accomplice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two men, aged 22 and 29 years respectively, were recently arrested by the Primrose police for a business break-in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe business break-in was reported to the Primrose police by the business\u2019 owner.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe claimed that he had found a number of items missing from the company,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>He gave police the address of one of his employees, whom he suspected was involved in the theft.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOfficers travelled to the address given and found the man, and he was questioned,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The accused confessed to police that he and a friend had broken into the business and stolen a number of items from his employer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took them to an address in Malvern where the second suspect was found,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>Police seized a number of items during the arrest including mag rims and wire.<\/p>\n<p>Both men were arrested and held at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>They will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a 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