{"id":154890,"date":"2017-06-24T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154890\/makause-tavern-closed-by-cops\/"},"modified":"2017-06-25T01:13:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T23:13:36","slug":"makause-tavern-closed-by-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/24\/makause-tavern-closed-by-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Makause tavern closed by cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huge volumes of alcohol were confiscated from a tavern and a 32-year-old suspect was arrested in the Makause informal settlement, recently.<\/p>\n<p>This was after the Primrose police closed down the tavern.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPolice were doing patrol duties when they heard loud music and they followed the sound, which led them to a group of people drinking alcohol,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officers then discovered that the people were buying the alcohol from the tavern.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Maome said the officers went into the tavern and asked for a liquor licence, but none was presented to them.<\/p>\n<p>The police confiscated the liquor and arrested the suspect who was selling it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiquor is our main challenge in Makause &#8211; most of the crimes committed are related to liquor,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to our community to refrain from selling liquor without a licence because we will keep on fighting it in our area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The suspect appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court and the matter was postponed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154895\/fighting-crime-together-2\/\">Fighting crime together<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154922\/suspect-captured-finally\/\">Suspect captured\u2026finally<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or Puleng Sekabate<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"mailto:pulengs@caxton.co.za\">pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">YouTube<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Or add the GCN on<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<strong>BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/bedfordviewedenvalenews.co.za\/\">Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/\">Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/\">Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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='d199bd19ee974e3b1d5d51aabd4de5f4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLiquor is our main challenge in Makause &#8211; 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