{"id":159026,"date":"2017-08-17T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/159026\/man-arrested-for-possession-of-firearm-dangerous-weapon\/"},"modified":"2017-08-17T19:07:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T17:07:16","slug":"man-arrested-for-possession-of-firearm-dangerous-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/17\/man-arrested-for-possession-of-firearm-dangerous-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for possession of firearm, dangerous weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 30-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for possession of a firearm and a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest took place in the evening on Pretoria Road, in Primrose, after patrolling officers noticed the man acting suspiciously.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey stopped their vehicle, introduced themselves as police officers, and asked to search him,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, before they could search him, the man started running away and the officers gave chase, finally cornering him.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/158555\/primrose-police-release-arrest-statistics\/\">Primrose police release their arrest statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/158925\/march-says-no-to-crime-drugs-in-elsburg\/\">March says no to crime, drugs in Elsburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they searched him they found a toy gun, which could easily be mistaken for a real gun, and a big knife in his possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police members questioned him about the items and asked him why he was carrying them.<\/p>\n<p>When he could not give a satisfactory answer to the police, he was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have received a lot of robbery complaints in Pretoria Road, especially at night,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The man appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court and his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/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><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or Puleng Sekabate<span 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