A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Katlehong police last Tuesday for armed robbery and the possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/p>\n
The arrest was made in the Hlongwane Section of Katlehong.<\/p>
\u201cWhen officers arrived on the scene of the crime, they were told by the 59-year-old homeowner that while she was watching TV a man forced the door open and threatened her with a firearm,\u201d said Katlehong SAPS spokesperson, Capt Mega Ndobe.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe grabbed the woman\u2019s plasma TV and ran out of the house.\u201d<\/p>
As the man ran out of the house, the firearm he had used in the robbery fell out of his pocket.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen police inspected the firearm they discovered that it was a toy,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p>\n
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