{"id":189725,"date":"2018-10-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189725\/several-crimes-on-the-rise-in-marlands-and-wychwood\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T14:56:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T12:56:33","slug":"several-crimes-on-the-rise-in-marlands-and-wychwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/26\/several-crimes-on-the-rise-in-marlands-and-wychwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Several crimes on the rise in Marlands and Wychwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police have noted the rise of several crimes in Marlands and Wychwood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have noted an increase in the number of theft of motor vehicles, hijacking, robbery and house break-in and theft cases being reported in these areas,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189012\/man-arrested-for-the-possession-of-suspected-stolen-property\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested for the possession of suspected stolen property<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To warn the community about these troubling crime trends, officers from the Primrose Police Station and members of the Primrose Crime Prevention Youth Desk took to the streets, recently, to distribute safety tip pamphlets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189727\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-189727\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALYOUT_32144-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALYOUT_32144-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALYOUT_32144-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALYOUT_32144-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALYOUT_32144.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primrose Crime Prevention Youth Desk member Veronica Ntsoane distributes safety tip pamphlets in Marlands and Wychwood to warn the community about several crimes in the area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith the festive season fast approaching, criminals will be looking to make some extra money,\u201d said Maome.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A total of 300 safety tip pamphlets where distributed during the door-to-door campaign.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189722\/be-on-the-lookout-for-these-vehicles-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be on the lookout for these vehicles<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cA big thank you goes out to the youth desk members for the wonderful job they are doing,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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