{"id":190036,"date":"2018-10-27T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190036\/bandit-nabbed-in-wadeville\/"},"modified":"2018-10-27T20:45:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T18:45:47","slug":"bandit-nabbed-in-wadeville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/27\/bandit-nabbed-in-wadeville\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandit nabbed in Wadeville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A security officer doing routine patrols on Dekema and Black Reef roads in Wadeville recently witnessed a crime which successfully led to the arrest of one of the perpetrators involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officer alleged to have seen a group of men outside a company breaking apart the palisade fence with the intention to steal the parts,\u201d said Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The witness alleged the men, amounting to about 25 of them, were using a white bakkie parked next to where they were hard at work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security officer acted swiftly and called for backup to apprehend the suspects.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUpon the arrival of backup, the suspects were chased and the security officers managed to catch one of the trespassers,\u201d said Phooko.<\/p>\n<p>Iron rods, steel palisade bars and a pickaxe were found on the scene and confiscated by the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>The palisades have since been given back to the lawful owner of the company.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, aged 29, was detained in Elsburg custody, pending his appearance at the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189723\/weekend-stop-and-search-yields-results-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend 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