During the festive season the owner of a local second-hand goods shop situated on the corner of Mare and Van Riebeeck streets in Elsburg, fell victim to a business robbery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe owner alleged that after locking up in the evening, on December 22 last year, all was in order,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p>
\u201cOn January 7, at about 10.30am, the complainant alleged that he received a phone call from his friend informing him of a break-in at his shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe rushed to the shop and found that tools and electric appliances had been stolen.\u201d<\/p>
The incident was reported to the police and through investigation, one man, aged 35, was apprehended.<\/p>\n
He is due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon, to face charges of business burglary.<\/p>\n
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