{"id":197541,"date":"2019-02-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197541\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T10:57:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T08:57:39","slug":"officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Officers trade in their badges for wheelie bins and latex gloves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Germiston Police Station took a decision to get their hands and feet dirty on Wednesday and clean up their premises.<\/p>\n<p>Employees at the station from various departments, such as the finance and human resources management department, private officers and captains and other officials joined the cleaning campaign, which also served as a team-building exercise.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the full story don\u2019t miss this week\u2019s edition of the GCN, out on Wednesday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>MORE PRINT EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/196911\/learners-show-they-care-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive \u2013 Learners show they care<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/193890\/children-enjoy-fun-in-the-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Children enjoy fun in the sun<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190510\/make-recycling-a-habit-in-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Make recycling a habit in your life<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-197541 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/attachment\/08gcngeneralpoli_45866\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_45866-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_45866-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_45866-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_45866-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_45866.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197543'>\n\t\t\t\tNyameka Peti (senior accounting clerk) and Capt Brenda Snyman and their team ensured the area surrounding the Germiston SAPS Victim Empowerment Centre looked pristine.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/attachment\/08gcngeneralpoli_63580\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_63580-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_63580-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_63580-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_63580-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_63580.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197544'>\n\t\t\t\tCapt George Raphulu tackles scattered leaves with a leaf blower at the Germiston Police Station clean-up campaign, on Wednesday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/attachment\/08gcngeneralpoli_96759\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_96759-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_96759-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_96759-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_96759-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_96759.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197545'>\n\t\t\t\tCapt Dirk van der Merwe joined his team in ensuring the Germiston Police Station is clean.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/attachment\/08gcngeneralpoli_32922\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_32922-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_32922-270x203.jpg 270w, 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src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_00666-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_00666-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_00666-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_00666-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_00666.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197547'>\n\t\t\t\tConst Mzothando Sabudula and Col Elite Mabitsela dig out weeds during the clean-up operation held by Germiston SAPS employees on Wednesday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/26\/officers-trade-in-their-badges-for-wheelie-bins-and-latex-gloves\/attachment\/08gcngeneralpoli_44628\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_44628-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_44628-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_44628-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_44628-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNGENERALPOLI_44628.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197548'>\n\t\t\t\tCapt Marinda Roux got her hands dirty for a worthy cause on Wednesday when she and her colleagues at the Germiston Police Station partnered to ensure a cleaner and safer working environment.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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