{"id":200236,"date":"2019-04-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/200236\/two-arrested-one-escapes-following-armed-robbery\/"},"modified":"2019-04-03T15:15:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:15:25","slug":"two-arrested-one-escapes-following-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/03\/two-arrested-one-escapes-following-armed-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested, one escapes following armed robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primrose police arrested two men, aged 24 and 29 respectively, on a charge of robbery with a weapon other than a firearm, last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The men were linked to an armed robbery that took place in Primrose on March 7.<\/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\/200689\/breaking-news-man-found-dead-10-bullet-wounds-upper-body\/\" target=\"_blank\">BREAKING NEWS \u2013 Man found dead with 10 bullet wounds in his upper body<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant alleged that he was in Rietfontein Road at about 2am when the three men approached him and asked if he had a lighter,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was still inside his vehicle when one of the men allegedly grabbed his cellphone and ran away.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe tried to chase after him, but before he could he claims he was stabbed in the upper body with a sharp object by the remaining two suspects before they took R3 500 in cash from him and fled the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/199293\/police-give-safety-tips-assist-community-avoid-becoming-statistic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police give safety tips to assist the community, so they avoid becoming a statistic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The victim sustained serious injuries and needed medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>The two arrested suspects will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p>Police continue to search for the remaining suspect.<\/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\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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