{"id":211574,"date":"2019-07-13T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211574\/man-arrested-in-buhle-park-allegedly-linked-to-robbery-in-witbank\/"},"modified":"2019-07-15T09:26:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T07:26:02","slug":"man-arrested-in-buhle-park-allegedly-linked-to-robbery-in-witbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/13\/man-arrested-in-buhle-park-allegedly-linked-to-robbery-in-witbank\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in Buhle Park allegedly linked to robbery in Witbank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While on patrol on Tuesday night at around 10pm, members of the Elsburg SAPS received a complaint from a Buhle Park resident urging the police to come and arrest a suspect for allegedly breaking and entering.<\/p>\n<p>The caller furnished the officers with an address of a residence in the area.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Upon arrival, the police found one man in the house and after conducting a body search, he was found in possession of a firearm and live ammunition.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211506\/officers-set-to-make-elsburg-a-crime-free-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Officers set to make Elsburg a crime-free zone<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211311\/katlehong-police-net-four-suspects\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katlehong police net four suspects<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect had no firearm licence and the officers proceeded to search the entire house and found a second firearm underneath a pillow with nine rounds of live ammunition,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe later discovered that the serial number of one firearm was filed off, while the other was linked to a robbery in Witbank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect is due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon to face charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and live ammunition.\u201d<\/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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