{"id":213099,"date":"2019-07-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213099\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest-in-makause\/"},"modified":"2019-07-30T10:58:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T08:58:48","slug":"tip-off-leads-to-arrest-in-makause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/30\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest-in-makause\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip-off leads to arrest in Makause"},"content":{"rendered":"

While on a routine patrol last Sunday, officers from the Primrose Police Station received information from the community about a man who was in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n

When they arrived at the address given, the 36-year-old man ran away.<\/p>

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\u201cOfficers were able to identify his shack after a brief investigation and arrived at the address in the early hours of Monday morning,\u201d said communications officer for the Primrose police, Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>\n

When the police knocked on the door, the shack\u2019s occupant refused to open the door.<\/p>

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\u201cPolice forced the door open and found the suspect and a woman inside the shack,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring a search of the premises, they found a firearm loaded with one live round of ammunition under the bed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man was unable to provide police with his firearm licence and was arrested.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOnce the man had been taken away, the woman approached one of the officers and alleged the suspect had raped her,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n

The suspect was taken to the Primrose Police Station, where he was charged with rape and possession of an unlicensed firearm and live ammunition.<\/p>\n

He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n

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