{"id":215324,"date":"2019-08-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215324\/katlehong-police-kept-on-their-toes\/"},"modified":"2019-08-20T14:58:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:58:21","slug":"katlehong-police-kept-on-their-toes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/21\/katlehong-police-kept-on-their-toes\/","title":{"rendered":"Katlehong police kept on their toes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a busy weekend for the Katlehong police, with 37 suspects being arrested between August 16 and 18.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests were made by officers from the Katlehong SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, detectives from the Katlehong Police Station and officers of the EMPD.<\/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\/212953\/warning-tips-not-traffic-light-robbery-victim-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warning \u2013 Tips on how not to be a traffic light robbery victim<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The accused were charged with various offences.<\/p>\n<p>Charges included statutory rape, assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, malicious damage to property, business burglary, theft, business robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of a hijacked motor vehicle, shoplifting, reckless and negligent driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>All of the arrested suspects appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court, where their cases were postponed for a number of different reasons.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211983\/katlehong-couple-arrested-allegedly-in-possession-of-r22-000-worth-of-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katlehong couple arrested allegedly in possession of R22\u00a0000 worth of drugs<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Katlehong SAPS acting station commander Brig Sammy Thambo was pleased with the arrests made over the weekend and called for the community to report crimes and criminal activities in the area, even if it is anonymously, to help in the fight against crime.<\/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<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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