{"id":215517,"date":"2019-08-25T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215517\/man-nabbed-with-copper-cables\/"},"modified":"2019-08-25T20:36:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T18:36:48","slug":"man-nabbed-with-copper-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/25\/man-nabbed-with-copper-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nabbed with copper cables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While on patrol in Du Preez Road in Primrose recently officers from the Primrose Police Station noticed two men pulling heavy trolleys down the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the high number of burglaries being reported in our precinct, the officers decided to stop the men and search them,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs the police approached them one of the men ran while the second was cornered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring a search of the trolleys, 33 four metre long copper cables, valued at of R50 000, were found.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214893\/suspects-arrested-for-various-offences\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suspects arrested for various offences<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214925\/heed-these-safety-tips-when-parking-your-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heed these safety tips when parking your vehicle<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The 28-year-old suspect could not explain where the cables had come from and was arrested on a charge of possession of stolen copper cables.<\/p>\n<p>He was held at the Primrose Police 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