{"id":220311,"date":"2019-10-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220311\/man-allegedly-robbed-by-three-men-in-rietfontein-road\/"},"modified":"2019-10-11T16:02:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T14:02:49","slug":"man-allegedly-robbed-by-three-men-in-rietfontein-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/11\/man-allegedly-robbed-by-three-men-in-rietfontein-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Man allegedly robbed by three men in Rietfontein Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While collecting plastic bottles in Rietfontein Road, last Saturday, a man was allegedly grabbed from behind by three men.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219833\/have-you-seen-these-vehicles-11\/\" target=\"_blank\">Have you seen these vehicles?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant told officers that one of the men grabbed him while another took his firearm and 18 rounds of ammunition and the third his wallet which contained his firearm licence, bank cards and R300 in cash,\u201d said 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>The victim was able to escape and ran to the Primrose Police Station where he reported the incident.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219535\/two-day-drug-operation-yields-results-for-empd\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD officers tackle drugs in Germiston and Vosloorus<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cAfter a brief investigation officers arrested a 58-year-old man in connection with the crime,\u201d said Maome.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPolice are still searching for the remaining suspects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The accused has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210323\" 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