{"id":221040,"date":"2019-10-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221040\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-155\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T17:06:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T15:06:54","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-155","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/20\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-155\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, October 12 to 18, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220311\/man-allegedly-robbed-by-three-men-in-rietfontein-road\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man allegedly robbed by three men in Rietfontein Road<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-221041\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_06333-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_06333-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_06333-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_06333-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_06333.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While collecting plastic bottles in Rietfontein Road recently, a man was allegedly grabbed from behind by three men. \u201cThe complainant told officers 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><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220629\/busy-weekend-for-katlehong-saps-3\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Busy weekend for Katlehong SAPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-221045\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_05391-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_05391-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_05391-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_05391-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/southafricanpolic_05391.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen suspects were arrested by the Katlehong police during several weekend operations. The operations were carried out between October 11 and 13 by officers from the Katlehong SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, detectives from the Katlehong Police Station and members of the EMPD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220824\/alert-stage-two-loadshedding-scheduled-take-place-today\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ALERT: Stage two loadshedding scheduled to take place today<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-221094\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/power-outage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/power-outage-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/power-outage-1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/power-outage-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eskom announced that Stage Two rotational loadshedding would be implemented from 9am until 11pm on Wednesday. The company claimed that a shortage in generating capacity has led to loadshedding, which is conducted rotationally as a measure of last resort to protect the power system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220627\/local-pawn-shop-alerts-police-to-attempted-sale-of-stolen-goods\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Local pawn shop alerts police to attempted sale of stolen goods<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-221043\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEPROPL_16359-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEPROPL_16359-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEPROPL_16359-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEPROPL_16359-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEPROPL_16359.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Primrose police were called to a local pawn shop recently after three men, aged between 24 and 31, attempted to sell alleged stolen goods. \u201cThe men attempted to sell a hard drive, keyboard and several other items,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220899\/empd-officers-salvage-nine-metre-copper-cable\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EMPD officers salvage nine-metre copper cable<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-221044\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEELECM_27785-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEELECM_27785-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEELECM_27785-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEELECM_27785-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/42GCNCRIMEELECM_27785.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Patrolling EMPD Public Order Policing (POPS) Unit members noticed three people running in different directions in a veld last Monday, just before 2pm in the Germiston area. Upon investigation, the officers discovered a nine-metre electricity copper cable which had been disconnected.<\/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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