{"id":222498,"date":"2019-11-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222498\/police-arrest-two-alleged-shoplifters\/"},"modified":"2019-11-03T15:57:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T13:57:20","slug":"police-arrest-two-alleged-shoplifters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/03\/police-arrest-two-alleged-shoplifters\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest two alleged shoplifters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primrose police recently arrested two suspects, aged 28 and 31 years old respectively, for two separate shoplifting incidents.<\/p>\n<p>In the first incident the suspect was arrested at a shop on the corner of Violet and Rietfontein roads.<\/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\/222000\/police-investigate-albemarle-robbery-and-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police investigate Albemarle robbery and murder<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant alleged that he was busy performing his duties, as the store\u2019s security guard, when he noticed a man allegedly attempting to leave the shop with something wrapped in newspaper,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he confronted the man the security guard allegedly discovered stolen items in the newspaper and called the police.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He was arrested on a charge of shoplifting and detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>In the second incident a local security guard at Rose Mall, in Primrose, noticed a man known in the area as an allegedly regularly shoplifter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man allegedly entered a shop, took some meat and attempted to leave without paying for it,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant followed the suspect and tried to stop him, but he reportedly kept running.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect was finally cornered and police were called to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216221\/man-arrested-for-armed-robbery-three-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested for armed robbery, three escape<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The man was arrested on a charge of shoplifting.<\/p>\n<p>Both men will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/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\" 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