{"id":223532,"date":"2019-11-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223532\/saps-warns-truck-drivers-to-avoid-knights-road\/"},"modified":"2019-11-14T15:09:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T13:09:07","slug":"saps-warns-truck-drivers-to-avoid-knights-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/14\/saps-warns-truck-drivers-to-avoid-knights-road\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPS warns truck drivers to avoid Knights Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Germiston SAPS is warning truck drivers to find alternative routes due to the amount of robberies occurring on Knights Road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223128\/drugs-a-serious-concern-for-elsburg-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drugs a serious concern for Elsburg residents<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223185\/crime-prevention-in-the-spotlight-at-soup-kitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crime prevention in the spotlight at soup kitchen<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The robberies take place after trucks get stuck under the bridge near the Good Hope informal settlement due to the fact that the height restriction sign warning truck drivers of the specific height requirement for their vehicle has been removed by criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS, said, \u201cThe height restriction sign has been replaced by the municipality many times, but the people in the area come and take it down or paint over it and then the trucks get stuck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the vehicle is stuck, criminals come along and rob the drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Truck drivers are urged to avoid the road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>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\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:ashleyk@caxton.co.za\">ashleyk@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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