{"id":224168,"date":"2019-11-22T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/224168\/two-arrested-after-tip-off-leads-them-to-allegedly-stolen-loot\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T13:34:56","slug":"two-arrested-after-tip-off-leads-them-to-allegedly-stolen-loot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/22\/two-arrested-after-tip-off-leads-them-to-allegedly-stolen-loot\/","title":{"rendered":"Handgun, stolen loot seized by EMPD officers in Katlehong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Armed with the whereabouts of the alleged suspects involved in a house robbery which occurred in Wilbekend, Pretoria, earlier this month, the EMPD Specialised Task Team raided two houses in Katlehong on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

During the raid, suspicious items believed to be part of the loot were seized and two suspects were arrested.<\/p>

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The officers were working on a tip-off and at 5am they swooped on a house in Moleleki Street, Sunrise View.<\/p>\n

\u201cA 34-year-old man found in a backroom on the property confessed to being part of the gang which robbed the house,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, spokesperson for the EMPD.<\/p>

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\u201cHe was arrested after officers found a DVD player and an electronic pad in his possession.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The suspect then led the officers to a house on Zola Street in Extension Nine, where a 35-year-old man was apprehended following a thorough search of the premises.<\/p>\n

Task team members found a 9mm Parabellum Browning handgun, two magazines and 124 live rounds of ammunition behind a couch in the living room.<\/p>\n

The men were taken to the Katlehong Police Station and charged with with possession of suspected stolen items and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n

The duo is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n

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