{"id":225333,"date":"2019-12-12T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225333\/germiston-police-arrest-72-suspects\/"},"modified":"2019-12-11T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T18:22:06","slug":"germiston-police-arrest-72-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/12\/germiston-police-arrest-72-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston police arrest 72 suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Germiston SAPS has been hard at work combating crime in their policing area.<\/p>\n<p>Officers arrested 72 suspects between November 27 and December 2.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The following arrests were made:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Driving under the influence of alcohol: 1<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 Possession of suspected drugs: 4<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Common assault: 3<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Assault GBH: 8<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Malicious damage to property: 2<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shoplifting: 5<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Possession of an unlicensed firearm: 1<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Possession of a hijacked vehicle: 1<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Theft: 5<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Reckless and negligent driving: 2<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fraud: 8<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Illegal dealing in liquor: 1<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tampering with essential services: 1<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Kidnapping: 1<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Common robbery: 2<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were all due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis festive season, we will work tirelessly to make sure that our community is safe,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a 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