{"id":228950,"date":"2020-01-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228950\/man-found-with-dangerous-weapon\/"},"modified":"2020-01-29T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T10:25:04","slug":"man-found-with-dangerous-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/29\/man-found-with-dangerous-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found with dangerous weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Germiston police in Knox Street, last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was arrested on a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPolice spotted the man in Knox Street during a crime prevention patrol in the area,\u201d explained Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: 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