{"id":231957,"date":"2020-02-21T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/231957\/elsburg-police-celebrate-conviction\/"},"modified":"2020-02-20T23:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:31:00","slug":"elsburg-police-celebrate-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/21\/elsburg-police-celebrate-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsburg police celebrate conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clinton White was recently sentenced to 23 years direct imprisonment in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>He was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to 10 years, attempted murder and sentenced to seven years, malicious damage to property and sentenced to five years and possession of drugs and sentenced to 12 months.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230031\/busy-weekend-for-katlehong-police-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Busy weekend for Katlehong police<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>White was arrested by the Elsburg police\u2019s Det WO Isaac Langa after a case of hijacking was opened against the accused.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe victim of the crime gave police a clear description of White and of the vehicle he had taken,\u201d explained Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vehicle was later found burnt on the N17 highway near the Rondebult Road off-ramp by officers and they tracked the accused to a nearby house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was arrested in possession of the victim\u2019s wallet and cellphone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrugs were also found in his possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230726\/primrose-detective-celebrates-conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primrose detective celebrates conviction<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Elsburg SAPS station commander Col Linah Thethe applauded and thanked Langa and all the officers who contributed and worked together to secure the conviction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us uphold and protect the fundamental rights of every person in our country,\u201d said Thethe.<\/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>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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