{"id":244782,"date":"2020-04-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/244782\/security-guard-alerts-police-to-alleged-shoplifting-incident\/"},"modified":"2020-04-03T14:37:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T12:37:50","slug":"security-guard-alerts-police-to-alleged-shoplifting-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/04\/security-guard-alerts-police-to-alleged-shoplifting-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Security guard alerts police to alleged shoplifting incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Primrose Police Station were called to a store in Rietfontein Road, recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen police arrived the store\u2019s security guard explained that he had been at the shop\u2019s main entrance when he noticed a man acting suspiciously,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232232\/woman-allegedly-assaulted-and-almost-stabbed-by-boyfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woman allegedly assaulted and almost stabbed by boyfriend<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232636\/district-stations-share-their-weekend-successes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">District stations share their weekend successes<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cAs the suspect tried to leave, the security guard stopped him and searched him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was allegedly found in possession of eight boxes of Med-Lemon valued at R719, which he had no proof of purchase for.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The 35-year-old was arrested on a charge of shoplifting.<\/p>\n<p>He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/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 Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:busiv@caxton.co.za\"><strong>busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p 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