{"id":257845,"date":"2020-05-16T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/257845\/ten-nabbed-in-crime-prevention-stop-and-search\/"},"modified":"2020-05-15T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:19:11","slug":"ten-nabbed-in-crime-prevention-stop-and-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/16\/ten-nabbed-in-crime-prevention-stop-and-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten nabbed in crime prevention stop-and-search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Katlehong police\u2019s Crime Prevention Unit took to the streets of Katlehong on Wednesday to conduct a crime prevention stop-and-search operation.<\/p>\n<p>The operation formed part of the SAPS\u2019s continued efforts to curb crime in the area and crack down on community members not adhering to the rules and regulations of level four lockdown.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Ten suspects were arrested for various offences.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232111\/alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alleged drug peddler caught at Germiston Taxi Rank<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Charged included:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 Contravening the Disaster Management Act (Covid-19 Act): 7<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Theft: 2<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shoplifting: 1<\/p>\n<p>Katlehong SAPS acting station commander Col Phakama Gcaza thanked everyone who contributed to the arrests, but was concerned by the number of youngsters who seem to find themselves on the wrong side of the law.<\/p>\n<p>She appealed to the youth of the community to think about the effect a criminal record may have on their futures.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a 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