{"id":258078,"date":"2020-05-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/258078\/two-found-with-copper-in-marlands\/"},"modified":"2020-05-22T09:53:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T07:53:36","slug":"two-found-with-copper-in-marlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/22\/two-found-with-copper-in-marlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Two found with copper in Marlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

While on patrol in Marlands last Sunday, officers from the Primrose Police Station received a call from a resident who claimed he\u2019d caught two men stealing copper cables.<\/p>\n

Police rushed to the scene, where the resident handed over the suspects, aged 30 and 51 years, to the police.<\/p>

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\u201cWhen officers searched the men they found side-cutters in each of the men\u2019s possession and copper,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe men were unable to give a clear explanation as to where the copper had come from.<\/p>

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\u201cThey were arrested on a charge of possession of suspected stolen property.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The pair has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where their case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n

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