Germiston police members went out to assist a security company reaction officer on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The SW Security’s Theunis Botha had apprehended a man in Chris Street, Dinwiddie.<\/p>
Upon the police officers arrival at the scene Botha handed over one suspect to them, as well as an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n
According to Botha, he had responded to a panic alarm that was pressed by one of their clients in a complex in Chris Street.<\/p>
As he entered the premises he noticed a man walking towards the gate.<\/p>\n
The complainant identified the man Botha had just passed as the suspect and said he had pointed a firearm at her and demanded money.<\/p>\n
The security reaction officer reacted swiftly, found the man and apprehended him.<\/p>\n
He was searched and a pistol was found in his possession.<\/p>\n
“Consts Tlou Selolo and Bongani Ngcutsha arrested the man and he was detained at the Germiston Police Station,” said Germiston SAPS spokesman WO Andr\u00e9 de Jager.<\/p>\n
“He is due to appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court soon, on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and pointing a firearm.”<\/p>\n
After further investigation it was found that the man is also wanted in the Midrand area, on a charge of possession of stolen property.<\/p>\n