{"id":71735,"date":"2014-10-29T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/71735\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest\/"},"modified":"2014-10-29T08:59:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T06:59:15","slug":"tip-off-leads-to-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/10\/29\/tip-off-leads-to-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip-off leads to arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two men, aged 24 and 28, were recently arrested by the Primrose police, in the Makause informal settlement.<\/p>\n

\"These<\/a>
These two men were arrested by the Primrose police for possession of an unlicensed firearm, as well as the illegal possession of live ammunition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The men were charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, as well as the illegal possession of live ammunition.<\/p>

<\/div>\n

The arrests were made after police received an anonymous tip-off that the men were terrorising people in their local community with the firearm.<\/p>\n

The attacks were alleged to have taken place on the morning of Saturday, October 18.<\/p>

<\/div>\n

\u201cOur police rushed to the scene and cornered the suspects, using the descriptions given by the informer,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey searched the men and found that one had a firearm in his possession.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficers took the weapon and discovered that there was a bullet in the chamber and another in the man’s possession.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both were arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank the person who passed on the information to the police; by doing so they very well may have saved someone\u2019s life,\u201d added Maome.<\/p>\n

The accused both appeared in the Germiston Magistrate Court, where the matter was postponed for plea and a bail application, while the two remained in police custody.<\/p>\n

\n