{"id":75100,"date":"2014-12-06T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/75100\/police-corner-man-as-he-shots-randomly\/"},"modified":"2014-12-05T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T11:10:14","slug":"police-corner-man-as-he-shots-randomly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/12\/06\/police-corner-man-as-he-shots-randomly\/","title":{"rendered":"Police corner man as he shoots randomly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man from the Marathon informal settlement was recently arrested by the Primrose police and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was made when police, who were conducting a stop-and-search operation in the area, received a report of shots being fired.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75101\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/12\/49GCNCRIMEFIRELH_547656842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75101\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/12\/49GCNCRIMEFIRELH_547656842-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"Police confiscated this unlicensed firearm as evidence in a recent arrest.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/12\/49GCNCRIMEFIRELH_547656842-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/12\/49GCNCRIMEFIRELH_547656842-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/12\/49GCNCRIMEFIRELH_547656842.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police confiscated this unlicensed firearm as evidence in a recent arrest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUpon their arrival at the scene police found the man shooting randomly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cornered him and requested the licence of the firearm, but he was unable produce one,\u201d explained 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<p>The suspect was arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>He later appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p>He will remain in custody until his next appearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' 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