{"id":78160,"date":"2015-01-09T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/78160\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/"},"modified":"2015-01-09T09:05:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T07:05:54","slug":"busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/09\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy festive season for EMPD officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EMPD officers in Germiston and Katlehong had a busy festive season.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from dealing with accidents in the area, they also made a number of arrests and recovered hijacked vehicles.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>According to Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD, 30 accidents were recorded in Germiston and 18 in Katlehong over this period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accident fatalities were as follows:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>On December 5 at 7.15am at the intersection of Rondebult and Karatamela streets, a pedestrian was killedwhen being run over by the driver of a sedan.<\/li>\n<li>At 9.48am on December 10, on Masakhane Road in Katlehong, a pedestrian walking on the pavement was fatally injured when the driver of a vehicle knocked her down.<\/li>\n<li>A pedestrian was knocked down and killed by the driver of a sedan at 4.20pm on December 15, at the corner of Shamrock and Main Reef roads in Primrose.<\/li>\n<li>On December 19, a pedestrian was run over on the R103, between the Barry Marais and Leondale off-ramps to the N3.<\/li>\n<li>A pedestrian was run over by the driver of a truck on December 22, on the N3 North, near the Heidelberg Road off-ramp, at about 10.55am.<\/li>\n<li>Also on December 22, at 3.43pm, a pedestrian was run over by the driver of a truck at the intersection of Kaunda and 33rd streets, in Zonkezizwe.<\/li>\n<li>At 11.55am on December 29, at the intersection of Johan Rissik and Victoria streets, in Germiston, a drunk driver ran over a pedestrian who was walking on the pavement.<\/li>\n<li>On December 30, on the N3 North, between Leondale and Heidelberg roads, a passenger in a vehicle, who was relieving herself at the side of the road, was killed in a hit-and-run at 3.22am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EMPD officers made the following arrests and recorded a number of other successes over the festive season:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Six drivers landed behind bars in Germiston, and 27 in Katlehong, for driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Six speedsters were arrested in Elsburg.<\/li>\n<li>A total of three vehicles were discontinued \u2013 two in Germiston and one in Katlehong.<\/li>\n<li>Seven complaints were attended to in Germiston and three in Katlehong.<\/li>\n<li>Four funeral escorts were undertaken in Germiston and 11 in Katlehong.<\/li>\n<li>EMPD Peace Corps members confiscated illegal cigarettes, counterfeit DVDs, clothing and caps in Katlehong and arrested four suspects for assaulting officers.<\/li>\n<li>Two male suspects were arrested in possession of 40 packets of crystal meth and 80 packets of CAT, valued at R6 000, in Tedstoneville.<\/li>\n<li>Two hijacked vehicles were recovered in Credi section, Katlehong, by the combined forces of the EMPD and Gauteng traffic police.<\/li>\n<li>A total of 101 fines were issued in Germiston and 25 in Katlehong for various traffic offences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-78160 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/09\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/attachment\/02gcncrimeempdmh_550702234\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_550702234-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_550702234-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_550702234-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_550702234.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78164'>\n\t\t\t\tEMPD Peace Corps members show off some of the counterfeit goods they confiscated during the festive season in Katlehong.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/09\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/attachment\/02gcncrimeempdmh_589162207\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_589162207-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_589162207-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_589162207-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_589162207.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78165'>\n\t\t\t\tFour men were arrested by EMPD Peace Corps members in Katlehong over the festive season, for assaulting other EMPD Peace Corps members.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/09\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/attachment\/02gcncrimeempdmh_561385947\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_561385947-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_561385947-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_561385947-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_561385947.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78163'>\n\t\t\t\tEMPD officers also recovered this hijacked vehicle in Katlehong, recently.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/09\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/attachment\/02gcncrimeempdmh_573217262\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_573217262-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_573217262-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_573217262-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_573217262.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78161'>\n\t\t\t\tOver the festive season EMPD officers arrested two alleged drug dealers in Tedstoneville and seized drugs with a street value of R6 000.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/09\/busy-festive-season-for-empd-officers\/attachment\/02gcncrimeempdmh_566816238\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_566816238-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-78162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_566816238-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_566816238-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/01\/02GCNCRIMEEMPDMH_566816238.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-78162'>\n\t\t\t\tThis hijacked vehicle was recovered by members of the EMPD, in Katlehong, recently.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4355503bc6087ec45fc7ed183e5b97a4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping the city safe over the festive 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