{"id":87558,"date":"2015-04-22T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/87558\/be-alert-when-entering-smash-and-grab-hotspots\/"},"modified":"2015-04-22T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T07:42:43","slug":"be-alert-when-entering-smash-and-grab-hotspots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/04\/22\/be-alert-when-entering-smash-and-grab-hotspots\/","title":{"rendered":"Be alert when entering smash-and- grab hotspots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Germiston community is again urged to be cautious when travelling, as reports of smash-and-grabs continue to come in.<\/p>\n<p>One such report came from Maggie Maritz.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>She explained that she had stopped at a traffic light at the corner of Stanley and Main Reef roads, when suddenly the window of her bakkie was smashed and her handbag taken.<\/p>\n<p>A shaken Maritz reported the incident to the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The police continue to urge drivers, especially women drivers, to help prevent these incidents by not placing any valuable items, such as handbags, laptops or cellphones, on the seats or inside the vehicle, where they are easily seen, as this offers an opportunity to would-be-criminals.<\/p>\n<p>The community is asked to take extra care in the following hot-spots identified by the Germiston police:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0corner of Jack and Refinery roads;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0corner of Johann Rissik and Junction roads;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0corner of Lower Boksburg and Simon Bekker roads;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0corner of Knights and Lower Boksburg roads;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0the N17 highway\u2019s on and off-ramps;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0corner of Power and Refinery roads<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0corner of Stanley and Main Reef roads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other articles on\u00a0smash-and-grabs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/62398\/smash-and-grab-leads-to-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suspect arrested for smash and grab.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/44608\/be-aware-of-smash-and-grabbers\/\" target=\"_blank\">The community is urged to be aware when driving.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/58236\/smash-and-grabs-on-the-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police warn that smash-and-grabs are on the rise.<\/a><\/p>\n<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='98953abb312658472b20afab52756d6e'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help prevent 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