{"id":96763,"date":"2015-08-12T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/96763\/alleged-thief-shot-in-the-leg-in-escape-attempt\/"},"modified":"2015-08-12T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T10:05:18","slug":"alleged-thief-shot-in-the-leg-in-escape-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/08\/12\/alleged-thief-shot-in-the-leg-in-escape-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged thief shot in the leg in escape attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officers from the Primrose Police Station rushed to Hollyhock Street in Primrose, on Tuesday, after receiving information that a vehicle was being stripped for parts on the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur officers rushed to the scene,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police, to a GCN journalist on scene.<\/p>

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\u201cUpon arrival they noticed a man, believed to be a lookout, who ran towards a Toyota Hilux bakkie that was reportedly being stripped for parts.\u201d<\/p>\n

They noticed a second man run from the bakkie and climb into a black Volkswagen Jetta.<\/p>

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Officers chased the lookout, \u201cHe was shot in the leg twice by an officer in his attempt to escape in the waiting getaway vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe later told police that a man had been waiting in the vehicle,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n

The wounded 28-year-old was taken to a local hospital under police guard.<\/p>\n

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The 28-year-old was taken to a local hospital after being shot during his attempts to escape from members of the Primrose police.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle by the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

This was linked to a case of vehicle theft opened with the Bedfordview SAPS.<\/p>\n

The remaining two men are still at large.<\/p>\n

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