{"id":99879,"date":"2015-09-17T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/99879\/firearm-stolen-after-business-robbery\/"},"modified":"2015-09-17T09:07:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T07:07:28","slug":"firearm-stolen-after-business-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/09\/17\/firearm-stolen-after-business-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Man allegedly steals dead man\u2019s firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 23-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose SAPS and charged with the possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/p>\n

The arrest was made while officers were investigating a business robbery in the Delport Informal Settlement.<\/p>

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\u201cWhen officers arrived at the scene of the robbery, they found the owner of the business wounded and one of the alleged thieves dead,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>\n

During the preliminary investigation, a witness told the SAPS that a man had taken a firearm from the dead man and ran away.<\/p>

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\u201cThe informer gave a description of the man\u2019s clothing and appearance, and officers were able to find him,\u201d said Sgt Maome.<\/p>\n

They searched the accused and found a firearm and four live rounds of ammunition in his possession.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey asked him for the firearm\u2019s license, or proof that it was his, neither of which could be produced,\u201d said Sgt Maome.<\/p>\n

He was arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station; he has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n

The case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n

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