While on a foot patrol in Shamrock Road last Friday, officers from the Primrose Police Station noticed a man carrying a yellow bench toward one of the local informal settlements.
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“As there have been a large number of burglaries reported in Primrose, the police became suspicious and stopped the 30-year-old man,” said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
“They asked him where he had obtained the bench, but he was unable to give the officers a clear explanation and was arrested.”
He was taken to the Primrose Police Station where he was charged with possession of suspected stolen property.
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He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.
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