Nineteen suspects were arrested in Katlehong last Tuesday for various offences.
The accused were arrested during a stop-and-search operation conducted by members of the Katlehong SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, with the help of detectives from the Katlehong Police Station.
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Charges included assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, common assault, malicious damage to property, intimidation, armed robbery, common robbery, fraud, bribery, theft, contravening a protection order, dealing in drugs and possession of drugs.
All of the arrested suspects appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, where their cases were postponed for a number of different reasons.
Katlehong SAPS station commander Brig Sammy Tambo urged residents to help police in the fight against crime and report criminal activities in their communities.
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