While on patrol in Wychwood Road, last Friday, officers from the Primrose Police Station noticed a man acting suspiciously.
The man was carrying two weed eaters and became visibly nervous when he saw the police.
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“The officers approached him and asked where he had obtained the weed eaters from and to supply proof of ownership,” said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
“When he was unable to comply with the request he was arrested on a charge of possession of suspected stolen property.”
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He was taken to the Primrose Police Station following his arrest.
The suspect has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.
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