The top four stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, October 24 to 30, were:
1. Sun goes down for smash-and-grab kingpin: https://bit.ly/1NVwTZK
While detectives from the Primrose Police Station were taking case dockets to Germiston recently, they witnessed a smash-and-grab. The attack took place on the corner of Shamrock and Pretoria roads.
2. Men nabbed for assault and impersonating officers: https://bit.ly/1ORmP2w
A man was allegedly attacked by two men in Oak Avenue, recently. “The men are believed to be community patrollers,” explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
3. Woman, children hide from house robbers: https://bit.ly/1k8Vk9g
A woman and her children were left traumatised after a robbery at their Hazeldene home, last Friday. Pine Pienaar, the vice-chairman for the Lambton Klip Sector Four CPF, told the GCN that the robbery took place in Edwardian Street at about 6.55pm.
4. Ashes mystery laid to rest: https://bit.ly/1KA7SM2
Almost four years ago the ashes of Jeffrey Kirkpatrick were stolen during a robbery at his beloved nightclub, CCHQ (Classic Corner Headquarters), in Fishers’ Hill. Then in a strange twist of fate, the ashes were discovered on a wall outside the Victoria Court flats, on the corner of Main and Scorpia roads, Fishers’ Hill.
