The Primrose police arrested 15 suspects between May 21 and 28.
This is according to the latest arrest statistics released by the station.
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The accused were charged with a number of different offences.
Charges included assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, common assault, domestic violence, house break-in and theft, attempted murder, possession of drugs, tampering with essential infrastructure, crimen injuria and contravening the Disaster Management Act (Covid-19 Act).
Primrose SAPS station commander Col Albertina Vesi thanked everyone who contributed to the arrests.
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Most of the suspects appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, where their cases were postponed for various reasons, while others paid admission of guilt fines at the station and were released.
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