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CRIME POSSESSIONS: Pretoria police have arrested three suspects in possession of firearms, blue lights and police identification wallets. PHOTO: MOHAU MOFOKENG

 The one with a prison warder wife -
You would never imagine him to be involved in those sort of things 

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The men were nabbed at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court where they were appearing on house robbery and possession of illegal firearms charges that happened in September last year.

They were out on bail.

The Gauteng provincial investigation unit had been closely monitoring the men since their initial arrest. It was picked up that they were using false residential addresses.

The men were living in three apartments in an up-market townhouse complex in Equestria, Pretoria East.

Provincial police spokeswoman Colonel Katlego Mogale said the apartments were searched and three pistols, 153 rounds of ammunition including R5 ammunition, police reflector jackets, blue lights, police caps, police wallets and identification certificates were found in the men's possession.

The men were also found with 12 cell-phones and housebreaking equipment including screwdrivers, hammers and balaclavas.

Mogale said police recovered a silver BMW, a white Audi 4 fitted with police blue lights and a siren, a silver C180 Mercedes Benz and a Hyundai bakkie which so far is the only vehicle positively identified as stolen during a house robbery in Cullinan in August last year.

"The suspects have been linked to a murder, eight attempted murder cases and 8 armed robbery cases which were committed in the Welbekend/Bronkhorstspruit area," Mogale said.

One man, a father of three - including a baby - lived with a prison warder.

"I am shocked. This is a quiet area. This guy [the one with a prison warder wife]. You would never imagine him to be involved in those sort of things. He is the sort of guy that you greet in English and he replies [almost apologetically] in Afrikaans," said the complex's body corporate chairman who preferred not to be named.

The men will be back in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court on Friday.

- moengk@sowetan.co.za

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Jun 14, 2012

KasiKid

Good, get rid of these scums.
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Jun 14, 2012

Papage

The long arm of law will catch up with you. Always the soft spoken people are great crooks and they can be dangerous at night. Good work police, the prison warder must be arrested as well.
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Jun 14, 2012

BaleliM

Lord have Mercy on us.
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Jun 14, 2012

Gusheshe

@Papage

I agree with u she is an accomplice she must be arrested
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Jun 14, 2012

tops

that prison wader knw something........
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Jun 14, 2012

MommaC

Well at least he will be well cared for in prison.

I hope they find out which skelem cop sold them the equipment as this is not the only group of hong fong cops in Pretoria.
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Jun 14, 2012

sabza007

Well done. Well done to the investigating team, now make sure they don't get bail or released because of ''some technicalities''

Criminals wear ties and smile when they see you, only freshers who have that old tsotsi look. Thats why they say ..Don't judge the book by its cover.Because even serial rapists have their wives and love and take care of their kids. You won't suspect anything.
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Jun 14, 2012

letsetse

O kae molao? were is the the law when the society is being held to ransom by criminals.It would seem that after men have been tried and tested to deal with crime now we have the last option of sending the woman to solve SA problems. Well lets wish her luck because she going to need it as we are well aware that SA is still highly patriarchal society.
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Jun 14, 2012

2shy2call

Is Mdluli involve?
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Jun 14, 2012

Fancylibra

Wow, he goes out 2 do the dirty & criminal stuff 2 the other families, forgetting that he left his kids & a wife alone? sies! & I'm so glad tha this tym it's an Afrikanner.
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