{"id":44537,"date":"2022-12-15T08:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T06:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/bus-robbers-caught-20221214\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:22:28","slug":"bus-robbers-caught-20221214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/bus-robbers-caught-20221214\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Masterminds&#8217; behind string of robberies on Golden Arrow buses appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three men believed to be the masterminds behind a string of robberies on Golden Arrow buses made their first court appearance on Wednesday last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspects, aged 31, 32 and 42, were nabbed on Monday 5 December following a \u201cthorough\u201d police investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspects are believed to have been tormenting commuters travelling around Khayelitsha in a spate of incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\/brazen-thugs-rob-bus-commuters-in-khayeltisha-in-broad-daylight-20221013\">They would catch a bus and rob unsuspecting commuters at gunpoint in Khayelitsha in broad daylight<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused appeared at the Khayelitsha Magistrates\u2019 Court on Wednesday 7 December, and again yesterday (14 December). 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