{"id":266834,"date":"2025-08-28T12:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=266834"},"modified":"2025-08-28T16:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:53:59","slug":"gun-found-in-cloetesville-after-tip-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/gun-found-in-cloetesville-after-tip-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun found in Cloetesville after tip-off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"266835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/gun-found-in-cloetesville-after-tip-off\/cloetesvillegun_44211\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cloetesvillegun_44211.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cloetesvillegun_44211\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cloetesvillegun_44211-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cloetesvillegun_44211-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cloetesvillegun_44211-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cloetesvillegun_44211-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cloetesvillegun_44211.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After receiving information about a random shooting in Cloetesville on Tuesday 19 August, police officers searched a home in Sylvia Street. 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