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ZESA thieves caught in Bulawayo
24 Jul 2019 at 17:49hrs | Views
Zimbabwe Republic Police have reported that some members of the public assisted them to apprehend three suspects for vandalising ZESA overhead cables in Bulawayo.
Said the police, "An informant heard an unusual noise outside his house at around 0200 hours on 23 July 2019 and saw some sparks of an electrical fire.
"He alerted his neighbour before they went outside to investigate. They discovered that the suspects had cut 2 overhead cables measuring 1 800 metres. The suspects fled from the scene using an unmarked car and a witness gave chase using his private vehicle and managed to stop the fleeing suspects and retrieved the suspects' car keys.
"The police attended the scene and recovered the cables worth $120 000-00, a bolt cutter and tracked the suspects who had abandoned their car and arrested them. The suspects will appear in court soon."
Police have warned members of the public not to interfere with installed by the electricity company.
Said the police, "An informant heard an unusual noise outside his house at around 0200 hours on 23 July 2019 and saw some sparks of an electrical fire.
"He alerted his neighbour before they went outside to investigate. They discovered that the suspects had cut 2 overhead cables measuring 1 800 metres. The suspects fled from the scene using an unmarked car and a witness gave chase using his private vehicle and managed to stop the fleeing suspects and retrieved the suspects' car keys.
"The police attended the scene and recovered the cables worth $120 000-00, a bolt cutter and tracked the suspects who had abandoned their car and arrested them. The suspects will appear in court soon."
Police have warned members of the public not to interfere with installed by the electricity company.
Source - Byo24News
