Prophet jailed for stealing Botswana woman's car
2013 May 20 | 3041 Views
A Self-styled Zimbabwean prophet and building contractor based in Botswana has been jailed two and half years effective for duping a 60-year-old Botswana woman into coming to Zimbabwe on the pretext of meeting a "high priest" before robbing her of her vehicle.Aaron Ngirazi (34) had denied theft of m...by Staff reporter
University lecturer loses 60 assignments to highway robbers
2013 May 13 | 2691 Views
A Midlands State University lecturer last week lost close to 60 students' assignments after being attacked by four suspected highway armed robbers when his vehicle broke down along the Harare-Bulawayo road last week.Armed with knives and stones, the robbers allegedly attacked the lecturer as he was ...by Staff Reporter
Notorious highway armed robbers get 70 years in jail
2013 May 13 | 2861 Views
NOTORIOUS highway armed robbers who were arrested last week have been convicted and slapped with sentences ranging from 18 to 34 years after pleading guilty to numerous counts of robbery.The vehicles they were using - a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Altezza - were also forfeited to the State in accor...by Staff Reporter
Highway armed robbers nabbed
2013 May 09 | 2487 Views
FOUR suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising travellers along the country's major highways have been arrested leading to the recovery of various items, including the vehicles they were using in the robberies.The quartet's names are being withheld to allow police to complete investigations...by Staff Reporter
Four suspected robbers nabbed
2013 May 07 | 1849 Views
Four people suspected to have been linked to a spate of robberies on passengers picked from some points in Harare have been arrested.Police Spokesperson for Mashonaland West, Inspector Clemence Mabweazara said the four are suspected to have been behind numerous robbery cases that took place along th...by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry robber nabbed
2013 May 02 | 5184 Views
A 35 year old man, Marlvin Mushonga has been remanded in custody to the 8th of May when he appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of robbing swimming icon, Kirsty Coventry.The suspected robber who, together with four others who are still at large, allegedly pounced on Coventry on her way...by Staff reporter
Four armed robbery suspects nabbed
2013 April 30 | 2274 Views
Police in Harare have arrestest four suspected armed robbers who were attacking people in and around Harare. Marshal Madamombe (25), Kudzanai Makoroti (27), Passmore Chimbadzo (23) and Alois Masuku (29) were arrested last Friday in Epworth. They were yesterday still in custody assisting police with ...by Crime Reporter
Student striped naked by robbers
2013 April 28 | 1926 Views
A Midlands State University (MSU) student was attacked by robbers on Independence Day who stripped him naked before stealing his laptop and cellphone.The student, Malvin Mapaike, was coming from MSU Telone School of Commerce, near Mambo Press when he met his attackers in Senga's Nehosho area.One of...by Staff Reporter
28-year-old armed robber gets 30 years for stealing gold
2013 April 25 | 2734 Views
A 28-year-old man, Jimmy Ngonyana who was resident in South Africa had pleaded not guilty to two charges of attempted murder and robbery when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Rogers Kachambwa.Due to overwhelming evidence, Mr Kachambwa convicted and sentenced Ngonyana to 37 years but suspende...by Staff Reporter
Cash van robber fights extradition from Zimbabwe
2013 April 24 | 3844 Views
EXTRADITION proceedings began on Tuesday against a Zimbabwean man who allegedly fled South Africa in 2009 with R4,6 million [about US$505,000) after robbing a cash van he was driving.Jethro Menzi Tshuma, 41, was working for South African security company, SBV Services, when he failed to make cash dr...by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robber forces couple to have sex in SA
2013 April 20 | 4975 Views
Johannesburg - "I want you to f*** your wife." And when that did not happen, he forced open *Emma's legs and placed the knife in his hand on her private parts and threatened: "I'll f*** you with this."Multiple robbery accused Zimbabwean Shepherd Moyo had ordered Emma and her boyfriend *Bill to undr...by Staff reporter
Man robs daughter's boyfriend
2013 April 19 | 4118 Views
ROBBING his brother's daughter's of goods worth $145 earned a Chipinge man 350 hours of free labour at Nyamure Primary School.Upenyu Ndinani of Mwadzima Vilage in Chief Mutema'a area was convicted by Mr Vuso Gapare of robbing her brother's daughter's lover whom he had found in his brother's house ha...by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on 2 tuck shops
2013 April 16 | 2195 Views
POLICE in Gokwe are investigating a case of robbery in which six men armed with a firearm and logs pounced on two tuck shops and got away with cash and groceries valued at $270.The incident, which occurred at Mlalazi Business Centre, Gokwe recently was confirmed by acting police spokesperson, Inspec...by Staff reporter
Former cop arrested for robbing motorist who was urinating
2013 April 16 | 3053 Views
Two robbers, one of them a former policeman who allegedly ambushed a motorist while he had stopped at a lay-bye to urinate and got away with US$3,000 and a cellphone, have been arrested.This comes barely a couple of weeks after another motorist from Masvingo's Riverside suburb, Mr Edward Kurwakumira...by Staff reporter
Robber jailed for eight years
2013 April 15 | 2264 Views
ONE of the four Beitbridge men who stormed into a house in Dulibadzimu where they robbed the owner of $10 000, R5 000, a laptop and two cellphones at gunpoint, has been jailed for eight years.Eric Nyarambi, of Zengeza suburb in Chitungwiza pleaded not guilty to contravening section 126 of the Crimi...by Staff reporter
Robbery suspect shot at Renkini bus terminus
2013 April 14 | 5272 Views
A suspected armed robber from Sibombo village under Chief Mabikwa in Lupane was recently shot and injured by police at Bulawayo's Renkini bus terminus.Jacob Washington Ndebele (25) was not asked to plead to charges of armed robbery when he was brought before magistrate Takundwa Witness Mtetwa at the...by Staff reporter
Armed robber arrested for stealing six pack
2013 April 08 | 2101 Views
A SUSPECTED armed robber appeared in court last week charged with robbing a barman at Chipere Hideout along the Gweru-Kwekwe Road of a six-pack case of clear beer last month after failing to locate the cash box.Peter Hasha (22) was remanded in custody when he appeared at the Kwekwe Magistrates' cour...by Staff reporter
Police run out of bullets in robbery chase
2013 April 08 | 4482 Views
It was a dramatic scene of police misfiring at Metro wholesalers in Botswana on Saturday afternoon, as onlookers watched a police chase of suspected Zimbabwean robbery suspects that looked like a comedy scene.Onlookers at the Metro wholesalers could not believe their eyes when the CID officer tasked...by Staff reporter
Bogus cops rob bread delivery truck
2013 April 03 | 2902 Views
A Kadoma-bound bread delivery truck driver was robbed of his vehicle by a gang whose member he had offered a lift at a bogus police roadblock.The robbers locked the driver at the back and robbed another vehicle using the delivery truck.The bread delivery truck was stopped at a bogus roadblock near t...by Staff reporter
Drama as 15 stupid robbers steal gold ore from mine
2013 April 02 | 4211 Views
There was drama on Thursday last week when 15 robbers brandishing weapons stormed Eiffel Blue 200 gold mine in Kadoma and ordered mine workers to surrender gold ore which they loaded into their truck and disappeared.The robbers were however tracked down by armed police, resulting in the arrest of ...by Staff Reporter
Suspected armed robber weeps in court
2013 March 27 | 2863 Views
A suspected armed robber wept in court last week and took off his t-shirt showing a bruised back to the magistrate hearing his case, accusing the police of ill-treating him.Sweetwell Munyonga is reportedly part of a three-man gang that fled to Botswana after committing a spate of armed robberies inv...by Court Reporter
Serial jail escapee and bank robber, Bongani Moyo, to spend 62 years in prison
2013 March 25 | 4111 Views
Serial escapee Bogani Moyo and a fellow bank robber were handed lengthy prison terms on Monday for robbing six banks in six weeks.The High Court in Pretoria sentenced Moyo, 30, to 62 years imprisonment and Khumbulani Sibanda, 32, to 55 years on 15 charges, including racketeering, bank robbery, and ...by Sapa
Zimbabwean serial escapee and armed robber appears in SA court
2013 March 18 | 3125 Views
Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo and a co-accused pleaded guilty to a raft of charges in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday.Moyo was in the dock on Monday with Khumbulani Sibanda after the court had separated the pair’s trial from that of Leon Ncube and Thabani Sibanda.Moyo,...by Staff Reporter
Robber severely assaults businessman
2013 March 17 | 2712 Views
A 56-year-old Glendale man is battling for his life at Concession Hospital after a suspected burglar severely assaulted him with an axe handle.The suspect has since been arrested and now faces an attempted murder charge.Mashonaland Central provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Petros Ma...by Staff reporter
Lone robber strikes at Gokwe Hotel
2013 March 13 | 3151 Views
IN an incident that reads more like a movie script, an armed man pretending to be a hotel client burst into a bar, fired a shot into the ceiling and robbed three people of their cash and valuables.The lone robber stole property valued at $600.Midlands police spokesperson, Inspector Leonard Chabata c...by Midlands Reporter
Armed robbers attack service station in Gweru
2013 March 08 | 3340 Views
TWO armed men pounced on a service station in Gweru and assaulted a fuel attendant with the butt of a gun before disappearing without taking anything after they were disturbed by an alarm raised by another alert attendant, police have said. The incident happened on Sunday at about 7pm at Redan Servi...by Staff Reporter
Serial robber gets a 54 year jail term
2013 March 06 | 3295 Views
A Bulawayo serial armed robber, who committed a spate of robberies and stole seven vehicles and various other properties in the town between 2004 and 2009, was last week jailed 84 years. Bulawayo senior regional magistrate Mr Owen Tagu convicted Nqobile Victor Mpofu of eight counts - one count of ar...by Staff reporter
Armed robbers terrorising residents
2013 March 05 | 2893 Views
Three people lost cash and valuables to two armed robbers who are reportedly terrorising residents in and around the city as robbery cases continue unabated. According to police reports, the two raid people's homes during the night while armed with a pistol. Police have since launched a manhunt for ...by Crime Reporter
Woman loses $10 000 to masked armed robbers
2013 February 25 | 3855 Views
A Beitbridge woman recently lost $10 000 cash, a laptop and a cell phone at to four masked armed robbers who stormed her house at night, police have said.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Christopher Ngwenya said the incident occurred on Tuesday last week at arou...by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo man gets 18 years for robbery
2013 February 24 | 3195 Views
A man from Kensington in Bulawayo was recently sentenced to 18 months in jail for robbing a nightclub reveller of cash and a cellphone, all valued at US$277.Chenjerai Nhamo Nyathi (31) pleaded guilty to a robbery charge when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Charity Maphosa a fortnight ago.He ...by Staff reporter
Gold dealer loses $2 400 to toy-gun wielding robbers
2013 February 23 | 3063 Views
A Shurugwi gold dealer lost $2 400 and a cellphone after three toy-gun wielding robbers pounced on him while on his way home, police have said.The man, whose name could not be immediately availed, but is aged 34, later fought with one of the suspects after realising that they were armed with a toy-g...by Staff Reporter
20 year Botswana jail term for Zim armed robber and rapist
2013 February 18 | 3266 Views
A ZIMBABWEAN man has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for armed robbery and rape committed at Tati Siding in Francistown, Botswana.The Voice newspaper of Botswana reported on Friday that Herbert Jazire (25) from Masvingo was convicted of one count of rape and armed robbery by a Francistown magis...by Staff reporter
Cop robs stolen car
2013 February 05 | 3443 Views
A Chitungwiza cop, using inside knowledge, teamed with a friend to rob a vehicle which had been stolen earlier, a Harare magistrate has heard.Mutindi Mutindi, a 35-year-old assistant inspector at St Mary's Police Station, yesterday appeared before magistrate Tendai Mahwe facing charges of robbing a ...by Staff reporter
Robber cum rapist flees mob, seek refuge in mortuary freezer
2013 January 31 | 5824 Views
There was drama in Bulawayo at a funeral parlour in Kelvin North Industrial site after a mob besieged the place looking for a robber-cum-rapist who had sought refuge in one of the fridges.Funeral proceedings which were taking place at the time were reportedly stopped as the mob numbering over 20 peo...by Staff reporter
Cop gets 3 years behind bars for armed robbery
2013 January 22 | 3393 Views
A POLICE constabulary, who teamed up with his friend and robbed a bus conductor of more than US$900 at gun-point accusing him of carrying smuggled goods, was yesterday jailed for an effective three years.Tadious Tafirenyika (28) and Farai Kambarami (26) pleaded not guilty to armed robbery charges wh...by Staff Reporter
Two Zim robbers in Botswana prison escape
2013 January 22 | 4402 Views
Two Zimbabweans have bolted out of a prison in Francistown Botswana. The two, 35 year-old Maxwell Nduku, who is serving his time in prison for robbery and 29-year old Edison Maphorisa who had been remanded in custody awaiting trial for robbery and theft, escaped last Thursday at 2am.They were held i...by Staff reporter
Knife wielding robber pounce on old people's home
2013 January 15 | 2395 Views
AN knife-wielding robber pounced on the elderly at Dandaro Old People's Home in Borrowdale, Harare, at the weekend and got away with more than $1 900 and £80 in cash.Harare provincial spokesperson Tadius Chibanda yesterday confirmed the incident and identified the victims as John Kirwal (71) and Be...by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF supporters arrested over robbery, kidnapping
2013 January 13 | 3127 Views
EIGHT Zimunya men who masqueraded as Zanu-PF supporters and stole valuables have been hauled before the courts on robbery and kidnapping charges.The eight - Often Makamani (70), Douglas Magadzike (29), Agripa Manjeya (25), Maxwell Gudza (38), Sylvester Mukumba (38), Blessing Fore (28), Gwinyai Haadi...by Staff reporter
Another armed robber shot in the stomach during a shoot-out
2013 January 08 | 5331 Views
Notorious armed robber Richard Timba's road ended on Saturday afternoon when he was nabbed after a shoot-out with detectives in Queensdale.Timba (48) failed to evade the alert detectives as they exchanged gunfire before he was nabbed at his home following a tip off. The well-known robber, who was on...by Staff reporter
Notorious armed robber gunned down in police shootout
2013 January 02 | 6586 Views
A notorious armed robber who had terrorised Bulawayo and Harare failed to make it into the New Year after he was gunned down by police detectives during a shoot-out in Harare on New Year’s Eve.Peace Mutema, also known as ‘Batista’ and his accomplices Clever Nengomasha and Mudzingwa had gone on...by Staff reporter
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