Robbery
Prophet jailed for stealing Botswana woman's car
2013 May 20 | 3399 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 o...by Staff reporter
Four armed robbery suspects nabbed
2013 April 30 | 2330 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 M...by Crime Reporter
Man robs daughter's boyfriend
2013 April 19 | 4158 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 convi...by Staff reporter
Former cop arrested for robbing motorist who was urinating
2013 April 16 | 3099 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 c...by Staff reporter
Police run out of bullets in robbery chase
2013 April 08 | 4539 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 come...by Staff reporter
Bogus cops rob bread delivery truck
2013 April 03 | 2965 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 robb...by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean serial escapee and armed robber appears in SA court
2013 March 18 | 3172 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 Khumbulan...by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo man gets 18 years for robbery
2013 February 24 | 3244 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...by Staff reporter
20 year Botswana jail term for Zim armed robber and rapist
2013 February 18 | 3330 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 H...by Staff reporter
Cop robs stolen car
2013 February 05 | 3478 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...by Staff reporter
Cop gets 3 years behind bars for armed robbery
2013 January 22 | 3455 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 ye...by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF supporters arrested over robbery, kidnapping
2013 January 13 | 3187 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 Magadz...by Staff reporter
Armed robbery cases drop by 22 percent, domestic violence up by 30 percent
2012 October 21 | 1716 Views
There is a sharp decrease in armed robbery cases with 635 cases having been reported so far in 2012 compared to 811 for the whole of last year, marking a decline of about 22 percent.Police st...by Staff Reporter
Usiphatheleni robbed at gunpoint
2012 August 31 | 2388 Views
A BEITBRIDGE illegal money changer popularly known as usiphatheleni was robbed of R32 000 at gunpoint by two men inside a bus at Dulibadzimu Bus Terminus. Matabeleland South acting police spo...by Staff reporter
9 years in jail for armed robbery
2012 July 24 | 1372 Views
TWO robbers who broke into a house armed with different weapons and stole goods worth over US$39 000 have been slapped with an effective nine-year jail term each.The robbers carried machetes, ...by Court Reporter
MDC-T councillor arrested for assault and robbery
2012 July 18 | 939 Views
MDC-T Zengeza 1 councillor Tinashe Kazuru (32) has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a Chitungwiza man of US$180. Kazuru has since appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Ms Olivia...by Court Reporter
Zim pair jailed for rape, robbery in South Africa
2012 June 21 | 2368 Views
A South African regional court has sentenced two Zimbabwean men to 30-years each in jail for robbery and rape.In a statement on Tuesday, the Office of the Provincial Commissioner of the South African...by Court reporter
Man arrested for robbing woman of R2 at knife point
2012 June 16 | 1460 Views
A 36-year-old man from Bulawayo's Old Pumula suburb has been arrested for robbing a woman of 2 Rand at knife point. The alleged incident occurred last weekend at a bushy spot between St Peters and Me...by Staff reporter
Man (25) gets get 7 years in jail for armed robbery
2012 May 26 | 2024 Views
A 25-year-old man believed to be part of a gang of four men suspected to have stage several armed robberies around the city was handed a seven year jail sentence. Collen Murwira (25) of Pumula, who w...by Staff reporter
Man loses US$15 000 at knife-point
2012 May 23 | 1991 Views
A HARARE man lost US$15 000 cash to three armed men, who confronted him at knife-point, on Monday in Belvedere.The man was in his vehicle intending to take the cash to the bank when the trio ...by Crime Reporter
Dad accidentally shoots and kills daughter in robbery
2012 May 18 | 3380 Views
Johannesburg - A South African man from Centurion in Pretoria accidentally shot dead his young daughter on Friday morning when their house was broken into, Gauteng police said.Lieutenant Colon...by Sapa
Bongani Moyo's robbery trial moved to high court
2012 May 16 | 1502 Views
Pretoria - The robbery trial of serial escapee Bongani Moyo and three others has been transferred to the North Gauteng High Court.On Wednesday, Moyo appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court...by Sapa
Matambanadzo up for another armed robbery charge
2012 May 04 | 1803 Views
Convicted criminal mastermind Luckmore Matambanadzo (37), who is appealing against a 12-year jail sentence for a series of carjackings in the country, yesterday appeared at the Kwekwe Magistrates Cou...by Staff reporter
Armed robber dies fleeing police over R1 million robbery
2012 May 03 | 2569 Views
HARARE - A convicted armed robber recently released from prison, Paradzai Mupange, died in a car accident during a running battle with the police who were investigating a one million rand robbery in B...by Staff reporter
3 men in security uniforms steal R23 million in gems
2012 April 12 | 2406 Views
Johannesburg - A South African business in Bedfordview has been robbed of R23 million worth of precious stones and diamonds by three men dressed in ADT security uniforms, according to a newspaper repo...by Sapa
False armed robbery report, man arrested
2012 March 27 | 816 Views
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 27-year-old man from Nkulumane 12 suburb for making a false armed robbery report.Herbert Imbayago Dzikatirai of House Number 15298 in Nkulumane 12 is accused...by Staff reporter
Bongani Moyo's sore mouth delays robbery trial
2012 March 01 | 928 Views
Johannesburg - The trial of robbery accused and jail-breaker Bongani Moyo was postponed by the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Thursday.The trial, for escaping from custody, will resume on Mar...by Sapa
Bongani Moyo's robbery case postponed
2012 February 27 | 659 Views
Pretoria - Escape artist Bongani Moyo and three co-accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a string of armed robbery charges.Magistrate Maryke de la Rey postponed the...by Sapa
Senior cop arrested for armed robbery
2012 January 29 | 780 Views
A senior police officer in Harare have been arrested on allegations of armed robbery and stealing cash and fertiliser valued at over US$15 000.Assistant Inspector Themba Phiri, who is also you...by Staff reporter
Zim cops robs a dead man
2012 January 26 | 706 Views
TWO police officers robbed a DEAD MAN of US$3,000 at an accident scene, a court heard.Constables Slindeni Matthew and Byron Kahove, who were based at Zhombe Police Station near Kwekwe, respond...by Staff reporter
Robbery gang leader apologises for raping tourist
2011 December 08 | 532 Views
Cape Town - The leader of a robbery gang who raped a Camps Bay resident’s friend during a two-year crime spree has apologised, saying he was drunk at the time.The Cape Times newspaper report...by Sapa
Three armed robbers get 72 years in prison each
2011 December 07 | 547 Views
The four robbers who fatally assaulted the late Dr Chrstopher Mushonga before robbing him have each been sentenced to prison terms ranging between 24 and 72 years.Harare Regional Magistrate, M...by Staff reporter
SA policeman robbed on a Zimbabwe highway
2011 December 04 | 583 Views
A 27-year-old South African policeman is nursing injuries at Gokwe District Hospital after he was attacked by three unarmed high way robbers who got away with his vehicle, $300 and R4 000 cash and a l...by Staff reporter
UZ robbery, three guards nabbed
2011 September 17 | 520 Views
THE University of Zimbabwe heist that occurred last week has implicated THREE security guards from Brising Security Company and they have appeared in court. They are accused of conniving with a quarte...by BM
Zim man convicted of robbery in UK
2011 September 16 | 471 Views
A Zimbabwe born man has been convicted for robbing a laptop from a man in Bolton, UK. The robber Emmanuel Tsveta (28) and his accomplice Raymond Hill (23) saw the man Leon Rae sit on a bench in Bolt...by Moyo Roy
$20k Beitbridge armed robbery, four suspects arrested
2011 September 03 | 564 Views
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested four suspects linked to the $2...by Beitbridge Bureau
Bongani Moyo's 'associate's' death being probed
2011 August 26 | 549 Views
The South African Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is investigating the ...by Sapa
14 years behind bars for armed robbery
2011 August 01 | 453 Views
TWO Harare men were last week jailed for an effective 14 years for raiding a shop in Chisipite getting away with jewellery and goods worth more than $300 000 and were also convicted of illegally posse...by .
Skype video calling prevents robbery in South Africa
2011 April 30 | 607 Views
Johannesburg - The internet telephone and video calling service, Skype, led to the capture of robbers who attacked a pensioner in his home in the Eastern Cape o...by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwe student jailed for armed robbery
2011 April 20 | 561 Views
A FINAL year Masters student at Africa University in Mutare has been jailed 15 years effective for robbing four supermarkets in Harare at gunpoint.Garikai Dikito would threaten to shoot till o...by Byo24News
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