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Police dog catches cattle rustlers slaughtering a stolen beast

THREE cunning cattle rustlers were last week ambushed by police detectives and details from the dog section while slaughtering a stolen beast on the summit of a mountain range in Mutare's Dangamvura high-density suburb.Luck ran out after a witness telephoned the police and reported that he saw three...

11-day-old baby stolen in broad daylight

ANOTHER 11-day-old baby was on Tuesday stolen after the Epworth mother was lured by an unknown woman to Harare city centre.The incident occurred at a supermarket along Fourth Street when Ms Cecilia Nongwe, the baby's mother, went inside to buy powdered milk.Acting Harare provincial police spokespers...

Appeal for help to find stolen car!

A Bulawayo24 reader would like to appeal to the public mainly around Cape Town, South Africa for help to find his stolen car, Silver Audi A4, Registration: CA 372-582.The car was stolen in "Cape town's Montague Gardens at Champs bar n Sports betting on the 7 March 2013 between 2300hrs and 0100hr.Pl...

Stolen Botswana car found in Zimbabwe

A Toyota Corolla that was reported stolen in Botswana's Selebi-Phikwe town at the beginning of last month has been recovered in Zimbabwe. Selebi-Phikwe CID boss, Assistant Superintendent, Marvel Langa told Mmegi that three suspects who were driving the vehicle were arrested in Zimbabwe after a tip-o...

Man fined for stealing chicken

A 27-year-old Beitbridge man has been fined R1 000 (or 20 days in jail) for stealing two frozen packs of chicken pieces worth R100 from a local restaurant.Bongani Mafu, of House Number 83, Dulibadzimu Township in the border town, was convicted on his own plea of guilty to a theft charge by Beitbridg...

Stolen bag sticks on woman’s head for a month

A Bulawayo woman will live to be a good example to many that they should not break the biblical commandment 'Thou shall not steal' following an incident where a bag she had allegedly stolen stuck to her heard for a month and has been moving around carrying it since the day in question.According to t...

Cop robs stolen car

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 ...

Stolen bag harasses thief, demands to be sent back to owner

A Siganda family in Inyathi, just outside Bulawayo, has deserted its homestead after a stolen bag unleashed terror and struck fear into their son's life, allegedly requesting to be returned to its rightful owner.The Tshabalala family last week woke up to the sight of an 'unruly' bag which was haras...