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Raffle ticket books vanish at police station
23 Sep 2017 at 15:08hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has widened investigations into a case in which four raffle ticket books for the Commissioner General of Police's Funfair were stolen at Harare Central Police Station on Tuesday.
The books contained more than 350 tickets. The tickets worth $2 each were supposed to be sold to both police officers and members of the public. The raffle draw is set for October 7 at the Morris Depot Grounds. Sources said several police officers had been questioned in connection with the case but no arrests have been made.
Harare provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tarirai Dube on Wednesday warned the public against buying the tickets.
"Members of the public are advised not to buy any tickets with the following serial numbers; Book number four with serial numbers 0014351-400, Book number five with serial numbers 0014401-500, Book number six with serial numbers 0014501-600 and Book number seven with serial numbers 0014601-700," she said.
The books contained more than 350 tickets. The tickets worth $2 each were supposed to be sold to both police officers and members of the public. The raffle draw is set for October 7 at the Morris Depot Grounds. Sources said several police officers had been questioned in connection with the case but no arrests have been made.
"Members of the public are advised not to buy any tickets with the following serial numbers; Book number four with serial numbers 0014351-400, Book number five with serial numbers 0014401-500, Book number six with serial numbers 0014501-600 and Book number seven with serial numbers 0014601-700," she said.
Source - zimpapers
