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Police launch anti-robbery blitz along Harare-Chirundu Highway
POLICE in Hurungwe district, Mashonaland West province, have launched an anti-robbery campaign along the Harare-Chirundu Highway following an increase in armed robberies along the trunk road.M...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:49hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for shooting dead female Zupco bus conductor
A Harare man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a female Zupco bus conductor who was shot dead in the head. Police also recovered the gun believed to have been used to shoot the woman ...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:25hrs | 3418 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers steal nissan caravan, US$4 000
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has reported that its officials are investigating circumstances surrounding a robbery case which occurred at Tsakare Township, Mt Darwin, where 4 unknown suspects who were...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 14:27hrs | 1770 | by Mandla Ndlovu
UK deported man attacked in Harare?
A BRADFORD (UK) resident who was recently deported from the United Kingdom was reportedly attacked in Harare while getting some food.Mpofu's best friend, John Priestley informed The Telegraph ...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:54hrs | 4328 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested in SA over highway robberies
A Zimbabwean robber has been arrested along with three South Africans for unleashing a reign of terror on motorists using the N1 Highway. The N1 is a major commercial road that links South Africa with...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:19hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers kill man in home raid
A Bulawayo man was shot dead at his home by four suspected armed robbers in an attack that left his neighbour with gunshot wounds. The man's family talked about the devastation of losing a loved one f...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2123 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested for robbing Nkulumane residents
POLICE have arrested three suspects for robbing residents of Nkulumane suburb of cash, laptops and cellphones.In their twitter page police said Sunboy Moyo (27), Mxolisi Ncube (24) and John Mh...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:23hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone robbers jailed
TWO men who admitted to robbing a woman of her cellphone and threatened to rape and kill her, have been jailed for an effective one-year each. Marvelous Majoni (20) and Washington ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown guards need guarding
Lockdown robbery. That's perhaps the best thing to call it.The setting is a once-famous nightclub off Old Mazowe Road on the outskirts of New Marlborough. The time is 10pm on a Friday evening....Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:02hrs | 211 | by Tawanda Majoni
Robbers pepper spray and sjambok security guards
SECURITY guards at Pelandaba Skills Centre are nursing wounds after two robbers pepper sprayed and brutally attacked them with a sjambok and an iron rod.The incident happened at around 2am on ...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:41hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber unleashes terror in Beitbridge
POLICE in Beitbridge are pursuing Bigboy Chauke of Mugwazhuli area near Tshapfutshe area who is believed to be the mastermind of a series of armed robberies that have rocked the district in the last f...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:08hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Cops in trouble for stealing tobacco bales
TWO top Marondera detectives who, after intercepting more than 100 stolen tobacco bales, connived with the armed robbers, sold the loot and shared the proceeds were last week arraigned before regional...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:50hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Top cops in daring robbery
Two top Marondera detectives allegedly intercepted more than 100 stolen tobacco bales and connived with the armed robbers to sell the loot before sharing the proceeds.Tapera Bvunzawabaya (36) ...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter
Robbers arrested at roadblock
TWO suspected robbers, who allegedly pounced on a miner at Mazowe Mine and robbed him of US$130 after assaulting him with a beer bottle, were arrested at a police roadblock as they tried to escape....Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2363 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among top offending nations in UK
Despite the number of Zimbabweans jailed in the United Kingdom increasing, the country remains not among the top 10 most offending nations. In little over a decade, the number of foreign nationa...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:51hrs | 514 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Transport crisis now a security threat: Passengers
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has petitioned Parliament to intervene and help end the country's worsening public transport situation which has resulted in commuters falling victim to mu...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Man carjacked and stuffed in boot of his car
A man in Bulawayo was on Tuesday night carjacked by three armed robbers who stuffed him into the boot of his car, after dropping off a woman along old Khami Road. The robbery happened at around 8.30PM...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:32hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for false report after lying to police that her car was stolen
A woman has been arrested after she made a false report that her car, which was being used by her husband as a getaway car, was stolen. Police say, the 40-year-old woman, Erica Musindo, made a report ...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 18:05hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
UK deports 50 more Zimbabweans
A SECOND charter flight is scheduled to leave the Britain next Wednesday with 50 more Zimbabweans set for deportation to Harare.They are currently being detained at Brooke House Immigration Re...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:17hrs | 2453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after criminals 'not around him'
Criminals must never be given breathing space to commit offences because that will not only harm people and the society as a whole, but also impede the attainment of national development goals that th...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers arrested for robbery
Two soldiers have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing two brothers of their hard-earned cash after they accused them of violating Covid-19 regulations.The two soldiers are Mboni...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 09:24hrs | 3189 | by Staff reporter
Fleeing ex-convict gunned down
An ex-convict, who had been on the run since 2013 for several cases of attempted murder, theft and assault, was shot and seriously injured by the police after he attempted to jump off a moving vehicle...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:08hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Cop 'killer' flushed out of Lobengula hideout
A FRACTURED arm and a missing ring finger are the least of Ntabiso Ncube's worries as he stands accused of shooting dead a police officer, who was part of a team that foiled an armed robbery by ...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:32hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
Bogus army officer up for 19 rape counts
A HARARE man who impersonated being Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer appeared in court Wednesday facing 19 rape charges.He committed the offences, which also include robbery after offering...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:59hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Serial rapist in court
A KNIFE-WIELDING man who raped and robbed several women in Harare was arraigned before the courts yesterday.The rapist, Bessam Mahosi alias Kudzanai Gwaze Ambewe (37) appeared before magistrat...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Stolen phone gives away armed robbery suspects
TWO suspected armed robbers appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Courts on allegations of robbing a family they suspected of having US$16 000 in their house of a car and other household goods all value...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | 999 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for serial robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for robbers travelling in a Toyota Wish vehicle suspected to have committed a series of rape and robbery cases. "The ZRP is investigating robbery cases committed...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 17:09hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Conflict between police and pirate kombis worry passenger association
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has expressed it's concerns over the continuous clash between none registered kombis and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) .The association said th...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 13:11hrs | 948 | by Stephen Jakes
Soldier arrested for armed robbery
A SOLDIER, Raymond Negomo Dzapasi (34), has been arrested and arraigned before the courts facing an armed robbery charge.Dzapasi of B1 Mechanised Battalion, Inkomo Barracks, on Saturday appear...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1880 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of blood
The National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has appealed to members of the public for urgent donations of blood as Covid-19 has affected regular blood donation campaigns.According to their ...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:59hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
More charges for robbers
THE three suspected armed robbers, who were arrested during a shootout with the police in Bulawayo's Fourwinds suburb returned to court Friday on fresh charges of armed robbery dating back to last yea...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:33hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn manager, guard stole cash and staged robbery, court hears
A shift manager at fast-food outlet Chicken Inn staged a fake robbery with the help of a security guard and stole US$1,730 from a safe, a court heard.Talent Mushoshoma is being sought by polic...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:24hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Transport associations demand increase of buses
Transport associations have demanded an increase of buses following reports of overloading passengers which is a risk to passengers getting Covid-19.Zimbabwe Passenger Association (ZPA) Secret...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 14:29hrs | 394 | by Stephen Jakes
Manager, guard stage-manage robbery
A CHICKEN Inn shift manager and a Blackshark Security Company guard appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Monday for allegedly stealing money and other valuables from a safe before stage-managin...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 2831 | by Staff reporter
Cop killer arrested
AN armed robber who shot dead a policeman during a foiled robbery in New Luveve suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested.The policeman, Constable Gibson Tafara Madzimure (35), was shot in the head...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 18:02hrs | 1679 | by Staff reporter
Two police officers in court for armed robbery
Two police officers have been arrested for allegedly committing a series of armed robbery cases in Bulawayo.The officers were apprehended at Makhado, Beitbridge while attempting to flee the co...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 10:52hrs | 2399 | by Staff reporter
Police officer shot dead while foiling armed robbery in Bulawayo
A police officer died after being shot in the head by armed robbers in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb on Monday night.Constable Gibson Tafara Madzimure, 35, was shot at the home of an illegal foreig...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 10:08hrs | 2179 | by Staff reporter
Fourwinds armed robbers appear in court
Three of six suspected armed robbers who were involved in a shootout with the police Saturday morning in Bulawayo's Fourwinds suburb have appeared in court charged with armed robbery.The suspe...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Injiva robber killed, two injured in heist gone wrong
A suspected armed robber was killed with two others injured while trying to flee when a gang of six armed men believed to have travelled all the way from South Africa were involved in a dramatic early...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:20hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
'Cop' flees, abondons rifle in failed robbery escapade
A Gwanda man is lucky to be alive after being shot once by a suspected police officer in Gwanda at Cobra West Mine on Friday morning.Vumani Moyo was shot once on the hip by an unidentified per...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 08:25hrs | 3604 | by Shelton Muchena
4 armed robbers from SA injured in police shootout
FOUR habitual armed robbers operating from South Africa and strongly suspected of being behind a spate of robberies in Zimbabwe targeting cash were on Wednesday night seriously injured following a sho...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:39hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Residents declare take over from police
Bulawayo residents have declared that they are taking over the role of policing the city from the Zimbabwe Republic Police due to the ineptitude of law enforcement agents who in most cases complain of...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 14:50hrs | 3019 | by Stephen Jakes
Armed robbers pounce on moneychanger
Four unidentified robbers recently pounced on a forex dealer in Rujeko suburb in Masvingo and went away with over US$ 4000 after threatening him with gunshots before assaulting him.Emmanuel Ch...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 08:46hrs | 2062 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate raps police shoddy work
BEITBRIDGE regional magistrate Sithembiso Ndebele on Wednesday chided the police for their poor performance after the court failed to nail two men accused of a R40 000 robbery due to lack of evidence....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:42hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Lengthy SA jail terms for recaptured Zimbabwean fugitives
A SOUTH AFRICAN court on Tuesday sentenced members of a gang of armed robbers, including two Zimbabweans, to 22-year jail sentences each.The notorious robbers had been implicated in several cr...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Disquiet over deportations - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Even after discounting the more questionable assertions by campaigners, disquieting questions remain about the deportation of 14 Zimbabweans from the UK last Wednesday.The UK Home Secretary Pr...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 22:25hrs | 1121 | by ZimVigil
Shots fired as armed robbers pounce again
SHOTS were fired yesterday in Bulawayo as armed robbers pounced on a suspected illegal foreign currency dealer, robbing him of 110 000 rand and US$700.Scores of onlookers gathered along Josiah...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
UK Home Minister unapologetic for deporting Zimbabweans
UNITED Kingdom Home Office Secretary Priti Patel says she remains unapologetic for overseeing the deportation of 14 Zimbabwean this week.She made the remarks in response to an enquiry over the...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:25hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
UK deportees: Rapists, murderers leave trail of broken lives
Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom are divided on the deportations of their counterparts, mainly criminals living in that country who have served more than a year in prison. Many opposition group...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:16hrs | 754 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Armed robbers kill businessman, steal US$4 500
POLICE have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who pounced on two businessmen in Headlands, shot them and left them nursing injuries before getting away with US$4 500, groceries and a vehicle....Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:23hrs | 2144 | by Staff reporter
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