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Freeman questioned over links to robbers
Zimdancehall musician Freeman, real name Emegy Sylvester Chizanga, was yesterday questioned and released by police over allegations of associating with armed robbers accounted for last month after a g...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:25hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in SA driving a stolen truck
A ZIMBABWEAN man was recently arrested in Mokopane, South Africa, while driving a stolen Toyota Hilux GD-6 truck to Bulawayo, the South African Police Services (Saps) has said.The truck had be...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:12hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Smuggler, police in 250km high speed chase
A truck driver fleeing Beitbridge Border Post with a load of smuggled groceries in his 30-tonne rig was cornered after a 250km high-speed chase and although he managed to run off into the fields, his ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:11hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
11 Zimbabwean men, 10-car cigarette smuggling convoy intercepted in SA
South African police have intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes from Zimbabwe via Beitbridge and illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River, seizing five vehicles and cigaret...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Spies stalk US Senate aides to Harare cafe, stage high speed chase
In a dramatic incident, suspected Zimbabwe state agents tailed and secretly filmed two visiting US Senate aides who were having a meeting with a civil society activist at a Harare cafe.The inc...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cops nab copper cable theft kingpin
POLICE in Bulawayo have intercepted a South Africa-registered vehicle that was allegedly smuggling a tonne of stolen copper cables with an estimated value of R200 000.Bulawayo provincial polic...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
AMH editor, scribe arrested over Glen Forest Memorial Park saga
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) editor-in-chief, Wisdom Mdzungairi and senior reporter, Desmond Chingarande, arrested Wednesday over the publication of a story on the unfolding saga at the Glen Forest Memo...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tracker leads to recovery of stolen truck
THE owner of a South African truck that was stolen in Esigodini used a tracker to locate it and tipped off the police leading to a high speed chase along the Bulawayo-Harare road on Monday night....Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Death sentence for murderer
A HIGH Court judge yesterday sentenced a Hwedza man to death for the constructive murder of his employer in 2015 and throwing the body into Rhodesville Dam.Tapiwa Murombo was yesterday found g...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid road construction firm
POLICE in Chivhu have arrested two men who were part of a gang that raided a road construction company along Masvingo-Harare Highway and stole 350 litres of diesel.The suspects were arrested i...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Highway fuel robbers nabbed in Beatrice
Two suspects have been arrested by Chivhu police on allegations of stealing diesel from Fossil Contractors machinery parked on their site along Harare-Masvingo highway after a high-speed chase. ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber shot dead
A suspected armed robber, who was part of an eight-man gang that raided a mine in Zvishavane, was early yesterday shot dead in gunfire exchange with the police. The armed robber was identified...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Carjacker hospitalised after shootout with police
TWO suspected carjackers, one of them injured in a shootout with Chinhoyi Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers, were apprehended last Thursday after a high speed chase. Elvis Muze...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 17:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Presidential guard shot in armed robbery
A MEMBER of the Presidential Guard was recently shot by detectives and fled with a bullet lodged in his rib cage after robbing a Chitungwiza service station of cash, a firearm and other valuables....Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:50hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
'Carjackers' kill woman after a high speed chase
A HIGH speed chase involving three suspected carjackers and the police from Vehicle Theft Squad resulted in the death of a woman and the injury of her daughter after they were hit by the "flying" vehi...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 13:46hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Pupils stranded as police impound vehicles
SCORES of pupils were yesterday left stranded at roadsides as police in Bulawayo impounded vehicles that were pirating in defiance of the Government's travel regulations meant to curb the spread of Co...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Town clerk' escapes police chase
Self-appointed acting Harare City Council town clerk Engineer Zvenyika Chawatama yesterday escaped arrest on charges associated with abuse of office after evading the police in a dramatic high speed c...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dead end for roadblock evader
A 37-year-old man was arrested after allegedly evaded a roadblock along Lomagundi Road in Harare and attempted to bribe a security guard who was manning a farm in the area in a bid to avoid police. ...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop killer arrested
One suspect believed to have been part of the machete-wielding artisanal miners who allegedly murdered a police officer in December last year at Good Hope Mine in Kadoma, was arrested on Tuesday follo...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police in high speed chase to capture drug dealers
Zimbabwe Republic Police in Chipinge have reported that they have recovered 145,3 kilograms of dagga and nabbed two suspects for unlawful possession of the dangerous drugs. According to police...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 14:45hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Armed police open fire on speeding kombi, one killed
Armed police opened fire on an unregistered speeding kombi yesterday killing one passenger and seriously injuring another near Juru along the Mutoko-Nyamapanda road. Police have launched an in...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 21:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cops save 'unlucky' thieves
TWO men suspected to be behind a spate of thefts from motor vehicles in Bulawayo were arrested after their getaway car collided with a haulage truck during a high speed chase through the city centre o...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Six poachers gunned down in 2019
SIX poachers have been killed this year after they were caught hunting for rhinos at conservancies and national parks, a conservation group has revealed.Three poachers were killed at the Bubye...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Three Harare men jailed for stealing 15 goats
Three Harare men were arrested after high speed chase with the police and caught with 15 goats stolen from five different pens in Mudzi; the goats were loaded in their vehicle valued during mid-night....Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 20:26hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cop arrested after high speed chase
A POLICE officer, who allegedly led a heist at former Gwanda mayor, Knowledge Ndlovu's Ettrick Mine and allegedly stole gold ore worth thousands of United States dollars, was reportedly arrested after...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police, robbers in high speed chase
THERE was drama in Bulawayo central business district last week when police engaged in a high speed chase with robbers, who had broken into a car and stolen a purse.Several motorists joined in...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traffic officer killed in high speed chase
A Harare police traffic officer was killed and another seriously injured in a road traffic accident by a motorist while chasing a Kombi driver evading arrest along Bulawayo road yesterday.The ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 20:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Primary school robbers send Bulawayo police on high speed chase
POLICE in Bulawayo were on Tuesday involved in a high speed chase with burglars who raided Elitsheni Primary School in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, getting away with $650 and a safe box.A poli...Published: 19 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Serial 'killer, robber' in court
A SUSPECTED serial killer and robber from Gweru who teamed up with two accomplices and allegedly murdered a taxi driver in Bulawayo and a shop-owner in Inyathi before stealing their property worth mor...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter
PHOTOS: Police officer dies in council vehicle - combi chase
A police officer died on Friday in Harare after a council vehicle overturned during a high speed chase with a combi.According to a source, a Harare City Council vehicle was enforcing and monit...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 15:25hrs | 2 | by Byo24News Reporter
Police make 'progress' in minister's shooting case
DEPUTY Home Affairs minister Obedingwa Mguni could find himself in court answering to allegations of shooting at a motorist, as police had made progress in the case, Southern News was told yesterday....Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 13:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Minister in 'shoots' at a motorist
HOME AFFAIRS deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni has been accused of shooting at a motorist he accused of smuggling unspecified goods from Botswana.The motorist, Moses Mutsveru, alleges he was sho...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 school kids cheat death, police flee accident scene
FOUR pupils in Bulawayo were injured on Tuesday when a commuter omnibus carrying 18 school children crashed into a ditch following a 5km high speed chase by motorbike cops....Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 04:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Robber cop' arrested
A TRAFFIC cop who is suspected to be part of a gang of armed robbers that raided West Service Station in Lupane on Monday night and was allegedly involved in a shootout with detectives in Bulawayo has...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
10 years jail for 31km chase roadblock dodger
A PIRATE taxi driver who sped from a roadblock after hitting a traffic police officer and was arrested following a 31km high speed chase has been jailed for 10 years.Elisha Chidhimiri, 26, of ...Published: 27 May 2016 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Patience Mutsiwi
Bogus cops 'arrest' council executive, demand $10 000
Two daring men allegedly masqueraded as police officers and "arrested" the chief executive of Chikomba Rural District Council for alleged criminal abuse of office and demanded $10 000 for his release....Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Roadblock dodger runs over cop
A POLICE officer is lucky to be alive after a driver from Masvingo allegedly hit him with his vehicle and attempted to run over him at a roadblock on Good Friday.Elisha Chidhimiri, 26, from Mu...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Elizabeth Tsuro
Jimmy Mwonzora dies
Mr James Mwonzora (53), who was headmaster at St Matthias Tsonzo High School in Mutasa District, is said to have passed away on Tuesday morning at a Harare hospital. He was being treated f...Published: 24 Mar 2016 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
High speed chase tragedy
A move by St Mathias Tsonzo High headmaster to chase after two vehicles that sped off after collecting two absconding girls from the boarding school during the wee hours of Sunday morning ended in tra...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 06:11hrs | | by Ray Bande
ZRP for Order or Disorder in the City Centre?
Is Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) maintaining order or creating disorder on motorists in the Harare Central Business District (CBD)? The anarchy ruling in the capital city is so amazing that pedestria...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 10:28hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Council employee loses finger while trying to spike a fleeing kombi
There was drama in Harare Friday afternoon when a City of Harare employee lost a finger while trying to put a spike under a fleeing commuter omnibus.The sad incident followed a high speed chas...Published: 25 Jul 2015 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman dies in SA bank robbery
A ZIMBABWEAN foreign currency dealer died, allegedly of shock yesterday morning after witnessing armed robbers pouncing on a Standard Bank branch in Musina, South Africa, where they shot dead a securi...Published: 13 Feb 2015 at 08:57hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Highway traffic cops outwitted
THERE was drama in Mutare's Hospital Hill low-density suburb on Monday morning when a highway traffic police patrol Mercedes Benz caught fire during a high speed chase with a commuter omnibus that had...Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Byo traffic police cause accident during taxi chase
Our sources this morning told us that three passengers were injured when a taxi driver tried to speed off from cops during the infamous traffic patrols at Kalbro, 11 Ave and Fort Street.Th...Published: 16 Nov 2014 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Feuding Zanu-PF MPs in court
Kwekwe Central MP Masango Matambanadzo and his bodyguard Beden Mawire yesterday appeared in court facing charges of assaulting Gokwe Kana MP Owen Ncube last month.Matambanadzo (49) and Maw...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man decapitated in high speed chase with Gays
A Bulawayo man's head was severed from the body in a horrific accident following a high speed chase with suspected homosexuals that he allegedly picked a fight with at a night spot in the city....Published: 05 May 2014 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Armed robbers gunned down movie style
TWO armed robbers who were part of a six-man armed gang that had been terrorising and robbing people throughout the country were on Wednesday afternoon gunned down in Gweru movie style following a...Published: 10 Jan 2014 at 05:46hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Kombi driver jailed two years
A Gweru commuter omnibus driver, who recently caused a stir in the central business district when he was involved in a high speed chase with the police while one of the officers clung for dear life on...Published: 19 Jan 2013 at 09:32hrs | | by Midlands Correspondent
Zim cops in high speed chase with car smuggler, 32 arrested
THIRTY-two suspects were arrested, one of them a Malawian car smuggler, who was intercepted following a dramatic high speed chase along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Road, police said yesterday. Of...Published: 31 Aug 2012 at 06:05hrs | | by Beitbridge Reporter
Man shot over bread
A BINDURA man is in a critical condition after being shot in Mazowe on Wednesday following an altercation over a dozen loaves of bread.Another man was also shot in the same area in a separate ...Published: 14 Jul 2012 at 14:13hrs | | by Crime Reporter
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