A suspected armed robber, Bibience Bondamakara of Ruwa, appeared before the Harare Regional Magistrates' Court on Saturday, facing charges of robbing ABC Auctions of more than US$1.2 million in cash and jewellery in a suspected carefully planned heist. Bondamakara was arraigned before Magistrate Learnmore Mapiye on a charge of armed robbery. Prosecutor Kudakwashe Muza told the court the robbery occurred in the early hours of October 8, 2022.

Police have launched a manhunt for a gang of six armed robbers who are reportedly posing as police officers while targeting villagers in parts of Buhera and Hwedza. The suspects are believed to be travelling in a white Nissan Navara and approaching victims under the pretext of investigating illegal fuel sales before producing firearms and demanding cash. Acting Zimbabwe Republic Police Manicaland provincial spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wisdom Chinyoka, confirmed that inv

MASVINGO — Armed robbers struck a house in the leafy suburb of ZIMRE Park in Masvingo in the early hours of Saturday, 28 February, tying up three occupants and making off with cash and property valued at US$6,667, police and security sources said.

Police in Harare have arrested two suspects following a bold daylight armed robbery at a Mukuru outlet in Mabelreign on Saturday afternoon, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed. The ZRP said the suspects, Tanaka Java (42) and Ronald Rupare (28), were detained after fleeing the scene with US$5,631 and ZAR 26,600 in cash. Officers recovered ZAR 10,000 during the arrest operation.