Staff writer
Police on Monday arrested seven suspects in connection of an armed robbery where $US 12 000 was stolen from a Southerton company in Harare.
Said Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi:
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of seven suspects in connection with a case of armed robbery which occurred on 20 January 2025 at around 0200 hours, at a company in Southerton, Harare where a safe containing $US 12000 cash, a Nissan MP 300 motor vehicle, a closed circuit television video digital recorder, an HP laptop and other valuables were stolen.
“The suspects are, Tapiwanashe Bakasa (30), Rodgers Magreen (28), Tinashe Thompson (30), Tatenda Mashayamombe (29), Peter Mahwite (49), Anymore Gatsi (38) and Wilson Masvosve (35).
The stolen vehicle was recovered dumped at corner Robert Mugabe and Julius Nyerere, Harare Central Business District.
Nyathi said on Monday, (20 January) police received information that the vehicle had earlier been driven to a house in Mufakose suburb before being dumped in Harare CBD.
“On 20 January 2025, in the afternoon, detectives from CID homicide received information that the suspects had driven the stolen vehicle to a house along Muratarimbo road, Mufakose, before dumping it in Harare CBD.
The detectives tracked the suspects to Mufakose, resulting in the arrest of Tapiwanashe Bakasa and the recovery of the safe with various company documents and closed circuit television video digital recorder,” said Nyathi.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police implores companies and individuals to be safety conscious and avoid moving with large sums of money.The police applauds members of the public for supplying valuable information which led to the arrest of suspects,” added Nyathi.