ZRP Warns Public Against Boarding Private Vehicles
Source: ZRP Warns Public Against Boarding Private Vehicles ⋆ Pindula News Police in Manicaland Province have warned the public against boarding unregistered or private vehicles, following a series of robberies targeting passengers in Mutare and Headlands. Acting provincial police spokesperson, Wiseman Chinyoka, said that the suspects are posing as taxi drivers to prey upon unsuspecting […]
Police in Manicaland Province have warned the public against boarding unregistered or private vehicles, following a series of robberies targeting passengers in Mutare and Headlands.
Acting provincial police spokesperson, Wiseman Chinyoka, said that the suspects are posing as taxi drivers to prey upon unsuspecting commuters.
“The armed robbers are usually in pairs or groups of four, and they are mostly operating along highways,” he said.
In one instance, 27-year-old Bradley Runoza of Natview Park, Mutare, was robbed of US$400 and a Samsung A05 mobile phone on Monday.
Runoza had boarded a Toyota Mark X at the Wengezi bus stop at approximately 6 pm, intending to travel from Chimanimani to Mutare.
The vehicle already contained four occupants. Upon reaching the 16 Miles area in Zimunya, the driver diverted from the main road under the pretext of collecting a relative.
Once off the highway, one suspect reportedly grabbed Runoza by the neck while the others searched him, seizing his wallet and phone before abandoning him by the roadside. No property has yet been recovered.
In a separate incident on Sunday, police in Headlands launched an investigation into a robbery along the Harare–Mutare Highway.
Taurai Kayeruza (40), of Phase 2, Mutare, boarded a silver Toyota Runx with two male occupants at the Macheke bus terminus.
When the vehicle reached the 130km peg, one of the suspects allegedly produced a knife and demanded cash and valuables.
The assailants made off with a Samsung M14 mobile phone, a wallet containing US$33, a leather belt, and a denim jacket.
Kayeruza was ordered out of the vehicle before the suspects sped off.
