Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango

BULAWAYO Panic as soldier, wires explosives to Queenspark West shopping complex

Posted on September 22, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A SOLDIER has been arrested after he went berserk and attempted to blow up a shopping complex in Queenspark West suburb, Bulawayo using dangerous explosives following an altercation with shop attendants. Admire Mangeya sent shoppers, imbibers, vendors and workers at the shopping complex running for their lives at about 4PM on Tuesday after he set the explosives in protest over a spilt glass of beer. He was immediately apprehended by the police who recovered…

Police Urge Public To Identify Their Recovered Property From Cowdray Park ‘Murderers’ Of Air Zimbabwe Executive

Posted on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

POLICE in Bulawayo have recovered stolen goods from four suspects who were arrested recently in connection with the murder, in Botswana last month, of Air Zimbabwe’s public relations manager Shingi Dhliwayo. Artwell Ndiweni, Godfrey Mavhurafero and Mgcini Xaba, all from Cowdray Park suburb together with Dumisani Ncube of Sizinda suburb were arrested last week. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango said stolen property was recovered after the four were raided by police. Insp Simango urged…

Daring Robbers, Steal Bulawayo’s Townsend School Bus

Posted on May 29, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

DARING robbers last Monday pounced on Townsend High School in Bulawayo and broke three gates before driving off with the school’s kombi which was parked close to the boarding facilitates, officials have confirmed. The robbers reportedly struck in the early hours of Monday, breaking three gates in the process and escaping with the vehicle unnoticed by the school guard who was manning the premises, and close to a hundred pupils and staff that stay at…

‘Pelandaba Man, Axed Wife, Before Hanging Himself After Counselling At West Commonage Police station’

Posted on May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A MAN from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide after striking his wife with the back of an axe on the forehead, hours after the couple had visited a police station for counselling on their marital problems. Emmanuel Mapetero, 40, and his wife Tsitsi Kwindingwi allegedly sought counselling services at West Commonage Police Station before going home where they fought again on Saturday. Mapetero was allegedly accusing his wife of infidelity and after attacking…

Police Arrest Bulawayo Man Who Robbed And Murdered Victims By Bashing Their Skulls Near Makoni Centre

Posted on May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man suspected to be the infamous “skull basher” who allegedly unleashed a reign of terror on residents mugging them and bashing their skulls with stones. At least two residents are thought to have died after Tinashe Siziba from Pumula South suburb allegedly attacked them near Makoni Shopping Centre. Detectives have linked Siziba to the death of Patronella Zimende, 23, who was attacked at the crime hotspot in March this year…

Five Ambulances Race 37 Manondwane Pupils To Hospital After Ingesting Toxic Jatropha Fruit

Posted on May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THIRTY-SEVEN Grade 2 pupils were yesterday rushed to Mpilo Central Hospital after some of them started vomiting, apparently from food poisoning after eating poisonous Jatropha fruits. Sources at Manondwane Primary School in Bulawayo’s Nketa 7 said 16 pupils ingested the toxic fruits at the school playground at around 10AM and the rest of the class was taken for treatment as a precaution. “They were playing in their enclosed place where there are swings and slides. The…

Robber / Fraudster Escapes From Police Custody, At Bulawayo’s Tredgold Magistrate’s Courts

Posted on April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A SUSPECTED robber and fraudster from Bulawayo allegedly escaped from police custody at the Tredgold Magistrate’s Courts last week. Billiard Chigorera, 37, sources said, was re-arrested on Friday, seven days after sneaking out while police officers were registering his case at set down. “We’re told he was re-arrested in Makokoba,” said a court official who declined to be named.Bulawayo Police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango yesterday declined to comment. “I can’t comment on an issue that’s in the courts,” said…

At Least 2, 000 Dressed Chickens ‘Stolen’ From Chicken Inn ‘ – Bulawayo Police Inspector Precious Simango

Posted on April 17, 2016April 17, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango AT least 2 000 dressed chickens reportedly went missing last week from Chicken Inn’s Bulawayo holding depot with officials suspecting that this could be an inside job. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango confirmed that the company reported the matter to the police but no arrests have been made. “For now I can confirm that we are handling a case of unlawful entry and theft at the Cold Storage…

Two Armed Robbers Raid Bulawayo Sauerstown Fuel Station During Zesa Powercut

Posted on March 26, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

TWO men brandishing a pistol took advantage of a Zesa power cut to rob a filling station in Bulawayo where they got away with $650 and a cellphone. They allegedly fired a shot at Sauerstown Service Station some five minutes after electricity went out in the suburb at around 7PM on Sunday. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango referred questions to national spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi. Chief Supt Nyathi on Wednesday said police were…

Daring Five Man Knife Wielding Bulawayo Criminal Gang Attacks Police Base

Posted on February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

TWO female police officers bravely fought off a knife wielding five-man gang that attacked a police base and tried to rape one of them. Licking their wounds, the gang fled from the base, near Amakhosi Cultural Centre in Bulawayo, minutes before reinforcements from the canine section arrived at the scene. The incident happened at about 1AM yesterday.Police with sniffer dogs tracked down and arrested two of the suspects. A manhunt has been launched for the other three.Bulawayo police…

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