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Crime Reporter 

A Harare company based in Ardbennie lost over US$12 900 cash to six armed robbers who attacked a security guard at the premises early Tuesday morning, broke into an office and then forced open a safe.

The robbers were armed with a pistol and knives when they hit the company at 2am.

No arrests have been made and investigations are still in progress, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said yesterday.  “ZRP Stodart (Mbare) is investigating a robbery where six unknown suspects, armed with an unidentified pistol and knives, allegedly attacked a security guard who was on duty at a company premises in Ardbennie, Harare. The suspects broke into the company offices, where they forced open a safe before stealing US$12 908,” he said.

Police are also investigating two thefts of motor vehicles in separate incidents in Dema and Masvingo, where both motorists parked their cars, but left the keys on the ignition of their unattended cars.

The first vehicle is a white Honda Fit (AFT 0460) which was stolen on Sunday at Murisa Business Centre in Dema while the other is a Toyota Fun Cargo (AEK 0854) stolen in Mucheke D, Masvingo, on Monday.

In another case, police in Bulawayo acted on a tip off and arrested Zenzele Ndebele (44) and Helfer Nkomo (35) for possession of cars suspected to be stolen. 

Police recovered two South African registered vehicles, a white Toyota Fortuner and a Toyota Raider, reportedly brought into the country on a temporary import permit. 

The suspects failed to produce the necessary documents for the import of the two vehicles leading to their arrest. 

In Mwenezi, police also recovered an Isuzu KB single cab reported to have been stolen through a robbery on October 15 in Bulawayo. 

The car was found abandoned in the bush at Village 1, Mariot, Mwenezi, with keys still in the ignition.