A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo is on the run after
stealing US$24 000 and R120 000.
The money has since been recovered after the suspect phoned
police from a hiding place to reveal where he had stashed it.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi yesterday confirmed the case. He said after realising that the law was
about to catch up with him, the suspect phoned the police and told them where
he had hidden the money.
Asst Comm Nyathi said police will not release more details
so as not to expose the complainant to other criminals.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has recovered US$24 000 and
R120 000 cash which had been stolen from a complainant in Bulawayo by a
20-year-old man who is currently on the run,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyathi said the suspect revealed to cops where he
had stashed the money when it became clear that the net was closing in on him.
“It’s the police who during the course of investigations
had suspected that the man could have been the one who stole the money. During
the course of investigations, he discovered that the net was certainly closing
on him so he just decided to go into hiding and reveal where the money was
hidden. He used a cellphone to reveal where he had hidden the money and police
recovered the stolen money,” said Asst Comm Nyathi.
He said police will not release details of the complainant
to protect his or her identity.
Asst Comm Nyathi said police were also investigating where
the complainant got the money.
He said police were concerned about members of the public
and business proprietors keeping large sums of money as this exposes them to
criminals.
“We have said this time and time again that it’s not safe
to keep large sums of money at a business premise or at home. We are also
concerned about those who travel with large sums of money in their vehicles
because there is a likelihood of one losing that money due to attacks by
criminals.
“Also there is a possibility of information leaking
resulting in the person being traced. It’s very risky to be in possession of
such huge amounts of money be it in business or residential premises,” said
Asst Comm Nyathi. Chronicle
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