A POLICE officer, who allegedly stole US$25 000 from security guards who had picked money dropped by fleeing armed robbers, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing a theft charge.
Prosper Chimbumu (33) who was on the run was arrested after
his accomplices Since Asima (38), Perseverance Chisango (32), Weston Muzoriwa
(37) and Fredrick Moyo (33) were released on US$300 bail last week.
Chimbumu is employed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police and is
stationed at Harare Central Police Station.
State prosecutor Anesu Chirenje told the court that on
February 25, two security officers picked US$53 000 which was dropped by armed
robbers following a US$716 340 heist at Quest Finance Services.
The two officers were arrested and pleaded guilty to the
charges. Magistate Ethel Chichera sentenced them to two years imprisonment.
On March 6, 2024, police received information that the two
reaction team officers helped themselves to cash which was dropped by fleeing
robbers.
According to court documents, the police officers
confronted one of the security officers Cornelius Chimukange at his residence
and severely assaulted him.
Chimukange confessed and surrendered US$15 000 which he
had.
The court heard that the accused also went to the other
security officer Nesbert Kachungwe’s residence where they interrogated his wife
and she surrendered US$10 500.
After establishing that US$10 500 was all that was left,
the police officers released Kachungwe and his wife and they went away.
The accused allegedly shared the money among themselves.
On March 12, detectives from CID Homicide Harare received a
tip-off that the accused persons had collected cash from the reaction officers
illegally.
Total amount involved is US$25 500 and nothing was
recovered.
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