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FOUR men were arrested with their loot, including a transformer, copper cables, transformer oil and their getaway car, a Toyota Aqua, at a roadblock.
In a post on X, police stated that details in Mutoko acted on received information and arrested Anderson Takawira, alias Tatenda Vambe (30), Isaac Vheremu (38), Trymore Bona (30), and Archford Chiyangwa (25) at a roadblock along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road on Monday.
“This was in connection with the vandalism of a ZETDC transformer and the theft of armoured cables. The arrest led to the recovery of the suspects’ getaway car, a Toyota Aqua, registration number AGF 9536, as well as bolts, nuts, two scales, spanners, a knife, and armoured cables.
“The suspects are being linked to a case of vandalism of a ZETDC transformer at Mushimbo Business Centre, where transformer oil was stolen on 27/01/25, and a case of theft of ZETDC copper cables at Rukau Business Centre, Mutoko, on 27/01/25, where a transformer was vandalised before armoured cables were stolen.”
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