Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
TWO suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising residents and targeting business premises in and around the Beatrice area have been arrested.
Conrad Moyo (22) and Milford Sidhakwa (24) committed a spate of robberies in Beatrice between March 5 and 6, 2026.
Police said on March 6, 2026, police in Beatrice received a report of armed robbery that had occurred the previous day at around 10 pm at a bar in which a security guard and a bar lady were attacked before two cellphones, cash and alcoholic beverages were stolen.
The police swiftly attended the scene and carried out a patrol along Harare-Masvingo Road, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
The arrest led to the recovery of 20 smartphones, US$780, ZiG 110, two torches, a bolt cutter, a machete, a necklace, an electric shocker and a satchel.
The suspects are being linked to seven-armed robbery cases including a robbery case which occurred at a motel in Beatrice on March 6, 2026 at around 0120 am where US$371 cash, alcoholic beverages and two cellphones, among other valuables were stolen and another case of robbery which occurred on March 6, 2026 at around 01:45 am at a plot in Rocklands, Beatrice where four cellphones and US$609 cash were stolen.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is now appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of the outstanding suspect, Shadreck Shava and anyone with information should contact the National Complaints Desk on (0242) 703631 or WhatsApp on 0712 800 197 or report at any nearest police station.
