Fourteen kids got busted after terrorizing Bulawayo neighborhoods for months, stealing cash and gadgets. Police grabbed the group ranging from eleven to seventeen years old, following a massive crime wave hitting Tshabalala and Nkulumane. Inspector Nomalanga Msebele notes these minors swiped goods worth almost nine thousand dollars alongside foreign currency.
Detectives launched investigations once break-ins spiked significantly late last year. Thieves smashed doors to grab loot like laptops or cell phones. One specific heist involved snatching over fifteen hundred dollars while residents slept unaware. Continual raids left locals panicking as the crew struck repeatedly without getting caught initially.
Robberies intensified during the festive season as the squad targeted multiple homes daily. They took gas tanks and ear pods while families celebrated holidays. Officers from the Criminal Investigations Department finally received a tip leading them to the hideout.
Guardians accompanied the suspects while authorities recovered stolen items like power banks. Msebele warned adults to monitor suspicious spending habits among minors. The total haul included significant amounts of South African Rands and Botswana Pula.
Detectives launched investigations once break-ins spiked significantly late last year. Thieves smashed doors to grab loot like laptops or cell phones. One specific heist involved snatching over fifteen hundred dollars while residents slept unaware. Continual raids left locals panicking as the crew struck repeatedly without getting caught initially.
Robberies intensified during the festive season as the squad targeted multiple homes daily. They took gas tanks and ear pods while families celebrated holidays. Officers from the Criminal Investigations Department finally received a tip leading them to the hideout.
Guardians accompanied the suspects while authorities recovered stolen items like power banks. Msebele warned adults to monitor suspicious spending habits among minors. The total haul included significant amounts of South African Rands and Botswana Pula.
