Armed Robber Arrested After Opening Store To Sell Items He Stole

by Mercy Ulasi
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A thief is in custody after allegedly stealing two establishments and setting up shop to sell the goods he stole.

The thief, known as Trustme Kauzani, broke into two stores in Harare, Zimbabwe, before moving to Gweru and setting up business to sell the looted goods.

He was apprehended following a gunfight as he attempted to elude capture when the police tracked him to his new location. During the gunfight, he also took a bullet to the calf.

It was alleged that he and his accomplice only identified as Alvin robbed Classic Pose Boutique in Harare on the 19th of December last year.

The duo allegedly assaulted a security guard, who was manning a neighbouring shop, with a blank rifle and a catapult. They proceeded to break into Classic Pose Boutique and stole clothes worth US$23 000. They loaded their stolen loot into their getaway vehicle and fled the scene.

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In a separate incident, Kauzani and another accomplice Gainmore Gamunorwa broke into another shop and stole clothes worth US$11 317. The shop located at Galaxy Mall in Harare is owned by Fungayi Muganhiri. Police tracked Trustme Kauzani to Gweru where they arrested him after a shootout. After being apprehended by the police he confessed that he had broken into two shops in Harare.

He also revealed that he had opened a shop and was selling the stolen items hoping to realise a profit. Kauzani led the police to his shop where some of the stolen clothes were recovered.

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