{"id":9111,"date":"2025-09-15T10:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=9111"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:14:55","slug":"bulawayo-rocked-by-twin-armed-robberies-us30k-stolen-in-coordinated-heists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=9111","title":{"rendered":"Bulawayo Rocked by Twin Armed Robberies, US$30K Stolen in Coordinated Heists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Crimes and Courts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BULAWAYO \u2013 The city of Bulawayo was thrust into a state of alarm on Wednesday following two daring armed robberies that occurred in a single night, with perpetrators making off with over US$30,000 in a seemingly coordinated crime spree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police sources, the first incident targeted a businessman&#8217;s residence in the city centre. A female employee, carrying the day&#8217;s takings of US$1,000, was ambushed as she entered the unlocked flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe went to her employer\u2019s place of residence but did not find him home\u2026 As soon as she entered, six armed robbers appeared and demanded all the money she had. Terrified, she handed it over,\u201d a police source revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-man gang proceeded to ransack the property, ultimately locating and stealing a further US$25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a second, swiftly following incident, a microfinance institution located along Herbert Chitepo Street was targeted. The culprits successfully fled with US$7,000, bringing the night&#8217;s total losses to US$33,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Police Spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed the incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can confirm that we had two armed robbery cases in Bulawayo yesterday. Police will share the finer details later in the day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The identity of the robbers remains unknown as investigations continue. Police have urged residents and business owners to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity, while authorities have intensified patrols in the affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a developing story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us for breaking news and updates:<br>\u00b7X (Twitter): @ZimGbc \u00b7Instagram: @ZimGBCNews<br>\u00b7TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01 \u00b7Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u00b7YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:<br>+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For in-depth coverage, visit our website: www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crimes and Courts BULAWAYO \u2013 The city of Bulawayo was thrust into a state of alarm on Wednesday following two daring armed robberies that occurred in a single night, with&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9113,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111\/revisions\/9113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}