According
to
a
ZRP
statement
issued
on
June
16,
2025,
cases
of
vehicle
theft
are
becoming
increasingly
common,
occurring
in
residential
areas,
overnight
car
parks,
and
in
instances
where
vehicle
owners
leave
keys
in
unattended
vehicles.
Worryingly,
some
thefts
involve
motorists
who
offer
lifts
to
strangers.
ZRP
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said
on
12
June
2025,
police
recorded
five
cases
of
vehicle
theft
in
Harare
and
Mashonaland
West,
involving
six
vehicles.
One
such
case
in
Avonlea,
Harare,
involved
unknown
suspects
breaking
into
company
premises
and
stealing
two
vehicles,
a
Toyota
Hilux
and
a
Mazda
BT50,
along
with
other
valuables
including
generators,
cement,
refrigerators,
solar
batteries,
money-counting
machines,
and
a
digital
camera.
Police
have
since
recovered
one
money-counting
machine
and
the
Toyota
Hilux,
which
was
found
abandoned
in
Majuru
Village,
Kutama.
Several
other
incidents
confirmed
by
the
ZRP
point
to
potential
negligence
on
the
part
of
vehicle
owners.
Said
Comm.
Nyathi:
In
another
incident
on
11th
June
2025,
at
around
2100
hours,
a
complainant
parked
his
Honda
Fit
vehicle
in
the
backyard
of
a
shop
at
Urugwe
Compound,
Mutorashanga.
He
left
the
keys
inside
the
car
and
retired
to
bed.
At
around
midnight,
he
woke
up
and
found
the
vehicle
missing.On
the
same
date,
a
29-year-old
man
lost
his
Toyota
Fun
Cargo
vehicle
after
allowing
a
man,
only
known
as
Moses
Kachasu,
to
sleep
in
the
vehicle
at
his
residence
in
Chiedza,
Karoi.
The
complainant
had
taken
the
car
keys
to
his
room,
but
when
he
woke
up,
he
found
that
Moses
Kachasu
had
stolen
the
vehicle,
apparently
using
unknown
means
to
start
and
drive
the
vehicle
away.On
11th
June
2025,
at
around
2200
hours,
a
45-year-old
complainant
parked
a
Nissan
Caravan
NV350
in
his
yard
in
Fairview
Park,
Ruwa.
He
locked
the
doors
and
retired
to
bed,
leaving
the
car
keys
on
top
of
the
wardrobe.
An
unknown
suspect
broke
into
the
house,
stole
the
keys,
other
household
goods
and
drove
away
in
the
complainant’s
vehicle.In
a
separate
incident,
on
12th
June
2025
at
2000
hours,
another
complainant
left
his
unlocked
Honda
Fit
vehicle
at
the
corner
of
Leopold
Takawira
and
Samora
Machel
Avenue,
Harare
while
attending
to
other
business.
When
he
returned
at
around
2100
hours,
he
found
that
the
car
had
been
stolen.
Commissioner
Nyathi,
in
his
statement,
urged
motorists
to
be
“cautious,
vigilant,
alert,
secure
their
vehicles
properly
and
avoid
leaving
car
keys
in
unattended
vehicles.”