Daring Thief Steals Car From A Fuel Queue
A man stole a car from a Harare motorist who was queueing for fuel under the guise that he could refuel his vehicle on his behalf quickly, The Herald reports.
The matter came to light in court where Prosper Makono of Chitungwiza stood accused of stealing Ishmael Makomeya’s vehicle on Saturday along Engen Service Station located at the corner of Enterprise Road and Robert Mugabe Road in Harare
It is the state’s case that:
On May 23 at around 4.30pm, Ishmael Makomeya went to Engen Service Station located at the corner of Enterprise Road and Robert Mugabe Road in Harare with the intention of refuelling his car, a Toyota Lexus (ADI 7974).
While Makomeya was in the queue, Makono approached him saying he was in a position to refuel the car on his behalf without following the long winding queue.
Makomeya fell for Makono’s trick and gave him his car. Makono then drove the car past the fuel pumps and vanished.
Makomeya spotted Makono driving his car away and rushed to the lodge a complaint with police at Harare Central Police station. There was a cellphone, $1 200 cash, US$50 and a jerry can in the car.
CID detectives reportedly tracked Makono using the cellphone which was left in the car and arrested him in Mbare where he was doing some errands. ZRP also recovered Makomeya’s identification particulars, $1 200 and US$26.
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