A 22-year-old woman from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly stealing a car worth US$70,000 and US$1,000 in cash, before being caught trying to drive away in a BMW following a one-night stand with a 37-year-old man.
Nicole Dube, of New Parklands, reportedly spent the night at the man’s house in Khumalo and waited for him to fall asleep before going on a stealing spree on 15 July.
The spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Bulawayo Province, Inspector Nomalanga Msebele, confirmed the case. She said:
The complainant picked up the accused person at Parklands and proposed love to her. The two agreed to spend a night together and they proceeded to complainant’s place of residence where they drank beer, ate supper and later at around 10PM, retired to bed.
Inspectors Msebele added that while the complainant was fast asleep, the accused woke up, took his wallet containing US$1,000 from the pocket of his trousers, and disappeared.
The man, whose name was not disclosed by police, realised his new acquaintance was missing around midnight. His Toyota Tundra, valued at US$70,000, along with the keys to a BMW, were also gone.
He later received a tip-off that the Tundra had crashed into a wall near Chicken Inn, close to the Tredgold Magistrates Court, and had been abandoned.
After the crash, it is alleged that Dube took a taxi back to the house, arriving at around 2AM on the morning of July 16.
She was reportedly seen by the gardener attempting to steal the BMW. The gardener alerted the complainant, and together they confronted and apprehended her before handing her over to the police.
Inspector Nomalanga Msebele urged members of the public to be careful when dealing with new acquaintances, as some people may have hidden motives that could lead to serious consequences.
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