Enhanced co-operation and responsibility from citizens and law enforcement agencies is needed during the Easter holidays to ensure road safety, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe said at the launch of the Easter Road Safety Awareness campaign.

A four-year-old boy was yesterday choked to death by a bottle top he had swallowed while he was playing at Lion Park in Harare. Police have since launched investigations into the case and will soon release more details.

The Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) has applauded the tremendous strides made by the Zimbabwe Republic Police in their implementation of policies towards combating crime in the region..

A Chitungwiza grain milling company and a Harare family lost a total of US$54 000 to robbers who attacked them in separate incidents yesterday.

A collaborative effort between Bulawayo residents and the police resulted in the successful dismantlement of a notorious syndicate believed to be responsible for extensive copper cable thefts in the city.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has reiterated that there is no turning back in the fight against robbery cases and warned that any form of confrontation clashes with Police crack teams will be met with appropriate response.

POLICE will take decisive action against pirate taxis commonly known as mushikashikas, and buses operating illegally during this Easter long weekend.

Police in Mashonaland East Province have arrested Titus Bhunga (77) for allegedly assaulting his son Washington (36) with an axe following a misunderstanding.  It is reported that the misunderstanding arose when Bhunga bought beer for Washington’s wife Netsai Kanerutsine.

The director of Preprco Investments, Langton Madara, who had won a US$1 million tender to supply the Zimbabwe Republic Police with some printing material, but forged bank documents to facilitate payment appeared in court yesterday.

Police have launched investigations into a case in which three family members were found dead in a well on February 29, this year. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the cause of death was still not known.