Zimbos are buzzing online over a former police officer who successfully caught two thieves red-handed during a chadonha incident.
Tafadzwa Chidawa is popular on Facebook for tracking and catching thieves in the act. He was a police officer until his retirement in 2019. Nowadays, he captures thieves and shares their modus operandi live on Facebook.
In one of Chidawa’s videos, one Harare man conspired with his partner to steal from members of the public using the chadonha technique. They approached an unassuming girl with a wad of cash and told her they had picked money they would share. The two operated along Cameron Street close to Jumbo.
Seeing an opportunity to chow free money, the girl followed them to where they would share the money. In all this, Tafadzwa Chidawa was filming everything live on his phone on Facebook.
The thief then entered a shop to count the money while his accomplice and the targeted victim waited at the entrance. They then asked the girl to leave her bags with one of them so they could go and share. The victim had doubts and decided to walk away with her belongings.
The two thieves tried conning three other women unsuccessfully till they got another target. They convinced a pregnant woman, who accepted the prospect of free money. One of the cons went into a shop to count the money.
On returning, the two gave the lady the money so she could go into a different shop to share it. They took the lady to the crowded Market Square area and asked her to leave her belongings so she wouldn’t flee. When she entered, the two thieves started running, and Chidawa caught up with them. He then ordered them to sit down. Chidawa and his partner handcuffed the two thieves.
Moments later, the victim walked out of the shop and revealed they were about to steal her bag with US$70. Chidawa took the robbers to the ZRP Market Square post. Watch the incident below.
Source iHarare.com
