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Issue 00555 |
February 21 - 27, 2009 |
issn 0856 - 9135 |
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Gangsters carjack funeral mini bus By Our Correspondent Four persons believed to be highway gangsters on February 15 at 8.30pm carjacked a mini bus Toyota Hiace with registration numbers T321 AKN that was carrying a dead body and relatives. The mini bus from Kenya was heading to Kilimanjaro region for a funeral. According to the Arusha Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei, the four thugs posed as policemen in traffic officers reflector jackets. They stopped the funeral car at Namanga. The thugs ordered the passengers in the mini bus to disembark with all their personal belongings. In their rush to rob the mini bus occupants, the thugs, brandishing a gun wounded one of the mini bus occupants in the leg. Coincidentally, a police patrol car arrived at the scene and three of the robbers were arrested. RPC Matei named the arrested suspects as Ramadhani Kastuli (27) a militia man resident of Namanga, Charles Peniel (31) resident of Buguruni area of Namanga and Amani Temba of Kisongo area Namanga. RPC Matei said further investigations into the incident were going on and the suspects would soon appear in court to answer charges.
Speeding vehicles kill two pedestrians By Happy Lazaro Two people have been knocked down to death by speeding vehicles in two separate incidents in Arusha. Arusha’s Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei told reporters that in the first incident a Daraja Mbili resident Mama Alex (32) was knocked down, and died instantly, by a speeding Scania truck with registration numbers T977 AAB. The incident occurred on February 13 at 2 pm in Daraja Mbili, Sinon area. The woman was crossing the road when the lorry knocked her down. The vehicle did not stop. Police are still looking for the driver who escaped from the scene of the accident. In the second incident Zakaria Simon (30) a resident of Kimandolu was also knocked down to death along Moshi-Arusha highway when he was crossing the road at 7.30pm on February 14. Zakaria was killed by a Coaster bus which registration numbers couldn’t be seen as the driver sped away.
Mererani man found dead By Joseph Lyimo Idrissa Shemng’ombe Kingazi (32) a resident of Songambele in Mererani mining settlement died of severe head injuries after he was hit on the back of his head by a heavy blunt object by persons yet to be identified. Idrissa met his fate on February 14 at 8.30 am at Shamba la Maro area. According to the Manyara Regional Police Commander Luther Mbutu, people who passersby reportedly informed police that they had spotted the late Kingazi’s body with a big injury on the back of the head. Police collected the body
and as we went to press police were still tracing Kingazi’s assailants to
establish their identity and motive for the murder.
Bikes now fast tracking robbery in streets By Staff Reporter Fast-track crime has come to Arusha. The new crime could have started here too, whichever the case, the new high-speed robbery is becoming a major threat to residents. It is a new technique of crime where culprits ride on speeding machines. ‘Fast-track’ as it is known in town, could seriously damage either your wealth or health depending on whether the criminal hits you prior to stealing. Targets are mostly motorists but unsuspecting lady pedestrians have more than often fallen victims to these new generation of criminals riding on either motorbikes or bicycles, usually in pairs and their modus operandi is simple: hit, grab and speed away ... fast. A non suspecting motorist, with car windows rolled down may just be taken by surprise as two people on motorbike ride abreast the vehicle, grab whatever is on the dashboard, the passenger seat or even in the driver’s hands, and before the victims realizes what is unfolding the pair would speed off into oblivion. It is proving to be the safest stealing method since no motorist would dare leave his or her car in the middle of the road to chase the offenders and since the roads are usually full of other vehicles it is even impossible to speed after a motorbike or bicycle that can find their way out of the road and into side tracks. Arusha residents are also yet to come to terms with thieves who are well-dressed and riding on motorbikes. The police in the region were still in the dark regarding the issue when we called to find out how they were handling the issue, but promised to investigate.
Kaloleni house reduced to ashes By Happy Lazaro Three rooms were razed to ashes in a house fire that broke out in Kaloleni area in the municipality last week at about 7.30 pm. The house belongs to Mr. Kassim Abdul. Mr. Abdul, a 45 year-old businessman called Police who in turn called the Fire Brigade but the brigade were too late to get to the scene hence the extensive damage. According to the Arusha Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei, members of public from the neighbourhood succeeded to extinguish the raging fire before gutting the rest of the building. According to RPC Matei preliminary investigation showed the cause of fire was electric short circuit but added that investigations were still going before drawing conclusions.
Man settles bar bill with fake bank notes By Happy Lazaro A 41-year old man has been arrested by the Police in Arusha after allegedly being found in possession of six fake Tsh.10,000 bank notes on February 16 in Moivo Bar in the municipal centre. According to the Arusha Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei, the suspect had drinks in the bar and produced a Tsh.10,000 bank note whose legality was immediately suspected by the bar workers. The bar management called Police who found the suspect with five other fake Tsh.10,000 bank notes and hence arrested him on forgery suspicions. RPC Matei said all the bank notes had one serial number BV 79049388. Meanwhile, police are tracing a woman who on February 16 at 10 am dumped a six months old baby boy’s body packed in a polythene bag at Daraja Mbili area. According to the RPC
passersby who called police who collected the body.
Blaze Threat BY MUSSA JUMA, LONGIDO Police in Arusha Region have arrested three residents of Olchoronyikie Village in Ketumbeine Ward, Longido District allegedly for cutting down ten trees and threatening to set ablaze four homesteads following a row over land ownership The Arusha Regional Police Commander, Mr. Basilio Matei mentioned the suspects as Longiyo Koloya (65) and Olpesi Leyani (35). The third is a minor of 16 years of age. Mr. Matei said the suspects on February 13, this year entered the plot belonging to Ole Ngaaka Ndule family and cut down the trees valued at Shillings five million and later sounded intimidations to set ablaze homesteads claiming that the piece of land belonged to them. “It is true that the three suspects are under police custody and when investigations are complete, they will be taken to court,” said Mr. Matei. Speaking to the media in the Village, the leader of the Ole Ndulet family, Pastor Jeremiah Laizer said the suspects emerged since 2004 claiming that the piece of land is their property. Pastor Laizer said that the piece of land was disposed of by their father, one Koloya Kidili in 1970s. The Village Chairman, Mr. Ezekiel Kokan, noted that for more than three years they have been mediating the conflict between the two families without any success and now they were amazed by the suspects who entered into the area and cut down trees and threatened to burn down the homesteads.
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