NOTORIOUS Chipinge burglar, Themba Mhlanga Dube (26), of Mwaingeni Village under Chief Ngungunyana, has been sentenced to five years in jail after pleading guilty to 34 counts of unlawful entry and theft.
The stolen goods were valued at over US$9 000.
Dube appeared before Chipinge magistrate, Catherine Dzivanyika and admitted to the crimes.
The court heard that Dube had been on a nine-month crime spree, leaving a trail of losses and anxiety among Chipinge residents.
Prosecutor, Tanaka Mufudza said Dube systematically broke into homes between September 2024 and May 2025, targeting valuable electronics and mobile devices.
His crimes were committed across several residential suburbs, including Low Density, Usanga, St Kelvin, Medium Density, and Gaza E.
Dube was eventually arrested following a joint operation by a special dragnet squad from ZRP Chipinge Urban and police intelligence officers. His arrest brought closure to 34 criminal dockets, some of which had been open for months with little progress.
