Kitwe Police have apprehended a man for allegedly parading himself as a member of the Community Crime Prevention Unit in Chamboli Township.

In an interview with newsmen, the Provincial Commissioner of Police, Charity Katanga affirmed that the suspect was nabbed after a mob has beaten him up on an attempt to rob a member of the public in Mulenga Township.

The suspect who has been found with other five cases has been behind a spate of robberies in Chamboli, Mulenga and Luangwa Townships while pretending to be a member of the Community Crime Prevention Unit, Katanga said.

She stated that as a result of the injuries suffered after the mob descended on him , the suspect was taken to Kitwe Teaching Hospital while under police guard.

Katanga said the suspect will be formally charged soon.

“The suspect sustained cuts on the body after being beaten and is currently admitted to Kitwe teaching Hospital. He is believed to be behind a spate of robberies and attacks on residents of Mulenga, Luangwa and Chamboli Township purporting that he is a CCPU officer and was found with a walk talkie radio and an iron bar. So far there are other five cases against him and police are guarding him,” Katanga said.