Namibian Police locate stolen cars in Angola

THE Angolan police have not yet helped their Namibian counterparts to recover two vehicles that were stolen in Namibia last year, a senior Police officer said yesterday.

“We have located the vehicles,” the Deputy Police Commissioner in the North, Joseph Anghuwo, told The Namibian. Anghuwo said they were waiting for the Angolan authorities to help them bring the vehicles back to Namibia.”We even know the names of those who have them,” Anghuwo said.The vehicles were stolen from the house of the late Frank Thomas in Oshakati on 10 December last year.Five robbers entered the house and shot Thomas, who was relaxing in his sitting room with a business partner, Daniel Ritchie.One of the vehicles belonged to Ritchie, who yesterday told The Namibian that he was angry that the cars had been located and not brought back.He blamed the Angolan police for not co-operating with the Namibian authorities.No one has been arrested in connection with Thomas’s murder.Anghuwo said they were waiting for the Angolan authorities to help them bring the vehicles back to Namibia.”We even know the names of those who have them,” Anghuwo said.The vehicles were stolen from the house of the late Frank Thomas in Oshakati on 10 December last year.Five robbers entered the house and shot Thomas, who was relaxing in his sitting room with a business partner, Daniel Ritchie.One of the vehicles belonged to Ritchie, who yesterday told The Namibian that he was angry that the cars had been located and not brought back.He blamed the Angolan police for not co-operating with the Namibian authorities.No one has been arrested in connection with Thomas’s murder.