The police at Katima Mulilo have expressed their satisfaction with the positive working relationship with the residents of Zambia's Sesheke District.
Katima Mulilo Police Station Commander, Chief Inspector Charles Mayumbelo, said many recoveries of stolen goods and properties that were affected by the police were a result of good relations between the two neighbouring communities.
Chief Inspector Mayumbelo addressed members of the media at Katima Mulilo Police Station on Monday, when police displayed goods recovered over the weekend and that have been held in police custody.
The arrest comes after three Namibian suspects were apprehended by Zambian police, found in possession of a stolen laptop and other items after crossing into Zambia's Sesheke District, allegedly with the aim to sell the illegal items.
"If it was not for them, some of the items that you see behind here could not have been recovered. That was last week; our own Namibians stole some properties here. That was a laptop which they took across to Zambia to go sell, but members of the public in Zambia reported it to the Zambian police, and the Zambian police took quick action; those two suspects were apprehended."
Another crime incident reported in the area during the early hours of Sunday involved a housebreaking.
Swift police action resulted in the immediate recovery of some of the items.
The suspects, police say, fled upon noticing the officers on their tail.
Salome Mubitelela was lucky to have recovered some of her stolen property after thieves broke into their residence and stole their house contents while the occupants were sleeping.
Chief Inspector Mayumbelo is calling on residents of the Zambezi Region and surrounding areas, who have had their properties stolen, to come and inspect the items confiscated and held at the Katima Mulilo Police Station.
Mayumbelo further appealed to individuals complacent in creating a market for stolen cellphones and other gadgets to stop buying these items without proper proof of payment.
He urged technicians in the informal sector to report anyone bringing IT equipment for them to tamper with.
Mayumbelo said theft can only be stopped if the public, business community and travellers work together with the police.