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11 fake National Security operatives arrested for alleged extortion at Aboa

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested 11 men accused of posing as National Security operatives to extort money from cannabis farmers in Aboa,...

Bandits kill at least 24 farmers in fresh attack in Nigeria’s Zamfara State

Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers ​and wounded several others in an ‌attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara...

Suspect arrested after dramatic police chase over alleged bank robbery in Tema

A suspected robber has been arrested after a dramatic chase through Tema Community 5 following the alleged robbery of a bank customer. According to eyewitnesses,...

Two people arrested for galamsey close to Agenda 111 Hospital

National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site cited close to an Agenda 111 hospital project site...

Six arrested over robbery on Portor-Gulumpe Highway as Police recover GH¢300,000 stolen cash

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Portor-Gulumpe Highway and recovered the full...

Canadian boyfriend murder trial adjourned after juror fails to appear

The murder trial of Safina Mohammed Adizatu, who is accused of killing her Canadian-based boyfriend, Frank Kofi Osei, has been adjourned to July 27,...

Man allegedly lynched over GH¢4,800 theft accusation at Sabon Zongo

A 27-year-old man, Yussif Zakari, has died after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of residents at Sabon Zongo in the Asokore Mampong...

Young man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kwadaso

The family of a nurse trainee, Vincent Amo Amponsah, is demanding answers after he was found dead at his residence in Kwadaso in the...

Court jails 19-year-old for stealing nurse’s mobile phone and cash 

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court One has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Shadrack Cobbinah, to five years' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing an iPhone...

Teacher jailed 12 years for defiling pupil under his care

The court, presided over by Kwasi Appiatse Abaidoo, convicted and sentenced the accused after the prosecution established the offence.  Chief Inspector Godsway Kromoah, who prosecuted the case, told the...

Notorious robber arrested over Obuasi murder

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected armed robber and murder suspect, Seidu Masawudu, popularly known as Mashaa. According to the...

Mason convicted for stealing four-year-old boy from Kpedze to Accra

The Adentan Circuit Court has convicted a mason for stealing a four-year-old boy from Kpedze in the Volta Region and bringing him to Accra.  David...

Alleged robber mistakenly shot by accomplice appears in court 

A 19‑year‑old alleged robber was accidentally shot in the thigh by his accomplice and abandoned at the Agbogba Junction Filling Station, the police told...

Woman arrested for allegedly killing husband after misunderstanding

A 40-year-old woman, identified as Mmaa, has been arrested by the Bole District Police Command in the Savannah Region for allegedly murdering her husband...

Four in court over parcel that landed traveller in Qatar jail

Four people have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly concealing 4.6 kilogrammes of marijuana in a parcel given to a traveller for...

Two Nigerians arrested over alleged murder of 36-year-old man in Tamale

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with the alleged murder of a fellow Nigerian whose body was found...

‘I am not guilty’ – Abu Trica denies charges as US court sets September 8 for trial

Embattled Ghanaian socialite, Frederick Kumi, popularly known as "Abu Trica," has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money...

Case Management Conference in Mamprobi baby theft case fixed for July 16

The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters has scheduled July 16 to conduct a Case Management Conference (CMC) in the alleged Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case.  When...

Woman accused of misappropriating GH₵156,445 in susu contributions granted bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to a woman accused of fraudulently breaching the trust of 35 traders by allegedly misappropriating GH₵156,445 collected through...

Three travel agents, tiler in court over narcotics

Four persons have appeared before an Accra court for allegedly concealing 4.6 kilogrammes of marijuana in a jute bag for delivery to Qatar through...

Ghanaian former security guard who fled to Ghana with £117,000 bank heist cash jailed in UK

A former G4S security guard has been jailed for three years and four months in the United Kingdom after using his old work uniform...

Dada Joe Remix admits role in $4.4m romance fraud after extradition to US, agrees to pay restitution

A Ghanaian national extradited to the United States has admitted his involvement in a romance and inheritance fraud conspiracy and agreed to pay approximately...

Four suspected drug peddlers arrested at Kunsu

Police in the Mankranso District have arrested four suspected drug peddlers during an intelligence-led operation at Kunsu Township in the Ashanti Region. The operation, carried...

Court convicts sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from employer for ‘marriage’

A sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from his employer under the pretext of using the money to marry has been convicted and fined by...

Man allegedly kills aunt’s boyfriend in Awutu Senya West

A 35-year-old man, Yaw Ezekiel, has allegedly butchered his aunt’s boyfriend to death at Atwere Bebiaa Ne Ha, near Awutu Obrachire in the Awutu...

Police probe suspected foul play after woman is found dead in Somanya

The Somanya District Police Command has launched investigations into the death of an unidentified woman whose decomposing body was found hanging from a tree...

DOVVSU probes Prophetess over alleged assault and detention of 16-year-old boy at Asufufu

The Bono Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has launched investigations into the alleged assault and five-day...

Two friends remanded over alleged conspiracy and theft 

The Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has remanded two friends into police custody over alleged conspiracy, causing damage and stealing at Manso-Nweneso.  The...

Three Hohoe E.P SHS students arrested over post-WASSCE vandalism

The Volta North Regional Police Command has arrested three former students of Hohoe E.P. Senior High School for allegedly destroying school property after completing...

Eight arrested over renewed Nkwanta South attack

Eight people have been arrested following fresh outbreaks of violence in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, which claimed three lives and...

Tema: Six arrested over GH¢431,000 fertiliser, rice warehouse robberies

The Ghana Police Service has arrested six suspects in connection with two separate armed robbery incidents involving the theft of fertiliser and food items...

Police arrest suspected notorious masked armed robber, accomplice in Bolgatanga

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious masked armed robber and his alleged accomplice in connection with a robbery attack...

Court remands alleged car robber

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader, Emmanuel Yaw Duku, for allegedly robbing a businessman of his Mitsubishi Montero Station Wagon valued at...

Police receive DNA report in murdered Immigration officer’s case, await full autopsy report 

The Police have informed the Adabraka District Court that they have received the DNA report in the case involving the murder of a Ghana...

Two jailed over robbery attack on fuel station at New Edubiase

The Bekwai Circuit Court has handed lengthy prison sentences to two men for their involvement in an armed robbery attack on the Brent Energy...

Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court acquits three of attempted robbery charges

​The Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged three men who were facing trial for attempted robbery, following a ruling by Her Honour...

Court gives prosecution final chance in Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case to file disclosures

The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters in Accra has given the prosecution a final opportunity to file disclosure documents in the Mamprobi Hospital baby...

Sales boy captured on CCTV cameras stealing, jailed 36 months   

A 22-year-old sales boy captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras stealing from his employer was jailed for 36 months in hard labour by the...

UK police hunt Nigerian man after escaping from police van

The public is being urged to be on the look out for a prisoner who escaped from a van while being transported from court...

Mason remanded by Assin Fosu court over alleged robbery attack on farmer

A 40-year-old mason has been remanded into police custody for one week by a district court in Assin Fosu over his alleged involvement in...