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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...

Tema Circuit Court remands narcotics suspect into custody

The Tema Circuit Court ‘A’ has remanded into police custody a 37-year-old man accused of possessing 12 sacks and 80 parcels of compressed plant...

Police foil robbery plot, recover weapons in Ahafo region

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a planned robbery operation and recovered a cache of weapons following an intelligence-led operation at Kukuom in the...

Police arrest 80 suspects in anti-crime swoop in Upper East Region

The Upper East Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Inspector-General of Police's Special Operations Team, has arrested 80 suspects during a major anti-crime...

Key suspect in murder of Ashaiman MoMo agent arrested in Côte d’Ivoire

A major breakthrough has been recorded in investigations into the murder of Ashaiman-based mobile money agent Atsu Bigah following the arrest of a key...

Washing bay attendant remanded over alleged theft of friend’s GH¢46,306 for betting 

The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded a 21-year-old washing bay attendant into Police custody for allegedly stealing GH¢46,306.90 from his friend and using the money for betting.  The...

Tamale High Court sentences four kidnappers to eight years each after GH¢90,000 ransom case

Four men have been convicted and sentenced to prison terms in connection with kidnapping and ransom-related offences in the Northern Region, as police intensify...

Chinese businessman remanded for stealing T-Shirts worth GH₵3-million

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a Chinese businessman accused of stealing 440 bundles of T-Shirts worth GH₵3-million.   Evan Yung is...

Man arrested in connection with shooting incident that left 2 injured, property damage at Deti

Police in the Volta Region have launched investigations into attempted murder and destruction of property following a violent clash at Deti, a suburb of...

18-year-old arrested for allegedly beheading grandmother at Wassa Adansi

An 18-year-old boy, identified as Yaw Brakoh, popularly known as “2 Cedi,” has been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of his grandmother...

Three busted and arraigned over SIM box fraud

Three persons, including a female, have been busted and arraigned over alleged SIM box fraud at Sakumono in Tema West.  They are Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle, and Olamide Roheemot, all of...

Two arrested in connection with Nsawam filling station robbery

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery attack at Kwafokrom near Nsawam in the Eastern...

Two granted GH¢200K bail each over maize fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢200,000 each with three sureties to two men accused of defrauding a commodity...

Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing financial consultant

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 24-year-old labourer into police custody for allegedly robbing a financial consultant.  Kwaku Asamoah is accused of robbing...

Northern Regional police arrest 24 suspects, retrieve suspected Indian hemp and Tramadol 

The Northern Regional Special Operations Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 24 suspects and retrieved quantities of substances suspected to be Indian...

Nursing mother arrested for allegedly inflicting blade wounds on 5-year-old in Bole

A 35-year-old nursing mother and seamstress has been arrested by the Bole District Police for allegedly inflicting blade wounds and applying pepper on a...

Okada rider remanded over alleged theft 

A 24-year-old Okada rider has been remanded into police custody by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for allegedly causing unlawful damage and stealing at the Afari...

Police probe violent clash at Drobo Traditional Council Palace

The Bono Regional Police Command has launched investigations into an incident of unlawful damage to property at the Drobo Traditional Council Palace in the...

Arabic teacher declared wanted for defiling two minors at Fijai Zongo mosque

The Western Regional Police Command has declared a man named Sule Anas wanted in connection with the defilement and unnatural carnal knowledge of two...

PID, DOVVSU rescue 5-year-old girl sold by alleged child trafficking syndicate within Kasoa

The Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) of the Central East Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in...

Landlord allegedly kills tenant over 30 cedis electrcity bill dispute at Medie Ketewa

Residents of Medie Ketewa, a community in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, have been left in shock following the alleged...

Family of murdered Momo vendor gives IGP 14-day ultimatum, or they’ll occupy Ketu police command

The family of the late Christopher Ahordo, a mobile money vendor, who was murdered in April 2025, has given the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)...

Suspects arrested in NACOC anti-drug raids in Accra and Oti

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a number of suspects and confiscated quantities of illegal drugs following a series of coordinated anti-narcotics operations...

Soldier, 5 security operatives granted GH¢2m bail over alleged assault

The Accra Circuit Court One has granted bail of GH¢2 million each with three sureties to a soldier and five security operatives accused of...

Abu Trica released after meeting bail conditions

Frederick Kumi, widely known as Abu Trica, a suspect indicted for his alleged involvement in romance scams and money laundering, was released from custody...

Man, 25, jailed for defiling 10-year-old girl at Awutu Adawukwa

A 25-year-old man, identified as Stephen Kweku Darko, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court for defiling...

2026 BECE: Four teachers convicted and fined GH¢3,000 each for malpractices in Twifo Praso

Four teachers have been convicted for their involvement in irregularities and examination malpractices in the Twifo Praso area of the Central Region. They are said...

Suspect arrested in murder of car dealer found burnt at Atomic Junction

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 27-year-old car dealer, Yaw...

Three arrested in connection with international child sexual abuse material investigation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three Ghanaians over their alleged involvement in the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material following a...

Hemang youth hunt for man accused of defiling teenage boys after police bail

Tension is mounting in the Hemang community in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region as some angry youth launch a manhunt...

Police Inspector interdicted and remanded over alleged robbery

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has interdicted a police inspector stationed at the Asuoyeboah Police Station over his alleged involvement in a robbery attack...

Tamale Police probe alleged assault, blackmail and circulation of woman’s nude Video

Police in Tamale in the Northern Region have begun investigations into the alleged assault, filming and attempted blackmail of a young woman after her...

Suspected narcotics worth GH¢200,000 seized as Police arrest 50 in Accra

About 50 suspects have been arrested by the police following an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation conducted on May 7, 2026, at the Madina Market enclave...

Three more arrested over murder of Indian national as Police recover iPhone buried in bush

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three additional suspects in connection with the brutal murder of Sain Devendra Kumar, an Indian national whose body...

Court denies businessmen bail in Gh¢49m gold fraud 

Two businessmen accused of involvement in a GH¢49,595,816.00 gold fraud have been refused bail by the Accra Circuit Court Nine.  Kenneth Torbizo, 49, and Ernest Kofi Nyatorgbe, 37, pleaded not guilty...

Court remands two over unlawful possession of arms

The Accra Circuit Court One has remanded two men over alleged unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.  The pair, Musah Aguruba, a carpenter, and Issah Awuni, a...

Man lynched in Kpandai over witchcraft accusation

The family of a 33-year-old man allegedly killed over accusations of witchcraft at Tengelento-Buradeni in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region is demanding...