Crime

Accra DOVVSU Court remands Mamprobi baby theft suspect

The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has remanded Latifa Salifu in connection with the theft of...

Police arrest 2 land guards, 12 posing as National Security officers over house demolitions

Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command has arrested two notorious land guards and 12 individuals posing as National Security officers for allegedly demolishing over 20...

Three members of wanted robbery gang arrested in Obuasi

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three men believed to be members of a robbery syndicate accused of terrorising communities within its...

Teen girl who went missing on Val’s Day found dead near stream in Tinkong

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Deborah Dede Ama, who went missing on Valentine’s Day, has been found dead in a stream at Tinkong in...

Mobile money vendor in court for stealing

A mobile money vendor has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court, accused of stealing GH¢112,660 from her employer.  Juliana Addy, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charge...

Suspect in Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft incident disguised as a nurse – Police

The Dansoman Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Latifa Salifu in connection with the theft of a four-day-old baby boy from...

Tension at Manso Akwasiso as residents accuse soldiers of killing miner

Tensions are high in the Manso Akwasiso community in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, where residents accuse military personnel of chasing...

One more suspect arrested over murder of Policeman at Zebilla

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of an additional suspect linked to the murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the...

Mother, 2 sons die in violent family feud at Barekese-Achiase

A gruesome incident has rocked Barekese-Achiase, a farming community in Atwima Nwabiagya North District in the Ashanti Region, leaving three family members dead. A family...

Mentally challenged man allegedly butchers mother, brother at Offinso-Achiase

A 21-year-old man with a reported mental condition has allegedly killed his mother and brother in a violent incident at Achiase, a community near...

Driver arrested as Ashanti South Police intercept prohibited drugs  

The Ashanti South Command of the Ghana Police Service has intercepted large quantities of prohibited drugs suspected to be smuggling along the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway, leading to the arrest of five suspects.   The operation, carried out...

One killed as Police foil planned robbery along Dormaa-Gonokrom Highway

The Bono Regional Police Command has recovered five assault rifles following an intelligence-led operation targeting robbery gangs operating in the region. According to a statement...

Trial of Osei Assibey Antwi adjourned to Feb 25 over amended NSA charges

The criminal trial of former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, has been adjourned to February 25 to allow...

Two granted bail over Osu tombstone damage

The Adabraka District Court has granted GH¢30,000.00 bail with two sureties each to two persons accused of damaging a tombstone at the Osu Cemetery. Joseph...

Police foil major drug transport operation; reject GH¢80,000 bribe

A major intelligence-led operation by the Ghana Police Service has led to the interception of a cargo truck carrying 1,482 compressed parcels of substances...

Human trafficking and cybercrime syndicate busted at Pokuase 

A human trafficking and organised cybercrime syndicate has been busted by the police, following a targeted intelligence-led operation at Pokuase in the Greater Accra...

Trader arraigned for wearing military uniform to woo nurse at 37 Hospital

A trader who allegedly dressed in a military uniform to woo a nurse at the 37 Military Hospital has appeared before the Adabraka District...

High Court Set to hear contempt application against JG Resources, directors in March

JG Resources Limited and three of its directors — Papa Yaw Owusu-Ankomah, Maame Akosua Asama Kuranchie, and Kwaku Appiah Yeboah — are the subject...

Police arrest 2 cybercrime suspects, rescue kidnapped victims in Tema

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects and rescued multiple victims from what it described as organised cybercrime activities in Tema. The intelligence-led operation...

Matron, police officer arrested over alleged food theft at Wovenu SHS

Three individuals, including a matron at Wovenu Senior High School (SHS) in Tadzewu, Volta Region, and a police officer, have been arrested over the...

Suspect shot dead as Police recover stolen Toyota Hilux

The Ghana Police Service has retrieved a stolen Toyota Hilux pick-up and other items following an intelligence-led operation into a residential robbery reported on...

Police intercept truckload of marijuana at Dambai barrier

The Oti Region is increasingly under scrutiny as a suspected smuggling corridor after a major drug interception at the Dambai police barrier. A long trailer...

Two arrested as Police intercept ammunition being smuggled to Kpandai

The police have intercepted another arms and ammunition which were being smuggled to Kpandai in the Northern Region from Accra. On January 27, 2026, the...

Three arrested for robbery at Kwabenya

The Ghana Police Service, acting through the National Operations Directorate (NOD) Surveillance Unit, has arrested three individuals over their alleged involvement in an armed...

Somanya court convicts five motorcycle taxi riders for traffic offences 

The Somanya Magistrate Court, presided over by Peter Ametsowu, has convicted 18-year-old Korboe Timothy Padi and four other commercial motorbike operators for multiple traffic offences.  They were found to...

Businessman in court for allegedly threatening police officer with pistol

A 59-year-old businessman has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly threatening a police officer with a loaded pistol at the court...

Takoradi Circuit Court remands 13 suspected illegal miners into prison custody 

Thirteen suspected illegal miners, who were put before the Takoradi Circuit Court for allegedly mining in the Boi Tano Forest reserve in the Western North...

Woman arrested with large quantity of suspected narcotics on Koforidua-Mamfe highway

Police officers on duty at Tinkong Police checkpoint on Koforidua to Mamfe Highway in the Eastern Region have arrested a woman for allegedly...

Two suspected street robbers arrested in Dzorwulu

The Kotobabi District Police Command has arrested two suspected street robbers following an intelligence-led patrol operation in Dzorwulu, Accra. According to a police statement, the...

One dead, another in critical condition after shooting in Awutu Kwame Whettey Forest

A 25-year-old excavator operator, Gausu Yusif, has been shot dead while his friend, Charles Essuman, remains in critical condition after unknown gunmen opened fire...

Drivers arrested for carrying suspected narcotic drugs towards Kpando

Two drivers are in the grips of the Volta North Regional Police Command for carrying dried substances suspected to be Indian Hemp. Akyereme George, 43,...

Police shoot suspected notorious robber dead at Atebubu

A suspected notorious armed robber has been shot dead by the police at Atebubu in the Bono East Region. The police have identified him as...

Police arrest 2 for allegedly impersonating Sharaf Mahama

The Ghana Police Service in Yendi has arrested two individuals—a male and a female—for allegedly impersonating Sharaf Mahama, son of the President, on the...

15 arrested for vandalizing parts of Gomoa Nyanyano Chief Palace

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested 15 individuals for allegedly vandalizing part of the Gomoa Nyanyano Chief Palace, in connection with ongoing...

Police reportedly reject GH¢5,000 bribe from taxi driver arrested with narcotics

The police, acting on a tip-off, has arrested a taxi driver who was transporting suspected narcotics. He was intercepted with the taxicab, which was travelling...

Prison officer jailed for having sex with inmate in UK

A former prison officer has been jailed for having romantic relationships with two inmates and plotting to smuggle drug-soaked envelopes into prison. Isabelle Dale swore...

12 suspects arrested in connection with separate highway robbery operations

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven people in connection with a highway robbery that occurred last year along the Tamale–Buipe highway, during which...

Police arrests suspects, seize illicit drugs in Tamale operation

The Ghana Police Service's IGP Special Operations Team has arrested several suspects and seized quantities of illicit drugs during a series of patrols in...

Two in critical condition after violent clashes between 2 youth groups in Winneba

Two persons are in critical condition at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital following a violent clash between two youth groups at Sankor, a...

Court remands man alleging military plot to kill Mahama

The Adenta Circuit Court has remanded a laundry attendant into police custody for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic. The accused,...