Crime

Angry Chereponi residents lynch robber after botched operation

Irate residents at Chereponi in the North East Region on Wednesday lynched an armed robber in a failed operation. The suspect and another person are...

Notorious thieves arrested after being tracked down by stolen AirPods

In a dramatic turn of events, the police arrested two Tanzanian nationals, Malaji Arabi Saidi and Shimdavala Mohamedi Shomari, who had been on a...

Thieves break into Obuasi Medical Superintendent’s house

Thieves have broken into the residence of the Medical Superintendent of Obuasi Government Hospital, Dr. Kwadwo Nyarko Jactey. The break-in occurred during the day, while...

Traditional ruler in court over land fraud

Numo Frederick Tawiah Tetteh Adeyena, a traditional ruler, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a Chinese company of GH₵360,000. Numo Adenyena is alleged to...

 Court remands four over alleged murder of Soya Bean dealer

The Tamale District Court in the Northern Region has remanded four accused persons into police custody over the murder of Abbas Baba Barnabas, also...

Driver arrested for aiding robbers on Bole-Bamboi highway

A driver, Dakurah Kofi has been arrested by the Formed Police Unit (FPU) at Banda-Nkwanta in the Savannah region. He was arrested for aiding and...

Man escapes death after multiple stabs by thief at Tema

A 37-year-old man and resident of Tema Community One Site 15, Richard Amoah, has narrowly escaped death after he was stabbed multiple times by...

19-year-old arrested for stealing cashew; another on the run

A 19-year-old loading boy, Mohammed Samed has been arrested by the Bole Police for stealing two bags of cashew in the Savannah region. Mohammed...

Man arrested for sodomizing boy at Kwawu Asuoyaa

The Kwawu Suminakese police has apprehended a man identified as Kwadwo Opoku from Kwawu Asuoyaa in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern region...

Man arrested for stealing fufu, pot of soup

A 20-year-old man, identified as Ojo Monday, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State, over alleged housebreaking and stealing. The...

Side chick case: Police CID submits report on Adablah’s assault on officers to Court

The Greater Accra Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has submitted its diary of action which captures a report of...

3 drivers in custody over alleged kidnapping of student

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded three drivers who allegedly conspired to rob and kidnap a student. Christopher Adjetey, Bernard Aminamah, and Aziz Abu, alias...

GAF reacts to arrest of ‘soldier’ in attempted mining site robbery

The Ghana Armed Forces(GAF) has denied knowledge of an alleged soldier who was arrested in Obuasi for attempted robbery. The suspect reportedly gave his identity...

Female medical student found dead in her room

A female medical student, Devaki Dessie, undertaking her internship at Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)  hospital in Obuasi was on Saturday found dead in her...

Businessman jailed four years for appropriating late brother’s entitlement

A Businessman, who assumed the role as family head and collected his late brother’s GH₵206, 212.65 entitlement from the Ghana Police Service,  has been sentenced...

Houseboy remanded in connection with murder of Prof Adu Boahen’s son

A Kaneshie District Court has remanded into police custody Mark Forson, a houseboy accused of murdering Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen, the son of the late Professor Albert Adu Boahen. Forson,...

Former teacher jailed for defiling, impregnating 15-year-old pupil

A former teacher who defiled and impregnated his student aged 15 has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa circuit...

Karaga: One dead, three injured in clash between residents and military

A clash between residents of Karaga and the military has resulted in one fatality and left three others injured from gunshot wounds. The confrontation...

16-year-old baby thief caught in church

Members of the Church of Pentecost at Asante Akyem Agogo in the Ashanti region are still in shock after a 16-year-old girl allegedly stole...

A/R: Family seeks justice for woman murdered and sexually assaulted

The family of a woman brutally murdered and allegedly sexually assaulted by assailants at Sene Bokankye in the Ashanti Region, is demanding justice for...

Family seeks justice for woman murdered and her corpse sexually assaulted in Ashanti region

Family of a woman who was murdered and her corpse allegedly raped by assailants at Sene Bokankye in the Ashanti Region is seeking justice...

Farmer guns down brother, bystander in feud at AgbedorKofe 

Kofi Nugo, a 49-year-old farmer, has been arrested by the police for allegedly shooting his brother, Robert, and one Hunor Adza after a misunderstanding...

JB Danquah case: Accused released from prison after 8 years on remand

Vincent Bosso, the 34-year-old man who was acquitted and discharged by the High Court in Accra in the murder of former Abuakwa North MP,...

Moscow attack: Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism

Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people. Three were marched blindfolded into a Moscow...

Farmer gun down brother, bystander in feud

Kofi Nugo, a 49-year-old farmer, has been arrested by the police for allegedly shooting his brother, Robert, and one Hunor Adza. This was after a...

Police on manhunt for attackers of Okyeman Taskforce members

A member of the Okyeman Environmental Protection Taskforce, Offei Noah, aged 35, tragically lost his life in a violent attack at Asuaba near Adeiso...

Goat thieves beaten to pulp at Adenta

Two suspected goat thieves were subjected to severe beating at Adenta Kenkey House in Accra. The incident unfolded when residents discovered their private vehicle loaded...

€2.37m ambulance saga: Court orders arrest of businessman

The High Court in Accra has issued a warrant for the arrest of Richard Jakpa, the private businessman standing trial with a former Deputy...

Bathroom attendant sentenced 15 years for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old bathroom attendant to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. Issahaku Ibrahim pleaded not guilty...

Scrap dealer jailed for stabbing security man

The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has sentenced a 27-year-old scrap dealer and herbal medicine peddler, Abdulai Sanusi, to three years imprisonment in hard labour...

Bizarre! Woman murdered and her corpse sexually assaulted by assailants in Ashanti region

Two suspects are in police custody for allegedly raping the dead body of a 36-year-old woman, after she was murdered in her home at...

Ofankor tenant murder: Prosecution tenders 47 live cartridges retrieved from accused landlord

State Prosecutors have through the Police at Mile 7 Police Station tendered in 47 live cartridges as evidence retrieved from the residence of Victor...

Driver’s mate jailed for squandering sales worth GH¢17,500

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old driver’s mate to one and a half years in prison for stealing GH¢17,500 at Lashibi in...

2 customers inflict cutlass wounds on fishmonger over GH¢6

The Akyem Ofoase District Police Command has initiated a search for two individuals accused of attacking a fishmonger with a cutlass. The incident reportedly occurred...

Popular radio station manager robbed

Manager of Takoradi-based Empire FM, Enoch Asare, aka Feeling Daddy has reportedly been attacked and robbed in the United Kingdom (UK). The incident occurred...

One killed; two in critical condition as robbers attack Police band

A civilian employee with the Police Band in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Capital has reportedly been shot dead after they were attacked by armed...

Man jailed 30 years over Prof Benneh’s murder 

A mason apprentice, Ebenezer Kwayisi, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the Accra High Court for his role in the murder of former...

Motor rider faces a week in jail for crossing red traffic light, fined GH¢240

A motor rider, Abubakar Sani, could serve a week custodial sentence after being convicted by the Kaneshie District Court for traffic offences. The convict was...

J.B Danquah’s murder: Sexy Dondon to open defence, court acquits second accused person

An Accra High Court hearing the murder case of J.B. Danquah Adu, late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, has acquitted and discharged Vincent...

Kikibee CEO’s death: Girlfriend discharged by court

Mam Yandey Joof, who is standing trial over the death of  Benett Agyekum Adomah alias Kikibee, has been discharged by the Madina District Court.  Joof, a...