Crime

PHOTOS: Fake soldier arrested by Nsawam Police

Police in Nsawam in the Eastern region has apprehended a 32-year-old self-styled soldier for allegedly defrauding some residents. The suspect, Anthony Nana Wiafe defrauded his...

Man, 30, jailed for defiling girl, 10, in Achimota Forest

Thirty year old Kwame Mensah will spend 20 years in hard labour in jail for taking his libido to another level and defiling a...

Self-acclaimed prophet fined GHC3,120 for stealing

A 52-year-old self-acclaimed man of God and prophet has been fined Gh¢3,120.00 by the Tarkwa District Court Two for stealing Gh¢540.00 belonging to a...

Immigration boss cited for contempt

An Accra High Court has granted an application filed by Indian businessman, Ashok Kumar Sivaram, praying the Court to commit Kwame Takyi, the Controller...

Farmers suspected to be armed robbers escape lynching at Kokornu

Police in Akropong in the Eastern region are investigating a potential hate crime in which three farmers were nearly lynched by residents of Kokormu,...

Audio: Chainsaw operator defiles 14 yr-old girl

A chainsaw operator Yaw Operator has allegedly defiled a 14 – year old class 6 pupil at Assin Fosu in the Central Region. According to...

KNUST student commits suicide

Police in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, have launched an inquiry into the death of a level 100 BA Geography and Rural Development student...

Court acquits two held for defilement of seven-year old

Two persons who were accused of defiling a seven-year old girl at Adenta on different occasions have been acquitted and discharged by an Accra...

First Lady causes arrest of Nigerian pimp and son

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has caused the arrest of Nigerian bar and restaurant operator, and her son at Sokoban Wood Village, near Kumasi,...

Thief busted on STC bus fined GH¢1,200

A notorious thief who plies his trade on buses run by the State Transport Company (STC) has been fined GH¢1,200 by the Kaneshie District...

Fake Police officer jailed 8 years

The Koforidua circuit court 'A' presided over by her worship Mercy Addai Kortey has sentenced a 25-year-old man who posed as a police officer...

PHOTOS+Audio: Man arrested for impersonating police officer

A 25-year-old man, Prince Baah, has been arrested by the police in Koforidua for impersonation and unlawful possession of police accoutrement. Eastern Regional Police PRO...

Major Mahama ‘killers’: Those on the run

Fresh charges were yesterday pressed against 22 persons who have been arrested and arraigned for their alleged respective roles in the murder of Major...

I will not do that again…Man begs after impregnating minor

A 21 year old dancer who defiled and impregnated a 15 year old girl at Korle Gonno in Accra has been sentenced to seven...

Facts against Mahama ‘killers’ incorrect – Lawyer

The lawyer for the 22 alleged killers of Major Maxwell Mahama, George Bernard Shaw says the facts sheet presented to the court against his clients...

Major Mahama trial: Prosecution amends charge sheets to include new accused persons

The prosecution in the murder case of Major Maxwell Mahama has presented an amendment charge sheet to the Accra District court to include two...

Afia Schwarznegger’s ‘husband’ granted bail

The husband of comedienne, broadcaster and actress Afia Schwarznegger, Lawrence Abrokwa has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court on Monday. This is after...

Hot Video: Thief congratulates police for arresting him

A thief arrested by the Guinean police has congratulated the law enforcement agents for their feat. He commended the police during an interview after he...

Hit-and-run Metro Mass bus driver in grabbed

A Metro Mass bus driver who fled after he hit a pedestrian at Kpandai in the Northern region has been arrested by the police. The...

PHOTOS: Land guards butcher three at Fetteh Kakraba

Two people are reported to be in a critical condition, whiles one seriously injured at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District in the...

30-year-old man kills friend with pestle

A 30-year-old Coconut seller, Yaw Seth who’s resident in Assin Fosu, New Town in the Central Region has killed his friend known as Yaw...

Achimota School student sentenced to 3 years for manslaughter

An 18-year-old third year student of Achimota Senior High School who allegedly shot a female colleague with his father’s single barrel gun has been...

N/R: Three arrested over gunshots

Three persons have been arrested after sporadic shooting Thursday at Bimbagu near Nakpanduri in the Northern region in what is suspected to be a...

16-year old boy set free under Justice For All Programme

A 16-year-old juvenile who spent three months on remand at the Ho Central Prison in the Volta Region has been discharged under the Justice...

Marwako supervisor’s bail application dismissed ahead of appeal

An Accra High Court has dismissed a pending bail application filed by Jihad Chaaban, the Abelemkpe Branch Manager of Marwako Restaurant. Chaaban was on August 2,...

‘Pastor’ in court for assaulting ex-lover

Kingsford Ansah, a Pastor, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with causing unlawful damage, assault and threat of harm. He has however pleaded...

Hot Audio+Photos: Fake soldiers arrested for harassment

Two young men who posed as military men and harassed some residents of Gomoa Obom near Kasoa, in the Central Region has been arrested...

Three robbers gunned down, one lynched at Manso Nkwanta

Police at Manso Nkwanta in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region, have gunned down three suspected armed robbers following a gun battle...

Teenagers in wee smoking contest at Tamale forest

An image has gone viral on social media of some teenagers including girls at waterworks forest within the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region...

Audio: Ablekuma residents living in fear following constant robbery attacks

Residents of Ablekuma and its environs say they are living in fear following the increasing cases of robbery attacks in the area. Some worried residents...

Jealous lover elopes after killing girl at Mamprobi

A 25-year-old trader was strangled to death by her lover after a misunderstanding ensued between them at Mamprobi Akoshie Junction, Accra. Lydia Amor, a native...

Pastor in court for causing damage

Kingsford Ansah, a Pastor, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with causing unlawful damage, assault and threat of harm. He has, however, pleaded...

Kente weaver gets 25 years for defiling two girls

Gideon Galle, a 32 year old Kente weaver, has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court, for defiling two minors...

PHOTO: Male prostitute escapes lynching

A 21-year-old man was nearly lynched by a mob at Agbogbloshie after a client realized that he was a male prostitute. A client hired the...

‘Asiedu Nketia’ arrested over recruitment scam

A plumber in Assin Fosu in the Central Region, Asiedu Nketia and another have been arrested for being at the centre of a police...

I forcefully took off a 40-year-old woman’s panty for juju – 18-year-old prisoner

At the age of eighteen, Sam wanted to have control and power over his family members and the only option that came to mind...

Electrician ‘caged’ 10 years for defilement

Thomas Tetteh broke down in tears immediately the Accra Circuit Court slapped him with a 10-year jail term in hard labour for defiling an...

Court acquits father over stolen daughter

An electrical engineer who was accused of stealing his three-year-old daughter and the belongings of his wife has been acquitted and discharged by an...

PHOTO: Major Mahama ‘killer’ arrested at Elubo

A man suspected to be among the alleged killers of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has been arrested and arraigned on murder charged in an...

JB ‘killers’: Magistrate loses patience over delay in ruling

The magistrate presiding over the case involving the two men accused of the murder of a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North,...