Crime

GH¢1bn fraud: Banks line up staff for prosecution

The Bank of Ghana has revealed that some of the persons involved in the GH¢1bn fraud that hit the banking sector in 2020 are...

Community Police Assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false...

Two ex-convicts arrested for serial burglary in Denu

The Denu police command has arrested two ex-convicts, Joseph Senahia, 22; and Wisdom Agorsu Atorsu, 23, for committing various crimes.A manhunt has also...

Community police assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false...

Police grab 3 family members for burying baby alive

Police in the Central Region have arrested three members of one family, including a 70-year-old man, for allegedly burying a two-year-old boy alive on...

Police involved in bullion van robberies denied bail

The four policemen at the centre of recent bullion van robberies in Accra have been remanded into police custody for one week by an...

My life is in danger – Businessman linked to bloody Tarkwa ‘galamsey’ group clash cries

A Tarkwa- based businessman, Emmanuel Kutubebi, says his life is in danger following violent clashes between two 'galamsey' factions at Bonsa tollbooth in the...

Police on manhunt for spiritualist who aided in burial of 2-year-old autistic boy alive

The Central Region Police are on manhunt for a spiritualist who aided a 70-year-old man to bury his two-year-old autistic grandson alive.According to reports,...

Pastor caught red-handed in attempt to have sex with 25-year-old man

Head pastor of Musama International Church, Gomoa Amoanda branch, Isaac Arthur, has been arrested in an attempt to have sex with a 25-year-old man....

Robbers on rampage at Kumawu and Sawla-Bole station

One person has been killed and another seriously injured in two separate gun attacks at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region and Sawla-Bole station in...

Man murders 21-year-old ex-girlfriend, leaves her toddler son soaked in blood

A man has been charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend after police found a toddler soaked in her blood at their home.Mackenzie 'Max' Anderson,...

Three sentenced 60 years for robbery

Three young men in Akatsi who conspired and robbed an ‘okada’ operator of his motorbike at gun-point were last Friday sentenced to a total...

Labourer jailed 12 months for stealing plantain and cocoyam

The Assin Foso Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu has sentenced a 23-year-old Labourer, Atsu Gemeni to 12 months imprisonment...

26-year-old welder arrested for stealing laptops and other valuables [Photos]

A 26-year-old welder, Ibrahim Achulo Jacob, has been arrested for robbing a worker of the Ghana Highway Authority at Damongo in the West Gonja...

17-year-old SHS student attempts suicide after Taxi driver boyfriend broke up with her

A 17-year-old student of Ajumako Bisease Senior High School (SHS) is receiving treatment at Ajumako Government Hospital after an attempted suicide over a breakup...

Man arrested for kidnapping 5-year-old at Walewale

Police in the Northern East Region have arrested a 26-year-old man for kidnapping a five-year-old girl at Walewale.The suspect, Solomon Awunibiliga, is said...

10 arrested in connection with bloody clash between Tarkwa ‘galamsey’ groups

Some 10 persons have been arrested in connection with the bloody clash between two galamsey groups near the Bonsaso River at Tarkwa of the...

Wa: Suspected gunman who allegedly killed 2 persons remanded into police custody for second time

The Wa Magistrate Court, presided over by Maxwell Maxbrain Titiriku, has remanded, for the second time, 61-year-old suspected gunman, into police custody.Alhaji Yunusah...

Labourer jailed 12 months for stealing plantain and cocoyam

The Assin Fosu Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu has sentenced a 23-year-old Labourer.The labourer, Atsu Gemeni, was sentenced to...

Ejura murder: Kaaka’s brother granted bail

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to one of the accused persons standing trial for the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed,...

Ex-convict jailed for butchering elder brother over their mother’s estate

A 34-year-old man who slashed his elder brother‘s thigh and shoulder with a cutlass over their mother’s estate at Teshie has been jailed five...

Taxi driver busted for buying stolen motorbike at Yeji

Police in the Bono East Region have arrested a taxi driver known as 'Hot man' for stealing a motorbike at Yeji.The detective in charge...

Two fake ECG staff nabbed in Accra

Two suspects who feigned to be staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and extorted money from some customers have been arrested and...

Five persons to testify against Takoradi Mayor

Four Police officers and one civilian would appear before the Takoradi Habour Circuit A on May 5, 2022, as witnesses to testify in the...

Immigration officer killed near Nandom while on duty

An officer with the Ghana Immigration Service has been shot dead by unknown assailants at Kokoligu, a village between Nandom and Hamile in the...

Lotto ‘fraudsters’ on GH¢2.7m bail

Nine persons have been put before an Accra Circuit for allegedly advertising “winning” lottery numbers on social media to deceive the public.The accused...

Kabfam staff grabbed for staking GH¢1m company funds on sports betting

An Administrative Officer with Kabfam Company Limited has been remanded into police custody for allegedly stealing over GH¢ 1 million from his employer.According to...

Steel bender jailed for robbing a sick woman

A steel bender who robbed a sick woman of her bag containing her medication, GHC60.00, mobile phone and Voter Identity Card, has been sentenced...

Man sentenced for stealing GWCL’s metal slab

A circuit court in Cape Coast has sentenced Samuel Mensah, a 32-year-old man who stole a metal slab on the valve chambers belonging to...

1 of 3 persons charged in missing Lands Commission staff case granted bail, KNUST lecturer still in custody

One of the three persons standing trial in the case of missing Lands Commission staff, Rhodaline Amoah Darko, has been granted bail.The suspect, Justice...

You’re free from criminal charges: AG drops case against UCC’s contractor

The Attorney General (AG) in Cape Coast in the Central Region has dropped a case involving Managing Director of Barony Construction and Tacoa Construction...

Police nab 8, on manhunt for another in gold robbery

The Police are on a manhunt for a self-styled security man, identified only as Jonathan, who allegedly aided in a robbery attack on his...

Police arrest 8, hunt for killer in gold robbery

The Police are on a manhunt for a self-styled security man, identified only as Jonathan, who allegedly aided in a robbery attack on his...

ECG takes on two companies for engaging in power theft

Two companies, Samnort Company Limited and Concrete Jungle Coffee Club and Wellness, have been caught in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s web for...

12 suspected commercial sex workers arrested in Ho

A joint operation by personnel from the Police Intelligence and Operations Units in the Volta Region on Saturday led to the arrest of 12...

Three teenagers bag 20-year jail term for motorbike robbery

The Circuit Court in Sogakope presided over by His Lordship Isaac Addo on Friday, March 18, 2022, sentenced three teenagers to 20 years in...

Police investigate shooting at Wa

The Ghana Police Service has served notice that the Crime Investigation Department (CID) is investigating the shooting incident that claimed the life of a...

Ghanaian arrested for smearing faeces on woman’s face in New York

A Ghanaian has been arrested in Bronx after smearing faeces on the face of a 43-year-old-woman at a subway station.The man, identified as Frank...

Woman attacked in daylight robbery at Adentan [Video]

Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in a broad daylight robbery.The incident is said to happened at...

Court fines Nigerian for attempting to acquire Ghana Card in Tamale

The Tamale District Magistrate Court has convicted Doris Okeke, a 37-year-old Nigerian, for attempting to acquire Ghana Card using a false identity.Magistrate Amadu Issifu...