Crime

Head porter fined ¢120k for possessing narcotic plant

The Asamankese Circuit Court has convicted a 34-year-old head porter to a fine of GH¢120,000 for possessing a narcotic plant. In default, Kwaku Tweneboah,...

Nine suspected robbers arrested after attack on mining firm; 3 on the run

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Enchi District Police Command, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested nine suspected armed robbers. This was on...

Girl, 18, remanded for stealing boss’ GHC4,000

An 18-year-old lady has been remanded by the Ofaakor Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH¢4,000 cash belonging to her employer, Gifty Mensah. She pleaded...

Husband of missing Lands Commission staff in fresh trouble

Forensic examination conducted on a handwritten note found in the car of Rhodaline Amoah-Darko, a staff of the Lands Commission, who has been declared...

IGP places GH¢20,000 bounty on Sun City robbers

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, has urged the public to expose criminals to help the Police and its administration in its...

Fear and panic as foreign armed kidnappers invade Mamprugu

Fear and panic have gripped residents of Mamprugu Moaduri in the North East Region following the invasion of gunmen said to be foreign elements...

Stepmum allegedly forces girl, 4, to drink acid; seals ears with superglue

A four-year-old girl in the Goaso District of the Ahafo Region is unable to eat solid foods as a result of serious burns she...

Bolt driver battling for his life after being set ablaze [Photos]

A Sekondi-Takoradi based Bolt driver, believed to be a soldier, was on Wednesday night, December 22, 2021, set ablaze by an unknown rider who...

Filling station manager jailed 9 years for stealing

Filling station manager, Leans Komlan, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing by the Nsuta Circuit Court in the...

Two robbery suspects arrested in Bolgatanga; another on the run

A special Anti-Robbery squad and the Upper East Regional Police Command have arrested two robbery suspects. The arrest was through an intelligence-led operation on...

20-year-old man jailed for stealing cocoa at Akyem-Awaham

The Asamakese Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to three months imprisonment for stealing cocoa pods at Akyem-Awaham. The convict, who is to serve...

Mason bags 18 years for defiling 3-year-old girl

The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ejura-Seyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a mason, Isaac Bimpong Junior, to 18 years imprisonment for...

Police on manhunt for two suspected armed robbers at Konongo

Ghana police service in the Ashanti Region is on a manhunt for two suspected robbers at Konongo, a suburb of the Ashanti Region. The two...

Two robbers busted at Kaneshie

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two notorious robbers at Kaneshie in Accra. The two are Chisom Nsube and Ebuka Salvation; both aged 28 years. They...

Court rejects Jomoro MP’s appeal to amend answer

A Sekondi High Court has rejected an appeal by the embattled MP for Jomoro, Dorcas Afo Toffey, to amend her answer to a petition...

25 errant riders, driver arrested at Kpando

Twenty errant motorcycle riders, five tricycle riders, and a driver have been arrested within the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region for various road...

Man jailed for defilement, stealing baby at Asuom

A-24-year old unemployed man, Kyei Boadu, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Asamakese Circuit Court for defiling a 15-year-old girl and...

Traders arrested over adulterated palm oil

More than 10 traders at the Mallam Atta and Dome markets, both in Accra, have been arrested for allegedly adulterating palm oil for sale...

Zuarungu police murder: Member of robbery gang shot dead

A 34-year-old man, Laayaame Simon aka Yendu, a member of a robbery gang that killed two policemen at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region...

MoMo vendor shot dead at Konongo

Two suspected robbers have shot and killed a Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. Police sources indicate the incident happened...

15-year-old hearing-impaired girl impregnated by father

A 45-year-old chainsaw operator, Albert Quansah, is reported to have defiled and impregnated his 15-year-old daughter who is deaf and dumb at Twifu Nkohunuho...

GRA cleaner jailed for stealing 5 computers estimated at GHc70k

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 39-year-old Casual Worker (cleaner) at the Accra Sector regional office of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Suspected kidnappers, robbers killed at Yeji; Police chase three others

The Bono Regional Police Command has shot and killed two suspected robbers and kidnappers at Yeji. The police are on a manhunt for three...

Drug peddlers, 115 motor riders arrested in swoops ahead of yuletide [Photos]

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 115 motor riders and 36 drug peddlers including eight females in swoops ahead of the Christmas festivities. The...

Three illegal miners including 18-year-old girl arrested [Photos]

Three suspected illegal miners including an 18-year-old girl have been arrested at Sekyere-Boase in the Wassa-East District of the Western Region. Some items found...

Two shot in alleged forceful takeover of Asamakese palace [Photos]

Two persons have allegedly sustained gunshot wounds at Asamakese in the Eastern Region following the installation of Osabarima Atiabisa Kantinka Pobi Asomaning, a parallel...

5 dead as police foil assassination of Gomoa Fetteh Chief

Five persons have been shot dead by the Police who foiled an assassination attempt on the Gomoa Fetteh Chief. The persons, numbering eight, are said...

One arrested over lynching of five persons at Nyinawusu

One person has been arrested in connection with the lynching of five persons at Nyinawusu in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The...

EC staff shot at Walewale

A staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) at Walewale is battling for his life after he was shot last night by gunmen suspected to...

Nine remanded over alleged role in Tatale chieftaincy conflict

A Tamale District Court has adjourned to December 23, a case involving nine persons standing trial for their alleged roles in the chieftaincy clashes...

Suspected thief found dead under vehicle at mechanic shop

A suspected thief has been found dead under a parked vehicle at a mechanic workshop in Ago Egun area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The man...

Five lynched at Nyinawusu over robbery accusations

Five persons have died at Nyinawusu in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region after they were beaten over suspicion of being robbers....

Zuarungu cop murder: Families of late officers to receive psychological care

The Police say families of the two Zuarangu police officers who were killed by armed robbers on Wednesday will be offered psychological and trauma...

Police intercepts truck carrying bags of narcotic drugs [Video]

The Elmina Police Command in the Central Region has intercepted seven bags of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp on the Cape Coast Highway....

Over 40 Abuakwa State College students suspended indefinitely

About 45 students of the Abuakwa State College in the Eastern Region have been suspended indefinitely by management for allegedly engaging in gangsterism. They...

Police on manhunt for Zuarungu cop killers

The Ghana Police Service has commenced anti-robbery and intelligence-based operations at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. Police say the move is aimed at arresting...

Zuarungu police murder: The inside story

The Ghana Police Service has shared detailed information about the gruesome murder of two police officers with the Zuarungu District Police Command in the...

We will protect Ghanaians at the peril of our lives – Police

The Ghana Police Service is not shaken by the recent killing of its personnel by armed robbers in the line of duty. They are resolved...

Mum-of-five breaks down in tears after finding new restaurant ‘destroyed’

A mother-of-five trying to launch her restaurant has been left "devastated and speechless" after finding her hard work had been destroyed. Muna Al Maflehi,...

Two teen brothers arrested at Bole for invading homes

Two teenage brothers are currently in police custody after breaking into people's homes and stealing their property at Bole in the Savannah Region. Reports...