3 policemen arrested for ‘stealing’ 20 mobile phones, cash from suspect

Three Policemen and another have been arrested for stealing 20 mobile phones and an HP laptop valued at GHS60,000.00 and cash of GHS 8000.00 respectively.

According to police investigators who confirmed the incident to MyNewsGh.com, a complainant had reported that his shop in Ahinsan a suburb of Kumasi was broken into with twenty (20) mobile phones of various brands one HP laptop all valued GHS 60,000.00 and GHS8000.00.

The Police after the report visited the scene and did a reconstruction.

Upon intelligence picked by the police, suspect Losoya Bayor was arrested at Moshie Zongo and upon a search at his residence, three (3) mobile phones and three (3) tablet phones believed to be part of the items stolen were retrieved.

Upon further interrogation, Losoya Bayor disclosed that when he stole the items and was going home he met a Police Patrol vehicle from Manhyia.

The three Policemen on board arrested him and took eight of the phones and the money which he stole from the complainant’s shop.

Upon investigations, the three policemen were identified as Charles Antwi, Prince Owusu and Timothy Azure who are all officers at ‘B’ District, Manhyia.

Upon a search at their residence, eight assorted iPhones and GHS 3000.00 were retrieved from them which were retained as an exhibit.

Source: MyNewsGh.com