CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Man busted for stealing GHS18k worth of water from GWCL

A resident of Agormanya, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is in court for stealing GHS18,000 worth of water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). Mr Emmanuel Kumasa was arrested by the GWCL during a revenue mobilisation drive. Officers from the GWCL …

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Three killed as armed robbers engage miners in gun battle at Adaboi

Three persons have been shot dead after suspected armed robbers attacked and exchanged fire with a group of Small Scale miners at Adaboi in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The incident reportedly occurred while the miners were returning from site at about 8:00 pm on Friday. …

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Headmaster of St. Charles Liwanga arrested over drowning of students

The Headmaster of the St. Charles Liwanga R/C Junior High School has been arrested after he turned himself to the police Saturday morning. He’s presently being detained to assist with investigations into the drowning of eight(8) students. The students of the St. Charles Liwanga Junior High School in the Saboba …

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Two ambulances escape armed robbery attack amidst gunshots

• Robbers stage attack at Dawn on Saturday along Parambo and Kobre road • Gunshots were fired at both ambulances • Some areas within the Bono East Region are known to be robbery prone Two ambulances reportedly escaped a robbery attack on the Parambo-Kobre stretch of road in the Pru …

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Police break into gun manufacturing ‘factory’, five persons arrested

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested five persons in connection to the manufacturing of guns in Kintampo. According to the Police, the arrest was successful following an intelligence they gathered. A Police statement issued about the arrest said some materials used for manufacturing weapons have been retrieved from …

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77-year-old fake doctor arrested at Peki

• Suspect is the Medical Director of Jehovah Rapha Medical Center at Peki • Suspect claims he holds a license from the Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers • Amoator Harrison claims he lost his license in a robbery incident The Food and Drugs Authority in a joint operation with …

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A/R: Man, 48, Arrested for defiling his 15-year-old daughter at  Ankaase

A 48 year old palm wine tapper at Ankaase-Nantan in the Afigya Kwabre South  District of the Ashanti Region  has been arrested by police  for allegedly sleeping with  his 15 year old daughter   The suspect, Kofi Agyeman, was first arrested by chiefs in the community on Wednesday November 10,  2021, and was later handed …

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Owusu Bempah, six others slapped with 11 new charges

The General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah and six others have been slapped with 11 new charges after they were earlier discharged and rearrested. The other six are Mensah Ofori, Bright Berchie, Kwabena Nyarko aka Matata, Nana Acheampong, Nana Brown and Kwame Amoh. They …

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Arrest female ‘coup plotter’ – Court orders

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Warrant Officer II (WO11) Esther Saan, the only female among the 10 accused persons standing trial for an alleged coup. This was after WO II Esther Saan, the sixth accused person was absent in court when …

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PHOTOS: 26 suspected internet fraudsters arrested at Kasoa

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested some 26 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters. The suspects including two females all believed to be Nigerians were arrested by the police based on intelligence at Iron city, a suburb of Kasoa from three houses they occupied. During the raid at …

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