The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspects along the Fiesta Royal – Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) stretch over attacks on motorists. The suspects are Richard Bekor, 43, Yaw Damoah, 34, Asante Emmanuel, 22 and Vincent Boakye, also 22. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge, …
Read More »Kidnappers demand 130,000 ransom from Fulani families
Two Fulani cattle owners whose names were given as Alhaji Nyandiya and Marchu have been allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons believed to be of the same Fulani extraction at Daboya in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom to the tune of …
Read More »Police shoots suspected robber at Fiesta Royale-GIMPA stretch
• A young man was at the receiving of a bullet shot by the police at the GIMPA/Fiesta Royale junction around 9:30 pm Saturday night • He was a member of a group of suspected armed robbers being targeted in the area by the police, after a tip-off • The …
Read More »Man arrested with 31 parcels of ‘wee’
The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command in the Eastern Region has intercepted a taxi cab transporting 31 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. The patrol team also arrested a 39-year-old man Kofi Owusu who claimed ownership of the illicit item in the taxi cab with registration number …
Read More »Father of suspected armed robber hands him over to Police
A father of a suspected armed robber has presented his son to the Police for suspected robbery in the Ashanti Region. The suspect is part of a group of seven armed robbers arrested after embarking on a highway robbery in the Ashanti Region. Police say the suspected armed robbers attacked …
Read More »Two suspected kidnappers arrested at Abeka Lapaz
• The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects at Abeka Lapaz for kidnapping • The suspects kept making demands from the victim’s sister • The two were arrested at their hideout after the victim’s sister called the police Two suspects, Abdula Saeed and Kudjo Akorlor have been arrested by …
Read More »Police bust robber attempting to carjack a vehicle on GIMPA-Fiesta Road
• The suspect allegedly threw a large stone to smash the window of the car • The arrest was made after the victim drew the attention of Police personnel on patrol in the area • There have been increased cases of robbery and attacks on the Fiesta Royale-GIMPA Road A …
Read More »Gory scene in hotel room: 23-year-old woman stabbed by friend
Murder A 23-year-old woman, Priscilla Tsegah, has been stabbed to death by her female friend in a hotel where they lodged for two days. The deceased, who resides at Taifa in the Greater Accra Region, is a student of a media school. Her body was found in the hotel room …
Read More »Four landlords convicted over failure to construct household toilets
The La Magistrate’s Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct household toilets for their tenants. The four; Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Nii Asowah and Borteley Lantei, were convicted on their own plea by the court, presided over by Mrs Juliet Osei Doudu. This was after they had …
Read More »17-year-old TV ‘thief’ beaten to death at Barekese
A 17-year old boy has been beaten to death by a mob after he was alleged to have stolen a Television set at Barekese in the Ashanti Region. The incident which happened in the early hours of Thursday, June 10 morning left several residents at the Barekese Zongo in …
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