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Police officer arrested for shooting into crowd on Accra-Tema Motorway

A police officer, who allegedly fired his pump action gun into a crowd of mourners and thereby injuring one person on the Accra-Tema Motorway, has been arrested by the East Legon Police Command. District Commander Superintendent Kwame Gyasi Asare said investigations were ongoing after which the culprit will be made …

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Adanse Fomena bullion van robbery: Ashanti police arrest 5 suspect 

The Ashanti Regional Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers believed to have killed a police officer in a bullion van attack at Adanse Fomena  on January 19, 2021. Addressing  journalists on Monday February 22, 2021 at the Central Police Command monitored by OTEC News’ Kwame Agyenim Boateng, police …

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Suspected thief beaten to pulp at Assin Fosu

A middle-aged man has been beaten to pulp in a botched robbery operation. The young man, whose name was only given as Issah, a native of Twifo Praso, is said to have been invited by a friend for the operation. But luck eluded him when they were caught while stealing …

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Soldiers seize, smash mobile phones of Bolga residents filming accident scene instead of helping

Some residents of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region incurred the wrath of Military men leading to the destruction and seizure of their mobile phones. The soldiers were angered by what can be described as negligent and irresponsible behaviour by some witnesses to a fatal accident who instead of helping …

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Kwadaso Mobile Phone thief battles for his life after very severe beatings

A man believed to be in his mid-20s is currently battling for his life after receiving severe beatings from residents for stealing a mobile phone in a parked vehicle at Odeneho Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region. An eyewitness Yunus Mohammed who narrated the incident in an interview with Pure FM’s Osei …

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A/R: Insecurity as robbery victims share harrowing experiences on Akoma FM

Fear has gripped some residents in Kumasi as reports of robbery cases soar in some parts of the Ashanti Region capital, making insecurity major topical issues in recent times. At least, there are more than six reports of robbery cases in different areas within the metropolis in the past week …

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Policeman grabbed after allegedly shooting, injuring woman on Tema Motorway

A woman has been left in a critical condition after a yet to be identified police officer reportedly shot into a group of people on the Accra Tema motorway. Reports say the group was returning from a burial at Ashaiman aboard a bus when the policeman driving a Toyota Landcruiser …

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Reporter gets robbed at gunpoint during live segment

An Ecuadorian television reporter and his camera crew got the scare of their lives when they were held at gunpoint by a masked robber, while doing a live piece. On February 12, Diego Ordinola, a journalist for Ecuador’s DirecTV Sports, was reporting from outside the Isidro Romero Carbo Monumental Stadium, …

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Police arrest notorious armed robber in Ho

The Ho Police have arrested a notorious armed robber, who has been on the Police wanted list for several years, in an operation. Prince Adu, 30, aka ‘Dracula’, unemployed, was arrested on Thursday at his hideout while asleep after he robbed an Immigration Officer at gun-point at about 0230 hours. …

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Man arrested for burning girlfriend’s 3 bedroom house over divorce

Police in Assin Aworoso in the Central Region have arrested a man named Kofi Borkor for setting ablaze his girlfriend’s 3-bedroom house after she quit the relationship. Information gathered by Kasapa FM News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the two lovers, Akua Sakina and Kofi Borkor who are family-related have a …

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