CRIME & PUNISHMENT

My wife was in labour and I needed money — convict

The Ashanti Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced one Kwame Obeng Tutu, 28-year-old fortune teller to seven years imprisonment in hard Labour for stealing. Tutu, who stole mobile phones and other items pleaded guilty with explanation that his wife was in labour, thus, he needed money for Caesarean operatiion. The Court …

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Student held over Sodomy freed

An Accra Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged Samuel Offei Kweku Gyan, a 25-year-old student who was accused of sodomising a co-tenant’s 11-year-old son. Gyan was freed after the court had tried him on the charge of Defilement of a child under 16 years. The court presided over by Mrs …

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Group threatens electoral violence, Police chase members

The police have launched a manhunt for the arrest of a group of men captured on video circulating on social media amidst firing of gunshots and threatening to cause violence during the December 7, 2020, elections. Five of them have been identified as Mohammed Mugtari, Asmah, Musah, Kadri, and Watara. …

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Police arrest three with pistol registered ‘Dr Kwabena Duffour’

The Central Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three armed men in a hotel at Ajumako-Essiam. According to the police, the arrest was as a result of intelligence gathered. The suspects were found carrying pistols loaded with seven rounds of ammunition. They also possessed military camouflage …

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3 Armed men arrested, Pistol registered with Dr. Kwabena Duffour

The Central Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three armed men in a hotel at Ajumako-Essiam. According to the police, the arrest was as a result of intelligence gathered. The suspects were found carrying pistols loaded with seven rounds of ammunition. They also possessed military camouflage …

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‘Trotro’ driver arrested for stabbing lover

A 33-year-old ‘trotro’ driver is in the grips of the Tafo Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend when she made attempts to end their relationship. Residents of Tafo Zongo rushed to the victim’s house when her scream for help gained their attention, only to find her …

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Special Voting: Two arrested for taking photos of ballot papers

Police at the Kpeshie Divisional Headquarters in the Krowor constituency have arrested two voters believed to have taken photos of their ballot papers during the Special Voting. The accused persons, who are currently behind bars pending investigation, have denied any wrongdoing. However, the Police maintain that evidence of the act was …

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Man jailed two years for stealing vehicle

Richford Joe Lartey, unemployed, who was grabbed by the Police while trying to escape with a stolen vehicle has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Accused of causing unlawful damage to the complainant’s vehicle, the court ordered Lartey to pay a fine of GHS 9,600 …

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16 arrested in Yagaba Kubori clash between NPP and NDC

Nine more persons have been arrested by the police over a clash between supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Yagaba Kubori Constituency of the North East Region, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has revealed. The …

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Pastor Tawiah is Arrested !

83 years old Pastor of Christ Faith Church in Kasoa Walantu, Abraham Tawiah has been arrested by the Police. A 6 years old child with a fractured arm was taken to his church by the stepfather and mother, Gilbert and Gladys Mensah for healing. According to mechanic workers in the …

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