The Ghana Police Service has announced that three persons sustained gunshot wounds following Tuesday’s attempted bullion van robbery. The Police through the intervention of an officer on duty successfully foiled an attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area, Accra, today. In a statement released via the official Facebook page of …
Read More »Police foil attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area
The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van at the Industrial Area in Accra. The police in a short notification on its Facebook page stated that suspects involved in the botched robbery incident are being pursued by the Anti-Robbery unit of the police. The police …
Read More »Two armed robbers attack bullion van, make away with GH¢107,000
• A bullion van has been attacked in Tarkwa in the Western Region • The van was attacked in front of Ransbet Super Shopping Market • The van was without a police escort A bullion van with more than GH¢107,000 in it has been robbed by two armed robbers in …
Read More »CCTV footage of Jamestown ‘Bullion Van’ robbery surfaces
• A bullion van was attacked by armed robbers at Adedenkpo-Jamestown on June 14 • One Joyce Afua Amankwa died from a gunshot during the robbery incident • Two weeks after the attack, CCTV footage of the incident has emerged Closed-Circuit Television [CCTV] footage of the deadly armed robbery attack …
Read More »Bullion van escort: Don’t sit in same vehicle carrying cash – IGP to personnel
A bullion van attacked by armed robbers with its windscreen riddled with gun shots The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has ordered Police Commanders to continue providing escorts and bank guard duties and to ensure that personnel do not sit in the same bullion van carrying the cash. This follows …
Read More »BoG in talks with Kantanka on production of armoured bullion vans for banks
In December last year, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) after a meeting with cash operation managers directed all deposit-taking institutions to acquire armoured bullion vans for cash operations. Six months down the line, not much has been seen in that regard. Recent attacks and subsequent loss of life of a police …
Read More »Police arrest 17 women, 168 motorbikes impounded in post bullion van attack swoop
The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operational exercise in Accra, arresting 215 suspected criminals including 17 women, in a targeted operation. The operation follows a very disturbing recorded case of violent crimes in Accra, particularly a bullion van attack which led to the killing of …
Read More »Armed robbers attack another bullion van on Accra-Winneba road
•Armed robbers have attacked another bullion van on Accra-Winneba road •A quick response of the Winneba Police Command has prevented the robbers from have a successful operation •All passengers in the bullion van escaped unscathed and no property was stolen The police in the Central region saved the day …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: Mother of the slain Bullion Van policeman breaks down in tears
The mother of the Ghanaian police officer who was killed while protecting money in a bullion van, Constable General Emmanuel Osei, has painfully grieved his death. The mother wept bitterly as she mourned the heinous killing of her son when reporters went to the family house. “I have suffered …
Read More »Video of young men brandishing guns surface after bullion van heist
• Young men numbering about four are seen displaying guns including two pistols and a pump-action gun • This development comes barely 24-hours after robbers attacked a bullion van • The robbers killed a police officer and a civilian in the process Barely 24 hours after a brazen robbery attack …
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