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Residents besiege Ekye Amanfrom Police station over arrested robbery suspect

A mob besieged Ekye Amanfrom Police station in Afram Plains South District in Eastern Region Sunday, October 10, 2021 over the arrest of a suspect believed to be part of the four masked robbery gang that attacked a mobile money and provision shops on Saturday leading to the death of …

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Kintampo Police arrest family running wee enterprise; husband, other accomplices bolt

Three suspects have been arrested at Grumah-Lime, a suburb of Kintampo in the Kintampo North Municipality of the Bono East Region by the police with a bag and parcels of dried substance suspected to be Indian Hemp popularly known as “wee“. Last Wednesday night operation by a selected team of …

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Police chase armed robbers at Afiedanyigba with ‘toy’ guns

When armed robbers struck at Afiedenyigba in the Keta Constituency of the Volta Region earlier in the week, the Police’s response was to go after them with guns that could not fire, Whatsup New gathered. According to a group of Anlo citizens of the Volta Region called “Concerned Citizens of Anlo” who are lamenting …

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Police deploy patrol teams to monitor flood after Wednesday’s Heavy rain

The Ghana Police Service has deployed National, Regional, Divisional and District Patrol teams to monitor the flood situation and assist individuals and communities within the Accra and Tema Metropolitan areas. A Public Notice issued by the Police Administration cautioned the general public to exercise caution when driving and to avoid …

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Police arrest five more suspects in Afiadenyigba robbery

Police in the Volta Region have arrested ten(10) armed robbers who robbed a company and occupants of a vehicle at Anlo-Afiadenyigba. On 1st October, 2021, a Police-community partnership-led operation resulted in the initial arrest of five(5) persons, Haruna Tobolka, aged 36, Akwasi Owusu aged 18, Famous Normesi aged 29, LumorEric …

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GNASSM arrests 13 illegal miners, 60 mining equipment burnt

Thirteen (13) illegal miners have been arrested by the task force of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM). The suspects including some West African Nationals were arrested at Accra Village, Mampong, Nkatieso, Mokyere, and other places operating on the Birim River. The GNASSM Taskforce commander Don Chebe …

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Police foil robbery attack at Varenpare

The Upper West Police Command has foiled a robbery attack at Varenpere in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The Police said it picked intelligence on Friday, October 1, that some armed robbers were hiding in the bush planning an attack on commuters on the Wa-Wechau road. …

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Fire officer drowns while rescuing 3 people from a well

A fire officer identified as Joseph Aidoo with the Agona Swedru Fire Service in the Central Region, has lost his life in a well. According to Citi News, Joseph Aidooo drowned in an attempt to rescue three persons who fell inside the well while working at Gomoa Obuasi in the …

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Police arrest two motorbike thieves in Ketu

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested two armed robbers who attacked and stole a motorbike from a resident at Tadzewu in the Ketu North Municipal Area of the Volta Region. The suspects, Michael Maccatus, aged 31, and Wisdom Agbotokpo, aged 25 robbed a victim of his motorcycle after inflicting …

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Truck crashes police after driver loses control at Buipe

A Police Constable, formerly of the Regional Operations Department of the Savannah Regional Police Command, Ernest Newton Dwamena, has died whilst on official duty at Buipe. He died after a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed him on the spot. The incident happened on Wednesday, September 29. …

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