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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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Police retrieve weapon from Rev Owusu Bempah’s aide

•The Police has arrested an aide of Rev Owusu Bempah • A weapon has been retrieved from the suspect • Police say investigations are underway The Ghana Police Service has retrieved a weapon from Bright Berchie, a suspected aide to Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, who is in police custody. The police revealed that …

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Police shoot 2 robbers dead; one busted, others on the run

The Anti-Robbery Task Force of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, in an intelligence-led operation, has shot two suspected armed robbers who attempted a gold heist.   They later died of their gunshot wounds at the hospital. Another suspect, linked to the same crime, Abraham Kwasi Tetteh, has been arrested while …

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Police detain Takoradi woman for faking her kidnapping

The Takoradi Divisional Police Command in the Western Region has arrested and detained Josephine Panyin Mensah Simons for allegedly faking her kidnapping and pregnancy. She was discharged from the Effia-Nkwanta hospital Friday evening after she confessed to a team of medical and investigating officers that she lied about her kidnapping …

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Police place GH¢50k bounty on Accra robbery gang

The Ghana Police Service says is instituting measures to arrest a robbery gang responsible for some attacks recorded in the Greater Accra Region in recent times. The Police Service in a statement signed by the Director-General of Public Affairs, ACP Kwesi Ofori, dated September 24, 2021, further announced a reward …

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Police impounds over 100 motorbikes after robbery incident

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 17 drivers for flouting several road traffic regulations including dangerous driving, driving on the shoulders and verges of the road, unauthorized use of sirens and beacon lights, among others. This formed part of the police’s ongoing …

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Four Police officers interdicted for assaulting Tamale residents

The Police Administration has with immediate effect, interdicted four Police Officers working with the Tamale Regional Police Command following the alleged assault of some persons in Tamale in the Northern Region on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. They were assigned to assist NEDCO/VRA officials to arrest some alleged persons involved in …

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Tear gas fired as residents besiege Police station over suspected robbers

Hundreds of angry residents in Akyem Abomosu in Atewa West District in Eastern Region last night besieged the Police station in the community over the arrest of two persons suspected to be part of the armed robbers who attacked the Adonteng Rural Bank last week. The two suspects, a male …

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