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DVLA National Service Personnel charged over alleged GH¢308K MoMo theft
A National Service Personnel attached to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been charged with allegedly stealing GH¢308,300 through unauthorised Mobile Money transactions. Ebenezer Ghartey pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing when he appeared before the Accra Circuit Court. Inspector Frank Morg...
Court remands alleged car robber
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader, Emmanuel Yaw Duku, for allegedly robbing a businessman of his Mitsubishi Montero Station Wagon valued at GH¢400,000.
Three travel agents, tiler in court over narcotics
Four persons have appeared before an Accra court for allegedly concealing 4.6 kilogrammes of marijuana in a jute bag for delivery to Qatar through a traveller. The accused allegedly hid the suspected narcotic drugs among items including Ever Sheen cocoa butter, Fante kenkey and smoked fish. The traveller was arrested o...
19-year-old killed in mob action at Mpasatia over alleged aboboyaa theft
A 19-year-old man has died after allegedly being attacked by residents at Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region over claims that he attempted to steal a motorised tricycle, popularly known as an aboboyaa. The deceased, whose identity has not yet been established, was reportedly with two other sus...
Court convicts sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from employer for ‘marriage’
A sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from his employer under the pretext of using the money to marry has been convicted and fined by the Adentan Circuit Court, following the exposure of a wider fraud scheme involving multiple accomplices. The convict, Alfred Mensah, was charged with stealing and pleaded guilty. The court s...
Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court acquits three of attempted robbery charges
The Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged three men who were facing trial for attempted robbery, following a ruling by Her Honour Dora G.A. Nkumsah Eshun that upheld a submission of “no case to answer.” The court found that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish a prim...
Washing bay attendant remanded over alleged theft of friend’s GH¢46,306 for betting
The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded a 21-year-old washing bay attendant into Police custody for allegedly stealing GH¢46,306.90 from his friend and using the money for betting.
Sayerano shooting: Two police posts destroyed as DCE assures reconstruction
Two police posts in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have been destroyed by unidentified persons following the recent police shooting incident at Sefwi Sayerano, which claimed three lives. The affected facilities are the Benchema Barrier Police Post and the Asempanaye Police Post, which were reportedly...
11 arrested, weapons retrieved in Adambrobe Chieftaincy dispute crackdown
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 11 suspects in connection with the possession of arms and ammunition without authority, linked to the Adambrobe chieftaincy dispute in Aburi. According to a press release issued by the Eastern Regional Police Command, ten suspects were initially arrested on Sunday, May 3, 2026, by...
Police arrest 93 suspects in anti-narcotics operation across Ashanti Region
Police have arrested 93 people, including suspected key figures in the illicit drug trade, during a series of intelligence-led operations across the Ashanti Region, authorities said on Monday. The operations, conducted by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) between 15 and 24 July, targeted s...
Police arrest 10 over suspected cyber fraud, rescue 9 trafficking victims in Afienya
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested 10 suspects in an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected cyber-enabled fraud at Mataheko-Afienya in the Greater Accra Region.
Lotto agent in court over publication of false news
A 39-year-old lotto agent, Prince Aboagye, has appeared before a court for allegedly making offensive and false statements about Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President, on TikTok.