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Five suspected armed robbers, landguards arrested at Sapeiman
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be involved in a series of armed robbery and landguard activities at Sapeiman Faase in the Greater Accra Region. The suspects were arrested on Friday, July 17, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation conducted j...
Young man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kwadaso
The family of a nurse trainee, Vincent Amo Amponsah, is demanding answers after he was found dead at his residence in Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region under circumstances they describe as mysterious. According to 3news, Vincent is believed to have died about three days before his body was discovered in the hall of his hom...
Three friends remanded for unlawful entry and stealing
Three friends have been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for committing six offences at Amanfrom, near Kumasi.
Police arrest two more suspects in lynching of Liberian national at Sakumono-Lashibi
The Ghana Police Service has apprehended two additional individuals in connection with the brutal lynching of a 24-year-old Liberian man at Sakumono-Lashibi.
Police arrest four Ada SHTS students after viral video showing threats with cutlass
Authorities have arrested four students of Ada Senior High Technical School after a video circulated on social media allegedly showed a student wielding a cutlass and threatening others on campus, police said on Friday. The Ghana Police Service said the incident came to its attention shortly after midnight when officer...
Unemployed gets 12 years jail term for robbing a trader
A 25-year-old unemployed man has been jailed for 12 years by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for robbing a trader at Aburaso in the locality.
Two granted bail over alleged possession of suspected narcotics, attempted bribery
Kumensah Kodzo John, 23, a taxi driver, and Wonder Kwame Kudafa, 32, have been arraigned before the Denu Circuit Court over alleged possession of suspected narcotic substances and attempted bribery.
Two arrested in Kintampo with suspected cannabis worth over GH¢100,000
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of two men in the Bono East Region for possession of suspected narcotic substances, following a routine patrol operation that led to the seizure of a significant quantity of cannabis.
Teacher jailed 12 years for defiling pupil under his care
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 12 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old pupil.
Two jailed over armed robbery attack on New Edubiase fuel station
The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced two men to lengthy prison terms for their roles in an armed robbery attack on the Brent Energy Filling Station at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region in 2024.
Labourer granted bail over theft at Teshie construction site
An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Derrick Larbi Nmetteh, a labourer accused of stealing electrical cables, PVC pipes, and breakers worth GH¢28,320 from a construction site at Teshie.
Eight arrested over illegal mining at Amomaso Forest
The Ghana Police Service has arrested eight persons in connection with illegal mining activities at the Amomaso Forest near the Berekum Municipality in the Bono Region. According to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the suspects were...