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PID, DOVVSU rescue 5-year-old girl sold by alleged child trafficking syndicate within Kasoa
The Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) of the Central East Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Kasoa, has rescued a five-year-old girl allegedly stolen and sold by a suspected child trafficking syndicate involving a midwife. The rescue operation fo...
Kwadwo Akofena Safo, 8 others granted GH₵ 500K bail over Adwoa Safo shooting incident
Nine individuals, including Kwadwo Akofena Safo, have been granted bail in the sum of GH₵500,000, with two sureties each not to be justified in connection with an alleged shooting incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo. The accused persons were granted bail when they appeared before the Adentan Cir...
Pastor arrested over viral threats against Vice-President
The Ghana Police Service has arrested the General Overseer of Elohim International Ministry, Prophet William Gyimah, for allegedly issuing a death threat against Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang in a viral video. The 49-year-old suspect was apprehended on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during a targeted operation at K...
EOCO rescues 39 in Hohoe raid on suspected travel fraud, human trafficking syndicate
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has rescued 39 persons during an intelligence-led operation targeting a suspected travel fraud and human trafficking syndicate in Hohoe in the Volta Region. The operation, conducted on Sunday, July 19, targeted two groups op...
Police issue medical form to assaulted Nyinahin SHS student as investigations continue
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has issued a medical report form to an 18-year-old female student allegedly assaulted by a caretaker of Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School, as investigations into the incident captured in a viral video continue.
Star US Supreme Court lawyer Goldstein to be sentenced for tax crimes
Prominent Washington lawyer Thomas Goldstein will be sentenced on Friday for tax and financial crimes tied to his side career as a high-stakes poker player, capping a startling chapter for a top appellate attorney who spent years arguing key cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Agona Nkwanta Police arrest ex-convict over rape, murder
The Agona Nkwanta District Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old ex-convict for allegedly raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl at Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region.
Defence challenges banking authorisations in Gifty Oware-Mensah trial
The Defence in the trial of Gifty Oware-Mensah, former Deputy Executive Director, National Service Authority (NSA), has questioned the basis of transactions made from an ADB account linked to a Higher Purchase Facility for National Service Personnel.
Police foil robbery plot, recover weapons in Ahafo region
The Ghana Police Service has foiled a planned robbery operation and recovered a cache of weapons following an intelligence-led operation at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region. The coordinated exercise, carried out by the Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department in collaboration with the Ashanti North Regional Po...
Two arrested in connection with Nsawam filling station robbery
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery attack at Kwafokrom near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The suspects, identified as Amos Boame and Collins Adjei, were arrested following the robbery incident which occurred on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Police say a third...
Lashibi robbery attempt turns deadly as mobile money vendor kills attacker
The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle after a robber was killed during an attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi. According to a police statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs for the Accra Region, Chief Supt. Juliana Obeng, the incident occurred on July 3,...
MoMo vendor killed in armed robbery attack at Dominase Onion Market, another critically injured
A mobile money vendor has been shot dead, while another person is battling for his life following an armed robbery attack at the Gomoa Dominase Onion Market in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.