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Youth in Tamale protest recall of IGP’s Special Operations Team
Some youth in Tamale have taken to the streets to protest the recall of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team, popularly known as the Black Maria, from the Northern Region. The team was deployed to the region last year following a surge in robberies and other crimes. Residents say its presence h...
Five dead, others injured in Gbeniyiri clash
Five people have been killed and five others injured in a clash between residents and herdsmen in Gbeniyiri and surrounding communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region. Two of the deceased have already been buried in Sawla, while the remaining three bodies have been deposited at the morgue of th...
Police dismantle armed robbery gang on Obuasi–Dunkwa highway
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has disrupted an armed robbery syndicate operating along the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway following a series of intelligence-led operations conducted on March 10 and 11, 2026.
Police arrest suspect at Aplaku over threat of death
Police have arrested a suspect for allegedly threatening an Uber driver with a replica pistol following a misunderstanding over transport fare at Aplaku. The suspect, identified as Jeffrey Selasi Johnson Edze, 32, has been cautioned and detained while Police retain the exhibit for evidential purposes as preparations a...
Silence on sexual abuse emboldens perpetrators – Criminologist
A criminologist, Dr. Jones Opoku-Ware, has urged parents and guardians to promptly report cases of sexual abuse to the police to help protect victims and deter perpetrators. His call follows the circulation of a video in which a 24-year-old man allegedly confesses to sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy. Another video sh...
Gunmen attack MoMo vendor in Walewale, steal cash and newly purchased motorbike
An armed robbery incident is reported at Walewale in the North East Region, where a mobile money (MoMo) vendor comes under attack by a group of gun-wielding men in broad daylight.
Police arrest 10 suspects in anti-drug operation in Tamale
The Red Maria, a special operations team constituted by the Northern Regional Police Command, has arrested 10 suspects and impounded three motorbikes in a crackdown on drug peddling in Tamale. The operation targeted areas such as Gurugu, Gumani, Kanvilli, and Gbela. According to police sources, some of the suspects wer...
Police arrest suspect at Aplaku over threat of death
Police have arrested a suspect for allegedly threatening an Uber driver with a replica pistol following a misunderstanding over transport fare at Aplaku.
Okada riding thugs allegedly assault NADMO Director, wife and children
Some ‘Okada’ riding thugs over the weekend attacked the Director of Engineering and Mechanicals of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and his family, leading to his hospitalisation. Moses Ahiakpornu, who was burying his late father at Kpedome near Xevi, in the Akatsi North District on Saturday, rushe...
Five arrested for robbery at Chinese machinery firm in Asankrangwa
Police in the Western Central Region have arrested five suspects in connection with an armed robbery attack on a Chinese heavy-duty machinery company at Asankrangwa in the Amenfi West Municipality. Preliminary investigations indicate that the robbery occurred on March 12, 2026, at about 7:20 p.m., when a group of armed...
14 arrested over suspected narcotics cultivation, distribution in Upper East
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested 14 suspects over their alleged involvement in the cultivation and distribution of narcotic drugs at Daliga in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region.
Electrician granted GH¢10,000 bail for stealing pineapples
A 21-year-old electrician has been granted GH¢10,000 bail with one surety by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, for stealing 13 pieces of pineapples.