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03 Mar

Over 250 Motorbike Riders Arrested For Jumping Red Light

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The Police, as part of the Police Action Against Rider Indiscipline (PAARI) programme, has arrested over 250 motorbike riders for jumping the red light in Accra. The service, in April 2022, introduced ‘Operation PAARI’, a road safety intervention to check indiscipline among motorcycle users on our roads which was becoming a major cause of road traffic accidents in the country. As part of the strategy, motorcycle users who were arrested in violation of road traffic regulations and other traffic offences within the period were sensitised and taken through some road traffic education and subsequently cautioned to be law-abiding. Following the…

03 Mar

Whereabouts Of 24-Year-Old Man Unknown Over 6 Weeks After Police Arrest

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A 24-year-old dealer in second-hand clothing cannot be found close to six weeks after he was arrested by persons identified as police officers. Eyewitnesses say three of the men who arrested Razak Kasim at his residence at Abuakwa in the Ashanti region were in police uniform and armed. The family of Razak has however combed several police stations in the region with no hope of where their relative has been kept. Mother of the suspect, Amina Awudu explains, “they threatened whoever went close to inquire about the arrest. They didn’t mention to the residents of the house where they were…

02 Mar

Police Arrest 12 Cyberfraudsters For Impersonating Prominent Persons

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Police have arrested 12 suspects and are pursuing over 25 others for their involvement in cyber-related crimes following a sustained cyber-intelligence operation. The suspects are accused of impersonating and or hacking into the social media accounts of prominent persons including ministers of state, members of parliament, heads of government institutions and corporate entities. Their modus operandi, according to the Police, is to defraud unsuspecting victims of various sums of money by promising them jobs, scholarships, publication of fake promotional advertisements and sale of products among others. In a Police statement announcing the arrests, they said as part of the operation,…

14 Feb

Students Clash With Police At UG While Protesting Management’s ‘Silence’ On Accommodation Crisis

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Some aggrieved students have clashed with police at the forecourt of the Commonwealth Hall at the University of Ghana as they tried to access the facility. The former residents of the hall are protesting to register their displeasure over what they see as management’s silence on the accommodation crisis. This was after the court placed an injunction on the implementation of the residential policy. On January 6, the aggrieved students secured an interim injunction against the implementation of the new policy revoking the residential status of continuing students of both Mensah Sarbah and Commonwealth Halls. But the said students remain…

13 Feb

How Police Officers Disguise As Prostitutes To Help Arrest Criminals – Dampare Details

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The Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare has revealed the extent to which his administration is going to fight crime while ensuring discipline in the service. Speaking at a durbar with police officers in the Bono Regional Capital on Friday, Dr Dampare said his administration has adopted and implemented various intelligence gathering efforts such as using some police women dressed up as prostitutes as baits. This he noted has led to an overall reduction in crime across the country. “Some of them including some women, we were using them as baits – they dress as prostitutes unknown to everybody… to…

13 Feb

Police Gun Down Suspected Armed Robbers At Abor

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Personnel from the Abor Police Command in the Volta Region have gunned down three suspected armed robbers in a robbery operation at Tsive- Kpotame near Kpadzakope, a suburb of Abor. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at about 0125 hours, resulted in the killing of the three all-male robbery gang. A source from the Abor Police told the Ghana News Agency that the Police received information about the suspected armed robbers, numbering seven, who had besieged the area ostensibly to attack a residence at Tsive- Kpotame. The source said the Police, armed with this tip-off, laid an…

10 Feb

Suame Constituency NDC Youth Organiser Remanded Over Violent Comments

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The Asokwa Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region, has remanded the Suame Constituency Youth organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Razak Kuampa Avoliya. This comes after he was arraigned on Thursday for his comments over the weekend. According to the court, the matter bordered on National Security, as a result he cannot be granted bail. The case has thus been adjourned to Wednesday February 14. The accused was detained by the Police on Wednesday, after the regional leadership of the party turned him over. The NDC Youth Organiser in Suame is reported to have made statements that border…

07 Feb

Police Inspector Interdicted For Professional Misconduct

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The Police Administration has interdicted Inspector Kennedy Martey Ampofo, stationed at the Sampa District Command in the Bono Region, for professional misconduct. A statement issued and signed by DSP Patrick Okai Kodjoe, the Acting Bono Regional Head of the Police Public Affairs Unit, said Inspector Ampofo allegedly handcuffed one Frank Kofi Adu and failed to take him through due process. “The Police Inspector has been referred to the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) to allow for a thorough investigation into the matter”, the statement, copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday, said. Source: GNA

02 Feb

12 Persons Arrested For Involvement In Robbery, Murder Cases

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The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested twelve members of an organized crime syndicate for their involvement in a series of carjacking and robbery incidents. The suspects are – Prince Opuni, Kwabena Kyei Barfour, Jeffrey Dwomoh alias Jeff, Clifford Opoku alias Spider, Samuel Adom, William Ansah, Bernard Adu Gyamfi, Anthony Tawiah alias Wizzy, Andrew Kwame Owusu, Musah Sulley, Yaw Acheampong, Charles Lotherford. The Police in a press release issued on Wednesday, February 1, said the suspects operate with guns, attack their victims and take over their cars which they then sell to others. “The Police have arrested twelve people who are…

01 Feb

34 Women Arrested For Prostitution In Tema, Each Granted GHs5k Bail Each

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About 34 women are in the grips of the law for engaging in prostitution in the Tema metropolis. This was after recent complaints received from concerned citizens showed that some young ladies had been parading the streets of the metropolis at night soliciting clients for prostitution. The Tema Regional Police Command organised an intelligent-led operation to bring see sanity into the metropolis. The arrested led to the arrest of the female Ghanaians, Liberian and Nigeria nationalities at Subon Valley at Community Seven 7, Sabrina Hotel area at Site 17 Community one as well as Viena City and Datus area both…