Crime
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STMA taskforce arrests 10 persons over sanitation offences
The Environmental Sanitation Taskforce of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), yesterday arrested 10 persons for defecating in public places in the area. Each of the offenders, who were…
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Couple burnt beyond redemption in tragic fire outbreak at Kotei
A fire outbreak that occurred at Kotei on the dawn of Friday, March 11 has claimed the lives of a couple after they were burnt beyond recognition. Mr. Godfred Konyo, about 54, and his wife, Mrs. Happ…
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Man remanded assaulting neighbor with knife
A Cape Coast Circuit Court on Thursday remanded Patrick Adonteng, a 30-year-old man, into police custody for allegedly inflicting knife wounds on one Master Isaac Agyapong, his neighbour. The accused…
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[Bullion van attacks] The story so far
Between February 2021 and February 2022, four separate bullion van robbery attacks were recorded across the Greater Accra Region. While the last of the attacks was unsuccessful, the remaining three s…
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Several pupils injured in train accident at New Takoradi
Scores of school children have reportedly been injured in a train accident at New Takoradi in the Western region on Thursday, March 10. The victims are currently receiving treatment at the New Takora…
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17-year-old boy stabbed to death while chilling with friends at Obuasi
A 17-year-old boy at Anyinam in Obuasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region, with the name Captain, had been mercilessly stabbed to death. Captain is a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SEC_…
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Suspected cable thief electrocuted while ‘stealing’ cables at Pokuase Interchange
A 40-year-old thief has been electrocuted under the Pokuase Interchange while stealing earth wires at the high-tension pylons. Branteng Kofi Appiah according to police information available to MyNews…
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Loneliness pushed me to sleep with my 8-year-old sister – Man confesses
A young Ghanaian man who pleads for his identity to remain hidden has shared his plight on how being lonely caused him to have sex with his 8-year-old sister. Turning 27 soon he is a shy, reserved an…
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Chinese who illegally operates ‘jackpot machines’ busted, at least 500 machines recovered
Police in Kumasi have arrested a Chinese for operating illegal analogue or non-digital machines, popularly called ‘jackpot machines’, for gaming or betting. The police seized at least 500 jackpot mac…
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[Bullion van robbery] Four more policemen arrested, five civilians on the run
The Ghana Police Service have announced the arrest of five suspects believed to be connected with bullion van robberies that happened between 2021 and 2022. Police had earlier announced the arrest of…