Crime
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Over 50km railway tracks stolen as Ghana suffers an estimated $250m in loss
Thieves have stolen nearly 50 kilometers of railway track, nationwide, causing an estimated amount of $250 million of damage to the country. A kilometre of railway construction is estimated at $5mill…
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Over 500 suspects rounded up by Ashanti Regional police
Some 522 suspects have been rounded up by the police in the Ashanti Region. The Public Relations Officer for the regional police command, ASP Godwin Ahianyo, told journalists, “As part of measures to…
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Dampare embarks on a 60-hour operational tour in Bono East
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has embarked on a 60-hour ground operational tour in the Bono East region. The dawn-to-dusk tour which was undertaken on Monday and T…
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[Abesim murder] Police free second suspect
The second suspect in the Abesim. murder saga has been released by the Ghana Police Service. According to Police, the second suspect, the father of the prime suspect, Richard Appiah, was released bec…
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Police deployed on 24-hour patrols in the Upper East Region highways to curb robbery menace
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has given approval to the Upper East Regional Police Command to immediately establish a 24-hour Regional Highway Patrol Unit in that …
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Court jails taxi driver for speeding off with police officer dangling on his bonnet
A Ghanaian taxi driver, Daniel Ofori, has been sentenced by the Koforidua Circuit Court B to two years imprisonment for resisting arrest and moving a vehicle for a distance of 300 meters whiles a pol…
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[Abesim murder] Police uncover where suspect buries victims’ intestines
The Ghana Police Service has discovered a spot where the suspect in the Abesim murder case buried the intestines of his victims. A statement to update the public from the police said that they had di…
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Man struck by mysterious stroke after judge pronounced his sentence
An unemployed driver, Emmanuel Appiah, has been struck by ‘stroke’ after he was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court in the Central Region for stealing. According to Emmanuel’s sister-in-…
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Head of racist group Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio jailed for burning stolen Black Lives Matter flag
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the US far-right racist group, Proud Boys, has been sentenced to prison for burning a Black Lives Matter flag. Enrique Tarrio who has led the far-right group since 2018, bur…
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U.S. hands drug lord Eduardo over to Mexico
Former Mexican drug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Felix was handed over by the United States to Mexico on Monday to face criminal charges, including organized crime, after serving time in a U.S. fed…