Crime

Female convict begs Akufo-Addo for pardon

A 25-year-old convict at the Ho Female Prison, who is losing her eyesight as a result of burns she sustained while pouring acid on...

Head of murdered taxi driver found in car after accident

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder and decapacitation of a taxi driver at Hobor in the Ga South district of...

Two arrested at Kasoa with human head

The police has arrested two young men with a 'fresh' male human head on Monday. The two, suspected to be ritual murderers, were arrested at...

Driver’s mate fined for causing the death of a 2-year old

An Adentan Circuit Court has imposed a fine of GHS3,600 on a driver’s mate for exposing a child to danger. Nana Nyarko is said to...

Plumber jailed 3 years for stealing ECG transformer parts

The Nsawam Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old plumber to three years in prison for stealing parts of a transformer belonging to the Electricity...

Dormaa-Ahenkro Circuit Court sentences ex-convict to 14 years imprisonment

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has convicted and sentenced an ex-convict, Kwabena Paterson, aged 28 to...

Driver nabbed over serial theft

A driver, who took huge sums of money from seven victims under the pretext of securing United Kingdom (UK) visas for them but failed,...

Cable thief suffers burn injuries

An unidentified man, believed to be in his early 30s, was seriously burnt when he attempted to steal electricity cables from an Electricity Company...

Man murders friend during fight in farm

A physical exchange between two farmers has left one dead at Lamboya near Zebila in the Bawku district of the Upper East Region. The victim,...

Court sentences Astroturf thief, accomplice declared wanted

The Berekum Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Osei Kofi Amoako has sentenced a 21-year-old resident of Dwenem in Jaman South Municipality, Gideon...

Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over internet fraud, information theft

A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in...

Painter slapped with ₵12k fine over fake alcoholic beverages

A painter, Franklyn Crentsil, who was nabbed for misbranding some alcoholic beverages in his residence at Darkuman in 2017 has been sentenced to a...

5 dead, 30 wounded as gunman opens fire during US Independence parade

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at...

Suspects in Major Mahama’s case asked to open defence

The 14 persons who allegedly killed the late Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, mistaking him for an armed robber,...

38-year-old bar operator stabbed to death over alleged chieftaincy dispute

There is uneasy calm at Adum Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region as a 38-year-old bar operator has been killed...

Police arrest 6 suspects over land, chieftaincy dispute in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has arrested six persons in the Ashanti Region who are suspected to be connected to a land and chieftaincy...

Court jails trader 20 years for attempted robbery

A 27-year-old trader has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempted robbery. Nii Aryee Allotey, who...

Parliament sends strong message to Ghanaians over recent cyber fraud

Members of Parliament (MPs) have told Ghanaians they don't offer jobs or charge fees on social media. This is a result of the increase of...

Security man arrested for impregnating boss’ 15-year-old daughter

A 20-year-old security guard has been arrested for allegedly molesting and impregnating his employer’s teenage daughter.Samuel Maikasuw was picked up by operatives of the Lagos State Police...

Teacher jailed 45 years for rape, sexual abuse of 8 kids

A man who sexually preyed on children with learning or physical disabilities for over 16 years was sentenced to a record 45 years in...

Police commend Arise Ghana protesters, public and officers

The Ghana Police Service has praised the Arise Ghana demonstrators as well as its officers for the incident-free outcome of day two of the...

Armed robbers steal gold worth $350,000 from mining company

Armed robbers made away with gold with a value of approximately US$350,000 when they raided the Homase site of gold ore mining company, GoldStone...

Police gun down four suspected armed robbers in Ashanti region

The Ashanti Regional police have killed four suspected highway robbers in a shoot-out at Asumegya in the Asante Bekwai District. Assembly member for the area,...

Nkoranza murder: Suspect’s death unnatural – Autopsy report

A Police autopsy report has revealed that the late Victor Kwadwo Owusu, who was allegedly shot and killed on May 18, 2022, by the...

NPP man caged for allegedly firing warning shots

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a defeated parliamentary candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Subin Constituency...

Arise Ghana Demo: 29 persons remanded, organisers to be arraigned

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 29 protesters who engaged in violence during the Arise Ghana demonstration on Tuesday, June 28. The arrest was as...

Arise Ghana Demo: Man arrested for possessing weapon

A man is in the grips of the police for possessing a firearm on the second day of the Arise Ghana Demo. Starting late hours...

Fake police officer granted ₵70k bail over fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a ₵70,000.00 bail with two sureties to a fake police officer who allegedly defrauded his fiancée of ₵62,200.00. The...

Businessman remanded over theft of Toyota vehicle

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old businessman into Police custody over the alleged theft of a Toyota vehicle valued at ¢90,000. The vehicle...

Woman, 6-year-old daughter gang raped in moving car after being offered lift

A mother and her six-year-old daughter were gang-raped by a group of men who offered them a lift home in northern India, police said. The pair...

Wife pays assassins to kill husband for failing to sleep with her for 9 years

A housewife has been arrested for hiring a man to assassinate her husband for failing to perform his sexual marital duties for nine years. The...

A/R: criminal activities force residents to compile names of landlords to track criminals

Criminal activities have been on the increase at Meduma in the Kwabre-East District of the Ashanti Region. Residents say they come under armed attacks, especially...

Ex-convict in court over fraud

Businessman Charles Oppong Kyekyeku, who was jailed in the UK for fake invoices totaling £245,000 to Jones Lang LaSalle over two years, has been...

Fraudsters using Sammy Awuku’s name in recruitment scam arrested

A 73-year-old businessman, Emmanuel King Opare, a known member of the ruling New Patriotic Party and a 55-year-old teacher, Elizabeth Manukure, both residents of...

Man jailed for defiling neighbour’s daughter

The Sogakofe Circuit Court has handed a seven-year prison term in hard labour to Richard Atim, a 25-year-old mechanic who defiled an 11-year-old girl. The...

Police in court over Arise Ghana demo

The Police are seeking a court ruling on the time and location of an intended protest by a group, Arise Ghana. This, the Service said...

Tiler gets 7 years for defilement; claims victim forced him to have sex with her

Patrick Mawunyega, a 24-year-old tiler, who defiled a 15-year-old girl after helping her with her homework, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by...

Fake police officer in court over fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GHS70,000 bail with two sureties to a fake police officer who allegedly defrauded his fiancée of GHS...

Two arrested at Denu for stealing taxicab

Two men have been arrested by the police at Denu in the Volta Region last Tuesday for their alleged complicity in an attempt to...

Unidentified man found dead under bridge

An unidentified man, believed to be in his 70s, has been found dead under a bridge at Bontodiase at Asante Akyem Agogo. Residents, who...