Crime

Ashanti Region records 73 fire incidents so far in 2022

The Ashanti Region has recorded 73 fire incidents just two weeks into 2022, a situation officials of the Ghana National Fre Service describe as...

Three SHS students who allegedly burnt a Bolt driver denied bail

The three Senior High School (SHS) students arrested in connection with the alleged burning to death of a Bolt rider at Baka-Ano have been...

Police appeal for information to arrest Radio Ada attackers

Police in Ada have called on the general public, especially residents of the Ada community, to disclose any information that can lead to the...

Two arrested in connection with murder of Holland returnee

The Asokwa Divisional Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the death of a 26-year-old Holland returnee, Bernard Boateng, at Aputuogya in...

Judge threatens to revoke Ato Essien’s bail in ¢620m Capital Bank trial

An Accra High Court has expressed frustration with counsel for the Chief Executive of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien’s attitude towards his ongoing...

Man, 34, who faked own death to evade charges caught by police after catching Covid

A fugitive who faked his own death to escape charges in the US was caught when he was admitted to a hospital in Scotland...

Woman, 41, arrested with 27 slabs of marijuana remanded

The Nkwanta South District Magistrate Court in the Oti Region has remanded 41-year-old, Margaret Chapo, into prison custody. Madam Chapo was remanded for possessing 27...

NIB busts fake ‘medical doctor’

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has busted a 49-year-old-man for posing as a doctor in parts of Accra. The suspect, 'Professor Doctor Kwabena Agyapong Kissi',...

Man damages BBC headquarters statue with hammer

A man has taken a hammer to a statue on the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London. The Prospero and Ariel statue was carved by...

Three injured in robbery attack on Kasoa-Winneba Highway [Video]

Three passengers have sustained serious injuries after robbers attacked them at Gomoa Dabenyin on the Kasoa-Winneba road. The injured passengers are currently at the Winneba...

Woman, 27, in police custody for setting colleague on fire

A 27-year old woman, Godsway Ablorde, is in the custody of the Anloga District Police for the murder of Ami Ablorde, a caterer at...

Teacher, 23, killed during jogging

A 23-year-old primary school teacher killed while jogging along a canal path was murdered by stranger police believe. Ashling Murphy was attacked while...

Man, 35, accused of incest with 2 daughters also impregnates stepdaughter

A 35-year-old-man identified as Issaka has allegedly impregnated his 17-year-old stepdaughter at Kwahu Nsabaa in the Kwahu West Municipality in the Eastern region. The suspect...

Tension mounts at Kwahu as Chinese man allegedly shoots 8-yr-old boy

Tension IS mounting among residents of Kwahu Apradang in the Eastern region after a Chinese man allegedly shot an eight-year-old boy. The incident...

Man allegedly kills his 3 children; hides bodies in freezer

A 52-year-old man, Ifeanyi Amadikwa, has allegedly killed his three children, aged 11, 8, and 4, and hid their corpses in a deep freezer...

‘Poisonous’ woman creates 30 fake Instagram accounts to get ex-boyfriend jailed

A "poisonous" ex-girlfriend sent herself threats from a fake Instagram account to try and get an innocent man sent to jail. Courtney Ireland-Ainsworth, who was...

Suspected Nigerian cyber fraudster nabbed in Ghana; faces extradition to USA

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is to hand over a Nigerian businessman, Martins Eze Obina, to the International Police (INTERPOL) to face United States’...

Police impound vehicle carrying 32 suspected trafficked victims at Busunu

Police in Damongo in the Savannah Region have impounded a Sprinter bus with registration number AS 9399-12 with 32 passengers on board suspected to...

Horrifying moment 18-year-old dumped her newborn baby in dustbin

An 18-year-old New Mexico mother who was caught on video throwing her newborn child into a dumpster told police she did not know she...

Mobile Money vendor jailed for stealing GH¢18K from employer

An Adenta Circuit Court has sentenced a Mobile Money vendor to 12 months imprisonment for stealing his employer’s money. Ibrahim Emmanuel is said to have...

Threat of death, assault top crime records in Ajumako

Threat of death and assault dominated the criminal cases recorded in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District in 2021, the Ajumako District Police Command has said. With a...

Driver shot dead, 3 injured as robbers attack passengers

One person has reportedly been shot dead with three others injured in a robbery attack on the Assin Awisam-Dunkwa stretch in the Central Region....

Five suspected teen robbers arrested

Police in Sunyani have arrested five teenagers who allegedly robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint on the Nsoatre-Berekum highway in the Bono Region. The...

Girl just three weeks into job shot dead during late shift

A teenage girl was shot and killed during a robbery as she worked a shift at a Burger King. Chilling footage of the shooting appeared...

Judge goes wild on police over poor investigation

There was drama in the courtroom of Koforidua Circuit Court “B” when the Presiding Judge, Kwame Polley described as “twea” poor police investigation into...

Robbery gang busted in Western Region [Photos]

The combined efforts of the police and members of Wassa Appiahkrom and Ayiem communities has led to the arrest of nine robbery suspects. Police reports...

Notorious armed robber arrested at Sandema

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a notorious armed robber who has been involved in series of robberies at Sandema and its environs. Abdulai Issaka...

Alleged murderers of American Strip Dancer granted bail

An Accra Magistrate Court has granted GH₵100,000 bail with two sureties to the alleged murderers of Ms Julie Diane Williams, aka Tyger Booty. One...

20-year-old arrested for murder of 12-year-old boy [Photos]

The Anfoega District Police have arrested 20-year-old Alhassan Kossi for the murder of a 12-year-old boy at Awate Todzi near Anfoega in the Volta...

JoyNews’ investigations uncover how a child could be rented for ₵800 to work on cocoa farms [Video]

Eight hundred cedis is how much it costs to get a child to work on a cocoa farm at Elluokrom in the Western North...

KTU student, girlfriend remanded for brandishing weapon on social media

A student of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) and his girlfriend have been remanded in police custody for brandishing a gun on social media and...

Police arrest British national for assaulting fire officer and journalist

A British national who allegedly assaulted an officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and a journalist working with a Sunyani-based local radio...

4 suspected to have tied, clubbed man to death arrested

Police in the Central Region have arrested four persons suspected to have tied a 23-year-old man and clubbed him to death. Nana Kofi Amangu, Kwamena...

Five suspected armed robbers killed, six others arrested

The Police says it has killed five suspected robbers in a series of special Anti-Robbery intelligence-led operations. Some six others were also arrested in the...

Couple beat 4-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting

A couple based at Enchi-Yakase in the Western North Region has been caged by the police for beating their four-year-old daughter to death for...

Bawku disturbances: 12 suspects denied bail

An Accra Circuit Court did not grant bail to the 12 accused persons arrested for their involvement in the renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bawku. In...

Two traditional leaders remanded over attempted assassination

The Ofaakor District Court has remanded two traditional leaders over an attempted assassination of Gomoa Fetteh chief. The two, Nana Essel Amoquandoh III and Nana...

3 teenagers arrested for attempting to murder girl, 14, for rituals

Detectives in Nigeria in collaboration with community youth have arrested three suspects for attempted ritual killing. It is reported that the suspects, two aged 15...

Man in Police grips for setting aunt’s building ablaze

Police in Ho have arrested a 34-year old farmer, Dzomeku Godsway, for setting ablaze his aunt’s house at Sokode Etoe in the Volta Region. DSP...

Nigeria: Three teenagers arrested for attempting to murder girl, 14 for rituals

Detectives of Nigeria in collaboration with community youth have arrested three suspects for attempted ritual killing. It is reported that the suspects, two aged 15...