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Police Restore Calm After Rival Factions Clash at Sampa Main Market
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Police Restore Calm After Rival Factions Clash at Sampa Main Market

Calm has returned to the town of Sampa in the Bono Region after a violent clash between two rival groups, Sammordua and Samgba Gyafla, left parts of the main market in flames and several people injured on Sunday, October 5. The Bono Regional Police Command confirmed that officers were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call about heavy gunfire between the factions. The confrontation reportedly led to the burning of several stores in the busy market area. Police personnel, who rushed in to restore order and escort a Ghana National Fire Service tender and an ambulance carrying a pregnant woman to the hospital, came under fire during the operation. Their service vehicle, with registration number GP 686, was forced off the road into a ditch amid the exchange of gunfire. ...
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POLICE RECORD MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN ROBBERY INVESTIGATIONS: 10 SUSPECTS ARRESTED, 3 DEAD
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POLICE RECORD MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN ROBBERY INVESTIGATIONS: 10 SUSPECTS ARRESTED, 3 DEAD

The Ghana Police Service has recorded a significant breakthrough in its fight against armed robbery with the dismantling of a criminal syndicate believed to be behind a series of violent attacks on financial institutions, particularly rural banks, across several regions of the country. According to police officials, the gang had operated across the Ashanti, Eastern, Central, Western, and Ahafo Regions, terrorizing communities and targeting financial institutions. Their activities not only endangered lives but also posed a major threat to rural banking operations and financial security. In a recent operation, law enforcement officers arrested 10 suspects linked to the group, while 3 others were reported dead following an exchange with the police. The arrests, police say, will aid ongo...
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Two Armed Robbers Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment in Kumasi
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Two Armed Robbers Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has announced the successful conviction and sentencing of two armed robbers involved in a violent home invasion and robbery incident that took place in Atonsu Kuwait, Kumasi. The convicts, Abass Kasim (26) and Daniel Morro, popularly known as “China” (25), were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each by the Kumasi Circuit Court 4 on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after being found guilty on multiple charges including conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, unlawful entry, abetment of crime, and possession of firearms without authority. The sentences are to run concurrently. The Attack According to the police, the incident occurred on July 31, 2021, at about 2:30 a.m. when the convicts, together with three accomplices still at large, launched a violent ...
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Two arrested over alleged attempted robbery  
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Two arrested over alleged attempted robbery  

The Special Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested two employees of a company at North Kaneshie, Accra, for allegedly conspiring to rob the firm during a scheduled cash transfer.  The suspects, identified as Joseph Danso, alias Nana Yaw, and Fauzan Alhassan, were apprehended on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, while trailing a dispatch rider conveying company funds to a bank at Abossey Okai.  A police statement indicated that intelligence gathered revealed a plot involving the two suspects and their alleged accomplices, identified as Frankie and Asante, to rob the company during the cash movement.  “Surveillance mounted by the Special Support Unit led to the arrest of the two suspects in the act,” the statement said.  During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confess...
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Key suspect arrested in connection with 12 stolen motorbikes in Accra
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Key suspect arrested in connection with 12 stolen motorbikes in Accra

The Accra Regional Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in a motorbike theft syndicate following the arrest of a key suspect believed to be linked to a string of motorbike thefts reported across the region in recent weeks. The arrest follows a report filed on June 24, 2025, by a resident of Madina, who disclosed that his red Royal motorbike, registered M-25-CW 367, had been stolen overnight while parked in his home. Acting swiftly on intelligence, a police team apprehended Emmanuel Akanpatiba, who was found in possession of the stolen motorbike. During interrogation, Akanpatiba admitted to the crime and named his accomplice, Israel Fredrick Lomotey, who is currently on the run. Further investigations have revealed that the two, along with others, are behind at least ...
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Ashanti Region Police nab notorious armed robbers in major operation
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Ashanti Region Police nab notorious armed robbers in major operation

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested several key suspects linked to a series of violent armed robberies that have plagued residential areas in the region in recent weeks. The successful operation, which followed a coordinated intelligence-led response, saw a dramatic exchange of gunfire that left one suspect fatally wounded and others in custody. According to a police statement, the operation was carried out on Friday, June 27, 2025, around 11:30 a.m., following numerous reports of robbery incidents in Abuakwa, Tanoso, Apatrapa, Dechembuoso, Appiadu, and surrounding communities. During the operation, one suspect sustained gunshot wounds after engaging police in a firefight. He was later pronounced dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) by medical officers. Anot...
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Two arrested for illegally tampering with mobile phones in Wassa Akropong
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Two arrested for illegally tampering with mobile phones in Wassa Akropong

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two individuals in connection with the illegal tampering of mobile phones belonging to a credit sales company at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. The suspects, Machiavelli Arthur and Gideon Ebenezer—both phone repairers operating in the area—were picked up on June 19, 2025, following an intelligence-led operation by the Police. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects had been using laptops and other electronic tools to unlock, bypass, and flash mobile phones sold on credit. Their actions enabled customers who defaulted on payment to continue using the devices without settling their debts. During interrogation, both suspects admitted to using specialized software to carry out these unlawful activities. Items retrieved from th...
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Seven Arrested for Armed Robbery at Ashaiman
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Seven Arrested for Armed Robbery at Ashaiman

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects, including two juveniles, in connection with a violent robbery incident that occurred at Ashaiman Sakaska Park and Dagomba Junction in the Greater Accra Region. According to police reports, the suspects, a group of young men, attacked several victims at night using a weapon. They made away with multiple personal items including an iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Samsung A03 Core, an Infinix Hot 40i, a power bank, and a backpack containing a Dell laptop and its charger, along with an undisclosed amount of cash. Following swift response by officers and assistance from members of the public, the Police were able to arrest two of the suspects on the scene. The arrested individuals were identified as Moses Kwame Helu and Jonathan Osabutey....
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Ghana Police Service Denounces Fake Recruitment Scheme Circulating Online
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Ghana Police Service Denounces Fake Recruitment Scheme Circulating Online

The Ghana Police Service has issued a strong disclaimer following the circulation of false information on social media claiming that a new police recruitment exercise is underway. In an official statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, the Service firmly denied the authenticity of these claims, describing them as entirely false and misleading. “The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to information circulating on various social media platforms regarding an ongoing recruitment exercise. The Police Administration wishes to categorically state that this information is false,” the statement emphasized. According to the Police, no new recruitment exercise has been announced, and any legitimate hiring pro...
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Government to undertake massive retooling of Police Service – Mahama
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Government to undertake massive retooling of Police Service – Mahama

Government will soon undertake a massive retooling of the Ghana Police Service to provide the tools and logistics needed to fulfill its mandate. President John Dramani Mahama made the disclosure on Tuesday when he inaugurated a 10-member Police Council under the chairpersonship of President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. He urged the members to serve with distinction. The President commended the police management team for the successes they had chalked recently in the fight against armed robbery, and also the collaboration with their Nigerian counterparts in apprehending the kidnappers in Nigeria and bringing the Ghanaians victims safely back home. He lauded the Police for their apprehension of the killers of some mobile money merchants in Kumasi, Koforidua and Aflao. ...
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