The robbers who shot dead police officer Daniel Owusu at La Paz in Accra last year have been arrested, the Inspector General of Police has announced. The two were rounded up together with three others, David Asante-Apeatu said. Addressing journalists in Accra on Thursday, IGP Asante-Apeatu said the main suspects were arrested after they got … Read more
The Ashanti region police command has step up efforts to arrest 8 armed men who shot and killed two police officers at Drobonso in the Ashanti region, Thursday morning. The deceased were part of a team who were returning from night patrol at Drobonso Tent City. Ashanti region Police PRO, ASP Juliana Obeng told 3news.com … Read more
A 30-year-old police constable is reported to have been found dead in her room at Sefwi Asawinso in the Western Region. The incident is said to have occurred around 4:00 pm Monday when her colleague officers had looked for Stella Aceahmpongmaa Adupie to no avail since Sunday. She is said to have come from Kumasi … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Ocquaye, has directed Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee to investigate the recent killing of on-duty police officers and to recommend means of ensuring the safety of the officers. Four police officers have been shot at, and some killed, in the line of duty within June and July 2017. The … Read more
Jane Ayiayem -In what seems like a De Ja Vu, a one time footballer has joined the Ghana police officer, just as a one time policeman joined the Ghana national team -the Black Stars. Former Ghana Under-17 striker Jane Ayiayem has graduated from the Pwalugu training School and is now a police officer in the Ghana … Read more
All-female police units are shaking up the male-dominated force in conservative northwest India, hitting the streets to combat sex crimes and a pervasive culture of silence around rape. One such squad in Jaipur has been patrolling bus stops, colleges and parks where women are vulnerable to sexual harassment. Women can face a barrage on India’s … Read more
SECURITY is one critical ingredient that helps a nation to grow. In an environment where security is not guaranteed, people feel insecure and thereby act in fear. THE situation even becomes more frightening when those who are mandated to protect us—law enforcers (police)—are being targeted and in extreme cases killed. LAST week, two suspected armed robbers shot and … Read more
Fifteen people suspected to have been variously involved in the shooting incident at Lapaz that claimed the life of a policeman and caused injury to another have been arrested by the police. The suspects include a 27-year-old female, Charity Otuboa, a trader; six Nigerians and eight Ghanaians. The names of the suspects are; Ken Ikponnwosa, … Read more
An angry mob lynched three suspects recently at Nator Banori, a village near Nadowli, in the Upper West Region. The deceased are currently at the Upper West Regional Hospital Morgue in Wa. Briefing the media in Wa, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Edward Oduro Kwarteng, the Deputy Upper West Regional Police Commander, said at about … Read more
After some 2 years on the sidelines, Policeman Samuel Sarfo has made his way to the prestigious Black Stars… There is still a bright side to Ghana’s loss to the US team, in the friendly match played in Connecticut, USA on Saturday, July 1, 2017. United States’ Dom Dwyer and Kellyn Acosta both scored their first … Read more
Liberty Professionals defender, Samuel Sarfo, is getting a lot of attention not necessarily because he is a good player but because of his other profession. The player is a Constable with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and he got to play for his country last weekend against the United States in an … Read more
The Police administration has posthumously promoted two of its officers who were killed in the line of their duty. The officers, Lance Corporal Robert Kumi Larbi Ackah and Constable Michael Kporyi lost their lives in two separate incidents at Dawadawa on the Buipe-Kintampo road and Michel Camp in Accra respectively. A statement issued by the … Read more
A police constable, whose name has been given as Michael Kporyi, has been shot dead by robbers near Michel Camp in Tema. The robbers were said to be riding a motorbike. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Tema Police Command, ASP Joseph Darkwa, the officer was on patrol on his own motorbike on … Read more
A suspected armed robber was last Thursday gunned down after a shoot-out with the police in Tema. He is alleged to have shot a policeman in the thigh before he was shot in the neck, resulting in his death. The deceased was part of a four-member gang a police patrol team stopped to interrogate at … Read more
A man in his thirties lost his life in a shoot-out with the Tema police patrol team A man in his thirties lost his life in a shoot-out with the Tema police patrol team, Mr. Joseph Benefo Darkwah, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Tema Regional Police Command, told journalists. Mr. Darkwah said that the … Read more
It seems several ladies have suffered various sexual abuses from the Police Constable in Dzodze in the Volta Region who is in Police custody for allegedly defiling a thirteen year old girl. Constable Kennedy Sarfo, 28 years old is said to have developed a habit of sexually exploiting young girls in the town and threatening them … Read more
Police in Dzodze in the Volta Region have arrested their 28-year old Police Constable for allegedly defiling a 13- old girl. The suspect Constable Kennedy Sarfo, a police officer stationed at Dzodze in the Ketu North District allegedly defiled the girl in his room. An anonymous source in the town who disclosed the incident to … Read more
Police who found a dismembered body being cooked on a stovetop in an Australian apartment thought they had stumbled on a Halloween prank, they told an inquest on Monday. Australian chef Marcus Volke is alleged to have murdered his Indonesian transgender wife Mayang Prasetyo in 2014 and attempted to cover it up by cutting up … Read more
The heartlessness of a 49-year-old grandfather has landed him in the grips of the Enchi District police, after he allegedly severed the right leg of his 13-year-old grandson for theft. Accordingly to ASP Olivia Adiku, the Regional Police Public Relations officer, a neighbour of the culprit who lives at Nyamebekyire near Enchi assisted by Constable … Read more
Drivers in Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region who ply the Amantin-Atebubu-Yeji road have called for more police patrol to reduce armed robbery on that stretch. The Amantin-Atebubu-Yeji stretch of road has for over years recorded many armed robbery incidents with market women being the worst target. In June 2016, Constable Frank Klu of Atebubu, … Read more