Since Nana Akuffo Addo Dankwa Addo won the presidential election, there has been some kind of uneasiness and uncertainties in the police service. I guess the same applies to all the security services because it is expected that he makes some major appointments in all security services per his constitutional mandate especially heads of these … Read more
Critiquing is one of the realities you are bound to face when you are engaged in any endeavour especially if it is a public one. Criticism is almost like the twin brother of critiquing but criticism is usually done by those who do not mean well, wish well or want to see the organisation they … Read more
Security has been beefed up in Bawku in the Upper East Region, to ensure a peaceful celebration of the Damba festival for the chiefs and people of Mamprusi. According to the Bawku Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Lovelace Tefutor Kaledzi, the Police has collaborated with the military to ensure an incident free celebration. Festivals in … Read more
Two persons were confirmed dead yesterday in a gun battle between some inhabitants of Dawhenya and Miotso in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region. The clash was attributed to the drawn-out unresolved land dispute between the two adjoining communities near Tema. The bodies have since been deposited at the Police Hospital in Accra, … Read more
The year 2016 arguably will go down in history as one of the most deadliest in the in the history of the Ghana Police Service. The year began with one accident after the other then accentuated to attacks from alien herdsmen to killings by armed robbers who see us as a hindrance to their trade. … Read more
The police in the Northern Region have collected a pistol belonging to Hajia Hawawu Gariba Boya, a Deputy Ambassador of Ghana to Saudi Arabia following an altercation with her neighbours in Tamale on Christmas Day. Madam Boya was said to have fired a warning shot at some members of a ‘noisy church’ in her neighbourhood … Read more
The police in the Northern region have collected a pistol belonging to Hajia Hawawu Gariba Boya, a Deputy Ambassador of Ghana to Saudi Arabia following an altercation with her neighbours in Tamale on Christmas Day. Madam Boya was said to have fired a warning shot at some members of a ‘noisy church’ in her neighbourhood … Read more
Police officers in the Upper West Region are on a manhunt for suspected robbers who shot and killed a police officer over the weekend. The deceased, Constable Edmund Kokovi, was said to have been reporting to his post at the District Chief Executive’s residence at Wechiau when he was killed. The Crime officer for the Upper … Read more
The Police in the Upper west region have began a manhunt for some suspected armed robbers who shot and killed a Police officer over the weekend. The deceased Constable Edmund Kwakuvi, is said to have been reporting to his post at the district Chief Executive’s residence when the incidence occurred. The Crime Officer for the … Read more
A Police officer has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers at Wa in the Upper West region. The deceased, Constable Edmund Kokovi is said to be on his way to his post at the residence of the District Chief Executive of the area when the incident happened. Crime officer for the Upper West Regional … Read more
Fresh investigations by the New Crusading Guide has revealed that some police officers have resorted to using highway patrol duties for their personal benefit, intimidating civilians at will, flexing their guns and threatening to beat up and kill those who question their authority. In a series of ongoing exposes by this newspaper and its readers, … Read more
Despite a surge in police patrol in Accra and towns nationwide, there has been a corresponding increase in robbery cases in crime prone areas like Tema and its surrounding areas during this festive season. According to some residents, “We live in fear because there are many armed robbers who make life uncomfortable for us.” “My … Read more
The Police service and the Armed Forces are two great security services that are very indispensable to the other when it comes to constitutional functions of maintaining law and as well as defence. The police particularly cannot carry out it constitutionally mandated duties maintaining law and order per the dictates of article 200(3) without the … Read more
The Yuletide is here with us once again and as usual the Police Administration has started warning the public to stop the sale and distribution of fire crackers, popularly known as ‘knock out’. According to the police, sometimes it is very difficult for them to differentiate between real gun fires and the sound made by … Read more
Since 1966 that first coup took place in Ghana to end the rule of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, many unjustifiable military brutalities on Ghanaian people has been left in the annals of history and forgotten. That cannot continue under this current democratic dispensation of ours when only the law is supreme. The only way that it … Read more
It all started on the 6th of March 2014 after the Independence Parade, when it was announced by the Police administration that COP Patrick Timbilla had been put under house arrest for allegedly taking part in a police recruitment scam. Over hundreds of victims had paid money in anticipation of entering into the Police Service … Read more
A gun battle Wednesday morning between a resident and suspected armed men believed to be robbers has left two reportedly dead and a pregnant woman injured in Tinga a small mining community in Bole. ???Detail of the incident is still sketchy as police told Kasapa News they were en route to the scene. According to … Read more
As part of efforts to ensure a safe and sound Christmas festivities in the Ashaiman Municipality, the Ashaiman District Police Commander, DSP Seth Tay says the Ashaiman Division has adopted proactive measures to ensure an incident and crime free Christmas. He said the District Police have intensified day and night patrols in the municipality to … Read more
The Western Regional Police commander, DCOP Akuriba Yaagy says the police and the military command in the region have resolved last Sunday’s “unfortunate” attack by some military personnel on police officers who were at post at the Kwesimintsim police station. According to the police commander, this is to promote reconciliation between the military and the … Read more
About 20 personnel of the Ghana Air Force base in Takoradi yesterday went on rampage at the Kwesimintsim Police Station in the Western Region, attacking two police personnel on duty, (a male and female). The police personnel, who sustained various degrees of injury, were attacked purportedly with clubs and metal hooks. Their names were given … Read more