Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has been arrested by the police for creating public fear and panic by feigning a shooting incident. He has been detained together with two other accomplices at the Ministries Police station for publishing false information. This was after he reported himself to the police on […]
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Ghana Police K-9 Unit ‘lets dogs out’
As part of the Proactive Preventive Policing Strategy, the K-9 Unit of the Ghana Police Service, with renewed energy, has commenced its outdoor operations, with the use of dogs for operational duties in some parts of Accra. Dubbed “Who let the dogs out? Wooof! Wooof! Wooof! Wooof!”, this component of policing is aimed at increasing the […]
Police introduces shuttle services for its personnel
The Ghana Police Service has introduced shuttle services for its personnel. The intervention is meant to facilitate the movement of personnel to and from their places of residence to various duty points. The programme which has been implemented in fifteen (15) out of the eighteen (18) Police Operational Regions is intended to ease the burden […]
Josephine finally leaves police custody
Ms Josephine Panyin Mensah, the 28-year-old married woman at the centre of the “fake pregnancy and kidnap’ controversy in Takoradi, has finally left the custody of the Takoradi Central Police Divisional Command after meeting her bail bond. Josephine was granted bail a week ago, on September 27, following her appearance in court, charged with deceiving […]
Police recruitment scam leader grabbed
The police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected to be the leader of a police recruitment scam. The suspect, Frank Fenuku Junior, was arrested at Zongo Junction, an area at Adentan in Accra, on September 27, 2021. Earlier on September 14, 2021, three persons said to be his accomplices were arrested over a fraudulent Facebook […]
Police apologise to Tamale ‘assault’ victims but…
The Ghana Police Service has served notice it will arrest and bring to book, a group of irate youth who embarked on an unlawful demonstration and vandalised the Police Divisional Headquarters building and VRA office in Tamale on Saturday. The youth were protesting against the assault of some residents by policemen during a recent anti-power […]
VIDEO: Police interdicts 4 officers for assaulting alleged power thieves
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted four police officers for unprofessional conduct after they allegedly assaulted some persons in Tamale in the Northern Region on September 21, 2021. The four officers working with the Northern Regional Police Command were assigned to assist NEDCO/VRA officials to arrest some persons allegedly involved in illegal power connections. A […]
Rev. Owusu Bempah granted GH¢200,000 bail
The General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has been granted bail in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Ghana Cedis. Rev. Owusu Bempah has been charged for threatening to kill the self-acclaimed evangelist, Patricia Oduro Koranteng, aka Nana Agradaa. BestNewsGH.com sources reveal that an Accra High Court […]
Rev. Owusu Bempah rushed to Police hospital, 4 others ‘caged’
The General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, and four of his church members are to spend one week in police custody, as they were remanded by the Accra Circuit Court yesterday for allegedly threatening to kill the self-acclaimed evangelist, Patricia Oduro Koranteng, aka Nana Agradaa. Meanwhile Daily Graphic […]
Police arrest Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah
Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah of Glorious Word Power Ministries and some three others from his church have been arrested by the police. They were picked up on Sunday (September 12) for attacking some police officers at his church premises. A statement dated September 12, signed and issued by the acting Director-General of Police Public Affairs, […]
Kasoa-Buduburam-Winneba road: Police deploy team to control traffic
The Ghana Police Service has deployed a special team to monitor and regulate the free flow of traffic on the Kasoa-Buduburam-Winneba road. The Police in a statement issued on Sunday, August 29, 2021, said the decision follows many complaints about gridlock and indiscipline on the road, especially on weekends. The statement also cautioned drivers to […]
Pokuase interchange ‘chop bar’ operators granted bill
The 60-year-old man and his daughter who were arrested for allegedly operating an eatery, locally known as ‘chop bar’, on a pavement of the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange have been granted bail by the Accra Regional Police Command. Kwame Addo, the operator of the chop bar, and Comfort Dartey, 32, his daughter, were picked up […]