Courts and Crime

Dispute In Court Over Mayor Of Accra
7th June, 2011
There was a dispute yesterday over whether the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Alfred Vanderpuije, was served with summons to appear before an Accra High Court to answer a ...
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Police Express Worry Over Spate Of Road Accidents
7th June, 2011
THE Police Administration has expressed worry about the spate of road accidents in the country, saying the 42 deaths recorded nationwide within the past two weeks is unacceptable. At a news ...
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Driver Convicted For Dealing In Fake Currency
30th May, 2011
A Kumasi Circuit Court presided over by his Honour Mr. G. W. P Amedior yesterday convicted a driver’s mate, Clifford Adjei for dealing fake currency. The Judge, Mr. Amedior who found the accused ...
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Ex-Convict Jailed For Theft
30th May, 2011
A 31-year old ex-convict and nursing mother, Afia Rose has been sent back to jail for stealing an amount of GHC2,640 belonging to Karimatu Shaibu, a trader based in Kasoa in the Central Region. The ...
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Court Declines To Order Arrest Of Four Legon Students
30th May, 2011
The Accra Gender-based Violence Court yesterday declined to issue bench warrant for the arrest of four more students of the University of Ghana, said to have been part of the group that sexually ...
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Pastor Attempts To Rape Cop\'s Wife
27th May, 2011
The Evangelist who allegedly attempted to rape the wife of a policeman during a consultation session at a hotel near Koforidua, says he will continue to preach the word of God despite the media ...
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3 Arrested With Illegal Lumber
27th May, 2011
Three people caught transporting 89 pieces of illegal lumber from Daboase to Sekondi, were on Thursday granted GH¢5,000 bail with one surety each by a Takoradi Circuit Count. They are Egya Mensah, ...
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Man In Trouble For Posing As A Chief
26th May, 2011
A 38-year-old farmer, Yaw Essilfie Bediako, has been granted Gc 5,000 bail for posing as the chief of Akyempim Wassa in the Western Region. He pleaded not guilty and will re-appear on June 6. ...
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34 \'Galamsey\' Operators Nabbed In Western Region
25th May, 2011
A total of Thirty four (34) Illegal small scale miners, popularly known as galamsey operators, including nine (9) foreigners (5 Chinese and 4 Burkinabes) have been apprehended for mining without ...
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Kumasi Painter Remanded For Theft
18th May, 2011
A Kumasi Circuit Court has remanded into prison custody a 46-year-old painter for the theft of GH¢17,252.00, belonging to a trader. Salifu Hamidu had pleaded guilty to the offence and ...
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Ex-Convict Goes In Again For 10 Years
18th May, 2011
A 30-year old ex-convict, who broke into a room and made away with a number of items, has been jailed by a Kumasi Circuit Court for 10 years in hard labour. Yaw Opoku, alias “Abe” ...
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Norpalm Oil Plantation labourer murdered
16th May, 2011
Joseph Arthur, 35,a labourer at the Norpalm Oil Plantation in the Ahanta West District was gruesomely murdered when he was returning from work on Thursday, April 28. The Kwesimintsim District ...
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Budumburam Camp Now A Den For Robbers
15th May, 2011
THE Budumburam Camp in the Central Region is gradually losing designation as a settlement for refugees, as criminals have turned it into a dean from where they launch robbery attacks in the ...
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Two Traders Claim Ownership Of Intercepted Goods
15th May, 2011
TWO traders have claimed ownership of the assorted goods that were intercepted in an operation carried by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) last Tuesday at Viape in the Volta region. The ...
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Baby Thief Declared Fit To Stand Trial
11th May, 2011
After months of evaluation, the Accra Psychiatric Hospital says the 27-year old woman who stole a two-week baby at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and sold her for GH 30, is fit to stand ...
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Thief Captured By CCTV In Police Custody
11th May, 2011
A 29-year old man, suspected to be the brain behind robberies around the Airport residential area in Accra has been arrested by the Police. The suspect, Yaw Dompreh , a scrap dealer, was captured ...
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A Bench Warrant Issued For Arrest Of Ex-Warrant Officer
11th May, 2011
A Bench Warrant for the arrest of Ex-Warrant Officer (WO), Isaac Mawunu, has been issued by an Accra Circuit after he failed to appear before it to answer to ten charges of defrauding by false ...
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Welder,19, Remanded For Defilement
10th May, 2011
For allegedly defiling a nine year old girl, Daniel Appiah alias old man\",a 19 year old welder has been remanded in prison custody by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast. Appiah pleaded not guilty to ...
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DVLA Confiscates 3,000 Fake Drivers Licences
10th May, 2011
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has since May last year confiscated over 3,000 fake drivers licences from drivers who had gone to renew their licences. The confiscated licences ...
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Fisherman Grabbed By Police For Murder
9th May, 2011
A 30-year-old fisherman, Kojo Antobam, is in the grips of the Kwesimintsim police for allegedly murdering 20-year old Kwame Kum. The Kwesimintsim Crime Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police ...
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