Crime
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Heartbroken Capitol rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty, disappointed Trump didn’t pardon
The U.S. Capitol rioter nicknamed the “QAnon Shaman” is disappointed former President Donald Trump did not pardon him, his defense lawyer said on Friday after the man pleaded guilty to taking part in…
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Narcotics dealer busted by SWAT at Christiansburg Castle junction area
A team of Special Weapon And Tactics (SWAT) officers from the National Headquarters Operations upon a tip-off has arrested one Samuel Asante at the Christiansburg Castle junction area for trading in …
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Police arrest seven suspected marijuana and drug peddlers at Offinso
The Offinso Divisional Police Command has arrested seven young men suspected to engage in the sale and smoking of marijuana popularly, known as ‘wee’. The exercise, according to the Division, was org…
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Arizona ex-nurse pleads guilty to raping severely disabled woman
A former Arizona nurse pleaded guilty on Thursday in the 2018 sexual assault of a severely disabled woman at a long-term care facility, a crime that came to light only when she unexpectedly gave birt…
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New Zealand police gun down ‘extremist’ who stabbed six people in a supermarket
New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a knife-wielding “extremist” who was known to authorities, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in a super…
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Teacher flees, student arrested by WAEC over alleged malpractice
The security operatives of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) have picked up a candidate writing the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at the Dadieso Senior Hi…
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Court jails man for 14 years with hard labour for defiling 7-year-old girl at Kokosan
The 29-year-old man, Kwesi Kra who defiled a 7-year-old class two pupil at Kososan/Dwenwoha in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has been jailed for 14 years with hard labour. T…
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[NAM1 case] Case adjourned to October 11 after prosecution failed to file processes
The case of the Chief Executive Officer of Gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah has been adjourned to October 11, 2021. This was because the prosecution was yet to file any …
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Painter distracts brother with video game to defile 6-year-old junior sister at Sowutuom
A 45-year-old painter, John Arthur, is in the grips of the police after he allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl at Sowutuom in the Greater Accra Region. According to the police, the victim, her eigh…
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Police arrest priestess who ordered the beheading of 12-year-old
Officers from the Sogakofe Divisional Police Command of the Volta region have picked up a self-acclaimed prophetess who is linked to the murder of a 12-year-old boy, Kofi Kuzagbe Tsidi. The incident …