The Bureau of Public Safety has blamed the inefficiency of the Forestry Commission for the recent fatal accident that occurred in Bogoso involving a logging truck. The accident happened after timber logs on a logging truck dislodged onto nearby cars causing the death of one person and injuries to several others. Speaking to Citi News on the…
Accra, June 23, GNA – There is a need for close collaboration between the police and the public for effective crime prevention. This collaboration should be typified by early police response to distress calls by the citizenry, which is critical to crime prevention. Mr. Nana Yaw Akwada, Executive Director, Bureau of Public Safety, told the…
A new report by the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) shows that crime rates across Ghana has increased dramatically this year. Comparing the first half of 2020 to the first half of 2021, there has been an increase in violent crimes while deaths arising out of these crimes have also gone up significantly. Particularly of…
Hours before he took Office as the Acting Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akufo Dampare engaged in a private meeting with the Story: Chief of Party at the Bureau of Public Safety to deliberate on areas of corporation to advance public safety, and to reduce crime in Ghana.
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), is expected to begin a coordinated enforcement exercise to discourage the use of illegal lamps by drivers across the country. The exercise, which is expected to begin on September 30, 2021, will also ensure the prosecution of drivers using illegal lamps in the country. “The Authority in collaboration with…
The Acting Director-General of the Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Kwesi Ofori, has assured that the Ghana Police Service is working to ensure peace and security in areas receiving attention because of violent crime. “I can tell you that the police service is so determined that whatever we will do to…
he Attorney General’s office is preparing for committal proceedings against three people standing trial in the murder of social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, in Ejura. The committal proceedings will prepare the grounds for full trial of the accused persons at a higher court. A duplicate docket has been forwarded to the A-G’s office by the Police prosecution…
Two suspected armed robbers who were arrested by the Bono East Regional Police Command during a dawn swoop on Friday, August 27, in Gulumpe along the Kintampo – Tamale highway will appear before the Techiman Circuit court today. The two who were part of a gang of 8 persons were in possession of two locally…
A 36-year-old woman and her 15-year-old son are in the grips of the Koforidua Police command for allegedly killing her husband at Asamanketewa near Nkurakan in the Okere district. The key suspect, Mavis Adwoa Amponsah, and three other accomplices including her brother, Kofi Dennis allegedly used a pestle to hit his head to death. The…
Police have shot and killed two armed robbers and arrested four others, for their alleged involvement in some robberies along the Kintampo-Buipe-Tamale highway. The deceased, Hamidu Umaru and Haadu were killed after some gun exchanges with the Police intelligence and Operations Teams while the other suspects – Saaju Bukari, Bertor Saabi, Ali Amadu and Isaad…