Ghana Police Service news

Creations of new regions: police on high alert as chiefs allegedly plan to cause confusion

Some chiefs in the Volta Region are allegedly mobilizing motorists to cause mayhem in order to disrupt a referendum. This referendum is to be held in order to determine whether or not new regions should be created.

Ghanaian police officer caught in hot video demanding GHC 100 bribe

A uniformed police officer with the Ghana Police Service has been captured in a video that has gone viral on social media demanding GHC 100 from traffic offenders at a police station. The policeman is identified as Adjetey.

Ghanaian female police officer duped GHC60,000 in marriage scam (Video)

A Ghanaian female police officer has reportedly lost her GHC60,000 to a fraudster who duped her in a marriage scam. The scammer, using photos of one army officer, Nii Ofori Tawiah befriended the victim and promised to marry her.

Video of 3 police officers mercilessly beating Uber driver shocks everybody

YEN.com.gh has sighted on social media, videos of three men supposedly, police officers in uniforms beating a man identified as a Uber driver. The incident is said to have occurred around Sowutuom near the Pentecost University

Police commander ‘hot’ as traumatized students call for his dismissal over fake allegations

Some students of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU), are allegedly calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to sack the Okorase District police commander. The call came after the students had raised allegations.

Tears flow as sad photo of Prampram’s Mankralo lying dead in a car leaks online

A photo of Nene Atsure Benta III, formerly the Mankralo of Prampram, lying dead in a car has leaked online. YEN.com.gh understands that gunmen opened fire on him as he returned from meeting at the Dodowa house of chiefs.

Two hardened criminals gunned down in shoot out with police

Two suspected armed robbers have been killed in a shoot out with the police.The suspects have been on the police wanted list for involvement in several other robberies in and around Tema, Ashaiman, Afienya and Mataheko areas.

Faded uniforms, torn boots, single rooms, we are tired! - Wives of policemen

The association of police wives has disclosed that their husbands are living under poor conditions. They said their husbands were wearing faded uniforms, torn boots, which according to them was very embarrassing to the wives.

Hot video of policeman stealing a phone at a popular mall leaks online

YEN.com.gh is in possession of a video which shows a policeman stealing a phone from the Marina Mall in Accra. According to a report by MyNewsGH.com, the unidentified owner of the phone left it on the counter at a forex bureau.

'Corruption in police service is a result of poor service conditions' - NDC member reveals

The high level of corruption in the Ghana Police service , have been attributed to the poor working conditions of the personnel. This has resulted in their involvement in all forms of corrupt activities to meet their needs.

Policeman secretly filmed rejecting bribe from 'trotro' driver in Accra

In a secretly filed video, the officer is seen stopping a ‘tro tro’ driver who drove past a red traffic light around Alajo in Accra. But, unsurprisingly, the driver attempted to bribe his way out of the situation. YEN.com.gh news.

EOCO, CID, hunt for crypto-currency fraudsters who have vanished with over GHC4 million (Photos)

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service are searching for two men, Kwaku Kumi and David Opatey, who have allegedly defrauded over 3000 people.

Three men in serious trouble for attempting to drown thieves in a manhole (Photo)

The owner of a construction site along with two accomplices have been arrested by the police for attempting to drown 51 and 28 years old masons after they both were accused of stealing iron rods meant for the construction.

Seven times the Ghana Police Service have received some backlash from the public

YEN.com.gh has identified seven instances some personnel from the Ghana police service have come under serious public scrutiny. This has caused some of these personnel who are found culpable to loose their jobs.

Angry GN Bank customer fights with policeman over savings (Photo)

An unidentified woman, who is a client of GN Bank, has been involved in a fight with a policeman at the Mampong branch of the bank. The customer, YEN.com.gh has learnt, has been constantly visiting the branch for her money.

Arrest MPs who breach traffic rules – Osei-Wusu to police

The first deputy speaker of parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has urged the Motto Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service, to arrest and prosecute members of parliament who break traffic rules.

4 reasons why the Ghana Police Service needs serious reforms

Police officers go through just six months of training, after which they are successfully graduated. In honesty, how can a Policeman or woman use just six months to pass out? As a result, many of these officers come out half-baked

Police officers reportedly Clash with Immigration over ‘sakawa boys’

Some armed police personnel physically and verbally confronted some personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service who had arrested suspected internet fraudsters, known in the local parlance as ‘Sakawa Boys’ at Sakaman junction.

I looked on as they were cutting my father to pieces – Boy tells heartbreaking murder story in latest video

A young boy of 18 years has reportedly told the story of how his dear father was murdered in cold blood by some armed men. The incident is said to have taken place between Tomfokrom and Nsuta in the Ashanti Region.

Tears flow as Taiwanese employer assaults Ghanaian employee rendering him 'impotent'

“Mr. Wiah called me and asked me why I have allowed one of the employers to put out some pins used in the production process in a bowl instead of the case designed for them”. Mr. Tamakloe narrated. YEN.com.gh news.

Robbers wickedly shoot police officer in the eye at Ejura (Photos)

A police officer with the Ejura Divisional Police Command in the Ashanti Region, Bernard Kyei is currently on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) following severe injuries he sustained during a robbery attack.