Crime
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625Three arrested over murder of Mukono factory worker
Mukono, Uganda: Police in Mukono District have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a casual worker at Makipi Factory,...
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4.0KMan, 39, arrested over defiling 8-year-old girl after viral video
According to KMP spokesperson Rachael Kawala, the suspect allegedly lured the child and her sister by giving them a phone to watch...
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537Guard stabbed in Iganga robbery dies as police recover stolen gun
A sniffer dog tracked the suspects’ trail up to a nearby railway station, while police recovered exhibits of forensic importance, including knives...
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853Livestock theft escalates in Luuka as stolen cows found slaughtered, dumped
The animals stolen on Monday night were later discovered in a nearby sugarcane plantation, where two had been slaughtered and their meat...
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1.3KMBALE: Four students among six arrested over assault of peer in viral video
Elgon Regional Police spokesperson Rogers Taitika confirmed the arrests and warned that criminal liability applies even to minors above 12 years.
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595Armed thugs stab guard, steal rifle in Iganga robbery at agent banking shop
The attackers reportedly struck and stabbed the guard, leaving him with severe head injuries before robbing him of a SAR rifle which...
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488Eight arrested as police recover four stolen motorcycles in Wakiso
One of the suspects, Bukenya, a welder, was reportedly found attempting to tamper with the number plate of the stolen motorcycle. “He...
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460Police grill CPS officer filmed assaulting civilian in viral video
KMP Spokesperson, SP Kawala Rachael said although the victim and the officer have since reconciled, the behaviour displayed by the officer remains...
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464Security guard arrested over Shs500m gold theft in Kampala
It is alleged that Akena stole a bag containing UGX 29 million and 900 grams of gold valued at approximately UGX 500...
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1.1KFive arrested in Kamuli over fraud in fake ‘poverty eradication’ scheme
Victims were reportedly asked to pay between Shs160,000 and Shs200,000 as a “commitment fee” to access promised benefits including solar kits, goats,...
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58124 students arrested after police officer injured in Koboko school fight
During the operation to quell down the fight between students, officer Thembo Cosmas sustained an eye injury after being struck by a...
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586Mob lynches suspected chicken thief in Mayuge
Mayuge, Uganda: A suspected chicken thief has been lynched by an angry mob in Nkolongo Village, Malongo Sub-county, in an incident that...
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643Police recover AK-47 rifle at Tausi Bus Terminal in Kampala
Police say the suspect approached a conductor who was loading passengers onto a bus destined for Mbarara and requested that his luggage...
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550Police use sniffer dog to bust car parts theft ring in Kasangati, three arrested
Police say a search of the garage premises led to the recovery of multiple suspected stolen items, including side mirrors and other...
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634Mother in shock as thief steals bag carrying remains of her five-month-old baby
According to Ms Jjumba, financial constraints forced her to improvise transport arrangements for the baby’s body, as she could not afford proper...
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521RUBIRIZI: Domestic row turns deadly as mob beats man to death, wife arrested
Police in Rubirizi District have arrested a woman and launched investigations into a suspected murder following a domestic dispute that escalated into...
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Woman, 70, lynched over suspected witchcraft in Zombo
The deceased, Mandhawun Seletina, a peasant farmer and resident of Abeju Centre Village in Atyak Sub-county, was brutally killed on Monday afternoon...
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357Three arrested over church break-in, stolen items recovered
According to Police Spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma, unknown assailants broke into Kavumba SDA Church in Wakiso Town Council on the night of April...
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468Nephew arrested over alleged poisoning of one-year-old baby in Wakiso
Police say the suspect confessed to administering an overdose of medicine to the child in an attempt to make her sleep after...
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472Security forces recover illegal gun in Kotido highway robbery probe
Security agencies believe the recovered weapon was used in criminal activity along the volatile Kaabong–Kotido corridor, a route that has in recent...