Crime
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94148 suspects arrested in Kajjansi crime swoop
Kampala, Uganda: The Police at Kajjansi have arrested 48 suspects in a coordinated operation targeting crime hotspots in Lweza and surrounding areas,...
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1.1KMan, 35, hangs self after relatives stop first suicide attempt
Namutumba, Uganda: Police in Eastern Uganda’s Namutumba District are investigating the suicide of a 35-year-old man who was found hanging behind his...
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2.2KEx-CIID boss Akullo among victims robbed by goons during Museveni nomination drive
Kampala, Uganda: Former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CIID) boss, Assistant Inspector General of Police (Rtd) Grace Akullo, was among scores of people violently...
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1.9KMpigi LC5 Boss, two others remanded over Shs15m job bribery
Mpigi, Uganda: The Mpigi Chief Magistrates Court has charged and remanded three top district officials accused of operating a bribery racket that...
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1.3KPolice arrest Rwandan, Ugandan duo behind spate of Kisoro armed robberies
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Police Force has confirmed holding in custody two prime suspects believed to be behind a string of violent...
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1.5KThree thugs shot dead in foiled armed robbery at Lungujja mobile money shop
Kampala, Uganda: Three suspected armed robbers were shot dead by police in a high-stakes chase and exchange of gunfire that erupted on...
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1.6KWATCH: How gangs in Museveni t-shirts mauled, robbed citizens during NRM nomination drive
Kampala, Uganda: Ugandans working in the Capital of Kampala were left reeling with shock on Saturday after a brazen gang of youths...
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2.2K21 arrested over robberies in Museveni nomination drive
The suspects, according to police, disguised in yellow T-shirts, targeted people heading to Kyadondo to witness the nomination of President Yoweri Museveni,...
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1.1KOutrage as ex-Jinja Education boss implicated in ritual murder of worker walks out on bond
Buikwe, Uganda: The family of murdered casual labourer Jessica Mutesi has lashed out at police and prosecutors after former Jinja City education...
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1.4KMayuge locals lynch suspected electricity vandal, torch getaway car
Mayuge, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Mayuge District is actively investigating an incident of mob justice at Buwolya village, Buwolya parish, Buwaya...
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1.1KTwo Arrested over Shs50 million PDM theft in Kole
Kole, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Kole District have arrested two suspects linked to the alleged theft of UGX 50 million meant...
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1.6KAlien Skin on the run after Baby Mama reports him for domestic violence
Kampala, Uganda: Controversial Ugandan singer Patrick Mulwana, popularly known as Alien Skin, is reportedly on the run following accusations of severe domestic...
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1.9KPolice recover SMG rifle, arrest prime suspect behind livestock theft racket
Nwoya, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Nwoya District have recovered a Sub-Machine Gun (SMG) rifle that had allegedly been used to terrorize...
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2.0KMuseveni links murder of Mukono school director to digital plates delay
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has linked the brutal murder of Mukono School Director and Rotarian, Godfrey Wayengera, to delays in the...
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1.9KFlying squad officers in Shs360m gold heist forced to unmask in court, further remanded
Nakawa, Uganda: The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has further remanded four officers from the Uganda Police Flying Squad Unit who are facing...
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1.5KTwo arrested as Bugweri Police intensify crackdown on cattle theft
Bugweri, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Eastern Uganda’s Bugweri District have recovered a stolen bull and arrested two suspects in an overnight...
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1.5KTwo arrested over alleged theft of Shs5m UWA funds in Oyam
Oyam District, Uganda: The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Oyam, James Shilako, Tuesday ordered the arrest of two individuals in Juma Parish,...
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1.2KMBALE: Woman, 20, murdered in cold blood, suspect lynched by mob
Mbale City, Uganda: Residents of Busajja-Bwankuba B in Mbale City were gripped by shock and anger on Wednesday after a young woman,...
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How Jinja educationist brutally murdered job seeker in suspected ritual sacrifice
Jinja, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Jinja have arrested former Jinja City Education Officer, Ms. Amina Mutesi, in connection with the brutal...
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1.6KPolice canine unit aids in crackdown on Kamuli cattle theft, over 28 arrested
Kamuli, Uganda: The police canine unit in Busoga North’s Kamuli District has stepped up efforts in the fight against rampant livestock theft,...
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2.6K13 UPDF soldiers arrested after gunfire exchange with police at Wakiso
Wakiso, Uganda: Tensions between Ugandan security agencies flared again on Monday after thirteen soldiers attached to the Presidential Taskforce on Land Matters...
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1.8KMBARARA: Murder of 25-year-old woman linked to family feud, two arrested
Mbarara, Uganda: Police in Mbarara District are investigating the brutal murder of a 25-year-old woman whose death has been linked to a...
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1.6KKarenga: Two more guns recovered in ongoing crackdown on illegal firearms in Karamoja
Karenga, Uganda: The joint security forces attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have recovered...
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1.4KTwo dead, four hospitalized in suspected poisoning over land dispute in Kalungu
Kalungu, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Greater Masaka have launched investigations into a case of suspected poisoning of a family, which claimed...