Crime Archives

Police explain shooting of suspected armed robbers in Jinja city

James Mubi, the Kiira region police spokesperson says that the suspects were first sighted at the Mailo-Mbiri roundabout on a motorcycle registration...

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20 students injured in rival school clashes

According to the local authorities, the fight started when 15 students believed to be from Daystar SS attacked their colleagues from Nyarilo...

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Robbers target Noah, Premios for spare parts- Police

Police says out of 31 vehicle theft cases registered between May and July, at least 60 percent of robbery and theft incidents...

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Four brutally murdered in Kakumiro

The deceased persons have been identified as; Kereb Ndyamuhajyi 28, Devine Haijuka 1 and Joan Rwangireho 4 while the lynched suspect was...

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Two panga welding thugs shot dead in Jinja

According to Mr Mubi, the duo who were moving on a motorcycle registration number UFQ 677D allegedly robbed people of their items...

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Besigye, Mukaaku case adjourned to September 2nd

Dr. Kiiza Besigye, the leader of the “red card front” and Samuel Lubega Mukaaku, former MP aspirant in June were arrested by...

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Theft tops half year police crime report in West Nile

According to the police half-year crime report 2022, a total number of 902 theft cases were recorded in the region, contributing to...

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Journalists arrested over alleged murder of Jinja businessman released on bail

The journalists were arrested after electronic evidence linked them to the individuals who communicated to Malore prior to his shooting.

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Mother, Son arrested over murder of her husband

Upon a search with help of the police K9 Unit, a phone belonging to the deceased was recovered with blood stains from...

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Suspected robber arrested in Jinja, toy pistol recovered

Emmanuel Mukisa was arrested on Tuesday July 26, and upon searching his bag, a toy pistol, pliers and other house breaking items...

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Female security guard arrested for robbing UCU students

It is alleged that Agudo was caught red-handed by students at JK hostel where she was deployed as a guard.

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19 arrested as police whips crackdown on electricity vandalism

According to Enanga, the 19 suspects are being processed on charges of interfering with electrical installation and for being in possession of...

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Over 40 detained in Jinja for protesting skyrocketing prices

The suspects are currently detained at different gazetted police stations within the Kiira policing area.

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UCU Student Murder: Police arrest 4 suspects attached to Makerere militia brigade

The Police postmortem report indicated that Betungura died of excessive bleeding after he had been stabbed with a sharp broken bottle on...

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Over 100 illegal immigrants without working permits arrested, deported

The Ministry of Internal Affairs Spokesperson Simon Peter Mundeyi says intelligence-led operations against illegal immigrants started five weeks ago

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Court halts warrant of arrest against businessman Mukesh Shukla

Mukesh’s troubles started when he challenged the victory of Ssenyonyi before the High Court in Kampala after losing the Nakawa West Parliamentary...

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Police hunt for two Indians over sh500m fraud in fake boda boda deal

Enanga said the group has so far defrauded a total of sh300m from about 300 clients in areas of Nakasongola, and sh200m...

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South Africa: 13 police officers arrested over lockdown violence

Police violence during the pandemic confinement, triggered national outrage and some protests in 2020, with rights groups reporting an increase in the...

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