Crime
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2.0KGongodyo Murder: Key suspect filmed with log in viral footage arrested, total suspects now 10
The latest arrests bring the total number of suspects in custody to ten as investigators intensify efforts to identify and apprehend all...
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790Nightmare Journey: How armed gang hijacked taxi, robbed passengers on Mbale highway
Police investigators believe two other men who had boarded the taxi as ordinary passengers immediately joined the armed suspect and began moving...
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82573 youth detained as police raid Lira firm over suspected job scam
According to police, the youths comprised 44 males and 29 females who had reportedly paid money to the company in anticipation of...
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790Two nabbed as police intensify war on electricity vandalism
The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation targeting a group allegedly responsible for a series of incidents involving the cutting and theft of...
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1.1KGongodyo Murder: Eight arrested as police hunt more suspects in Ntinda mob justice attack
Gongodyo's death has also intensified calls for stronger action against mob justice, which police say continues to account for a significant proportion...
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818ZOMBO: PDM agent arrested for diverting Shs7m funds to settle bank loan
The disputed funds were part of PDM money disbursed to beneficiaries through the Wendi digital wallet platform, which is used by government...
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792Gongodyo Killing: Bugisu leaders demand public trial of suspects to deter mob justice
According to police, up to eight suspects have since been arrested and are assisting with investigations into the incident that has shocked...
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1.7KHow mob justice claimed the life of Rugby Cranes Star Sydney Gongodyo
Gongodyo, 27, a Rugby Cranes international and Stanbic Black Pirates player, died on Friday, June 5 after sustaining severe injuries in a...
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876Man dies after night fight in Pallisa, husband and wife arrested
Preliminary investigations indicate that at around 10:00pm, while Outa and his wife were asleep in a room, they were allegedly confronted by...
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1.1KPolice arrest 24 suspects in Tororo anti-crime operation
During the operation, officers recovered quantities of suspected marijuana, two birds believed to be connected to criminal activities, gambling materials and an...
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782Police dismantle notorious ‘Eggaali’ robbery gang terrorising Mukono residents
Mukono, Uganda: Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) East has dismantled a notorious robbery gang known as “Eggaali” that has been terrorising residents of...
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988Barber, 20, arrested for stabbing friend dead at funeral
The incident occurred at around 10:00pm on May 29, 2026, in Kirise Cell, Bulegeni Town Council, where the deceased had gone to...
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Police hunt suspects behind brutal machete attack in Budaka
The victim, identified as Maiso Supulemu Peter sustained severe machete wounds to the head and face during the attack and is currently...
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855Mother, 19, arrested as two-year-old child dies in suspected poisoning
Police investigators are also examining information suggesting that the suspect may have purchased rat poison from a nearby trading centre before the...
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748Two arrested over suspected fake engine oil in Gulu
During the operation, officers reportedly recovered several boxes containing suspected counterfeit engine oil, empty branded lubricant containers and equipment believed to have...
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636Police sniffer dog leads officers to burglary suspect in Busia, Shs4.8 million recovered
A search conducted at the suspect's residence led to the recovery of a bundle of cash amounting to Shs4.6 million, which police...
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704Three-year-old girl dies after alleged assault by father in Tororo
Preliminary investigations indicate that the child allegedly injured her father on the leg with a slasher while he was asleep in a...
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979Senior police boss accused of land grabbing in disputed 66-acre property
The implicated officer at the rank of Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) serves as Deputy Director in the Directorate of Welfare, Production...
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Man, 50, stabbed to death in dispute over meat sharing
The fatal incident is said to have occurred at around 9:00 pm on Thursday when a quarrel allegedly broke out between Tumwebaze...
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1.1KEight arrested as police crackdown on phone snatchers, vehicle theft in Kampala
The crackdown followed public outcry over increasing cases of phone snatching, theft of side mirrors and other vehicle parts, especially during traffic...
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1.1KThree lynched over suspected cattle theft in Mayuge
Three suspected cattle thieves were lynched by an angry mob in Mayuge District after residents allegedly caught them stealing cattle, while one...
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918BOU Laptop Theft: Police recover stolen laptops, arrest more suspects
The theft occurred during the night of May 3, 2026, when unknown individuals reportedly broke into the central bank offices and stole...
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575Kalaki Parish Chief, SACCO bosses remanded over PDM extortion
Prosecution alleges that the accused convinced vulnerable residents that payment was necessary for their names to be considered for financial support from...
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Woman, 22, stabs self after husband withholds her Shs450k SACCO savings
Police said the Shs450,000 payout had reportedly been delivered through her husband, who allegedly withheld the money from her, sparking an argument...