All posts tagged "Crime"
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760CrimeMan kills neighbour for kicking his dog in stomach
Police in Namisindwa have launched a manhunt for Joseph Musawale accused of killing neighbour Gerald Nyungu following a dispute over a dog.
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317CrimeKole assault suspect dies after falling ill in police custody
Police in Kole District are investigating the sudden death of assault suspect who died after being rushed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital.
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416CrimeUnidentified man found dead in Kibuku garden in suspected mob justice
Police in Kibuku District are investigating the death of an unidentified man found with multiple injuries in a potato garden in Buseta...
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766NewsPolice hunt gunmen after Shs2.5m shop robbery in Jinja
Police in Jinja District have launched a manhunt for armed robbers who attacked a shop in Kagoma Town Council and stole Shs2.5...
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1.0KCrimeSuspected bank-tracking robber arrested after failed Shs21m theft in Najeera
Police in Kampala have arrested a suspected robber after an attempted boda boda robbery targeting a bank customer in Najeera, recovering Shs21...
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633NationalBugiri, Mbale communities alarmed by rising suicide cases among youth
Communities in Eastern Uganda are raising concern after recent suicide deaths involving a student in Bugiri and a 13-year-old pupil in Mbale,...
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708CrimeZombo riders lose 25 motorcycles in three-month theft wave
Boda boda riders in Zombo District have lost 25 motorcycles in three months amid a surge in thefts, reflecting a wider national...
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459CrimeOver 1000 suspects arrested in week-long crime sweep nationwide
Police arrested 1,185 suspects between February 23 and 28, 2026, during intensified nationwide anti-crime operations targeting robberies, phone snatching and narcotics abuse.
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881CrimeMan beats wife to death, attempts suicide with ARV overdose
Police in Adjumani District have arrested a 62-year-old man accused of beating his wife to death before attempting suicide with an ARV...
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545CrimeUPDF deserter arrested over murder in Yumbe land dispute
Police in Yumbe District have arrested a UPDF deserter over the murder of a 58-year-old farmer in a suspected land dispute in...
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943NewsMityana LCV Vice, service commission bosses, arrested over abuse of office
Four senior Mityana District officials, including the LCV Vice Chairperson, have been arrested over alleged abuse of office and nepotism in district...
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484NewsMan, 57, killed in suspected domestic assault in Luuka
Police in Luuka District are hunting for a man accused of fatally assaulting his 57-year-old father following a suspected land and sugarcane...
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739CourtCouple remanded over alleged sacrifice of 5-year-old girl in Luuka
A witch doctor and his wife have been remanded by Iganga Grade One Magistrate over the alleged kidnapping and ritual killing of...
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637CrimeSuspects arrested over robbery die in police custody, postmortem cites blood clots
Police in Gulu City have confirmed the death of two suspects arrested over the recent violent attacks on businesses along Cemetery Road,...
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1.1KNewsTraditional healer chased out of village over witchcraft practices
Residents of Bukitimbo Cell in Kamuli District have chased out a man accused of witchcraft practices they claim caused illness and fear...
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Woman arrested over suspected child theft in Budaka
Police in Budaka District have arrested a woman suspected of child theft after recovering a three-month-old baby and a fake immunisation card....
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709CrimeOyam land dispute turns violent as rival groups torch houses
Police in Oyam District are investigating an arson attack after rival groups clashed over a communal grazing area, leaving several homes burnt...
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758CrimePolice arrest two women over alleged public kissing in Uganda
Two women have been arrested in Uganda over alleged public same-sex conduct under the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. Authorities say investigations into...
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517Latest NewsPolice, UWA arrest man with154kg of ivory tusks in Nwoya
Police and Uganda Wildlife Authority have seized 154kg of elephant ivory in Nwoya District and arrested a suspected trafficker. UWA says the...
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730CrimeBoy, 13, stabbed to death after being promised sugarcane job in Kamuli
Police in Kamuli District are investigating the stabbing to death of 13-year-old Bwoya Fred, who was allegedly lured from Buyende with a...
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1.8KBig StoryMan who beat daughter’s 18-year-old lover to death, arrested in Gulu
A 41-year-old man who fatally beat an 18-year-old student in Wakiso, after finding him with his teenage daughter on Valentine’s Day has...
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433CrimePolice K9 unit leads to arrest of three in Nansana shop robbery
Police in Nansana have arrested three suspects after K9 “Pepper” tracked a scent trail from a shop break-in to their residence, leading...
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379CrimeTwo arrested as police recover 19 stolen cattle in Nakaseke
Police in Savannah Region have recovered 19 cattle stolen from a kraal in Ngoma Sub-county, Nakaseke District, and arrested two suspects following...
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748CrimeOver 60 students expelled from Kitgum High School for stealing 130 chairs
In one incident that alarmed administrators, Kitgum High School students allegedly stole 130 plastic chairs from the school premises. Only 17 chairs...