All posts tagged "Crime"
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583CrimeFive arrested over string of robberies across Kampala, pangas and vehicle recovered
Preliminary investigations have linked the suspects to several other robberies across the metropolitan area, including a robbery at a boutique in Seeta,...
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544CrimeMan, 22, arrested over fraud in fake Yasin Ssentongo TikTok accounts
Investigators believe the accounts were being used to impersonate the Hajji Yasin Foundation and solicit money from members of the public under...
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2.7KCrimeIganga CBF arrested over alleged theft of farmers’ fertiliser
RDC Ssewandigi said each bag of fertiliser is valued at approximately Shs160,000, placing the estimated value of the recovered consignment at about...
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7.4KCrimePolice detain married woman caught in adultery act incident inside car
The incident occurred at around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, in Kijungu Isaka Cell, Central Ward, Hoima East Division, after police...
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2.7KCrimeThree police officers arrested over fatal shooting of civilian at Gomba Factory
The victim, identified as Katerega Musa, a machine operator at Abbarci Industries Ltd, was shot dead on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at...
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7.4KCrimeMan arrested for cutting wife’s hand in heated domestic fight
Police said the victim managed to raise an alarm, attracting nearby residents who responded and rescued her before she was rushed for...
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6.3KCourtTwo remanded over forged land title in Luwero
According to investigators, the accused are alleged to have conspired with other suspects still at large between 2022 and 2026 to forge...
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5.7KCrimeThree arrested as police bust motorcycle theft ring in Kampala
Preliminary investigations indicate that ring leader, Dan Mukasa is a suspected serial motorcycle thief who has previously been linked to similar thefts...
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3.9KCrimePolice arrest six suspected panga-wielding robbers in Kampala
The suspects are being held at Katwe Police Division as detectives investigate their possible involvement in several aggravated robbery cases reported in...
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2.3KNewsDanish Photojournalist Klaus Thymann arrested in Uganda
The internationally acclaimed environmental journalist was arrested on Monday at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) headquarters in Kampala while reportedly seeking an...
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3.3KCrimePolice dismantle suspected mobile phone theft network, recover 143 iPhones
Police have so far identified the rightful owners of 20 of the recovered phones, with the victims providing police reference numbers matching...
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1.2KCrimePolice arrest 28 in Iganga anti-drug operation
Iganga has long featured among the districts where security agencies have intensified operations against illegal drugs amid concerns that substance abuse is...
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860NationalFour Amuria officials remanded over cattle compensation fraud, PDM theft
According to Amuria RDC Paul Eseru, the first three suspects are accused of defrauding beneficiaries under the government's cattle restocking and compensation...
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595CrimePallisa teen quizzed over missing one-month-old baby in suspected infanticide
The suspect, identified as Kokoi Mercy, is accused of providing inconsistent explanations regarding the whereabouts of her infant, prompting detectives to open...
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884CrimeTikToker ‘Chicken Chicken’ arrested over vandalism of Comedian Shawa’s car
Chicken-Chicken's arrest follows the circulation of a viral video on social media that allegedly shows the suspect participating in the destruction of...
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1.1KCrimeMan, 27, arrested over viral video glorifying criminal activities on Jinja road
The suspect, identified as Wafula Solomon, was arrested on Thursday afternoon by officers attached to Banda Police Post following the circulation of...
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1.2KCrimeSniffer dog tracks suspected coffee thief to home in Mbarara
Authorities say further inquiries are underway to establish the full circumstances surrounding the theft and determine whether other individuals may have been...
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492CrimeMAYUGE: Residents arrest, hand suspect linked to murder of 6-year-old to police
The suspect, Yusuf Musengule, a resident of Macheche Village in Busakila Sub-county, was arrested following a community-led surveillance operation mounted after the...
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493CrimeOne suspect shot dead as police foil armed robbery in Nakawa
During the operation, police recovered a SAR rifle, a bayonet, four smartphones suspected to have been stolen, two black shaving machines, three...
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1.1KCrimeKawempe driver arrested over unlawful posession of gov’t ammunition, military gear
The suspect, Prosper Turinawe, a driver attached to a private security company and a resident of Kyebando Central, was arrested on Sunday,...
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673CrimeBoda Boda rider arrested for defiling 13-year-old stepdaughter in Wakiso
Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim lost her biological mother at the age of six and was subsequently taken in by her...
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399CrimeTwo arrested after kidnapped boy, 7, found dead in Kyenjojo
The victim, identified as Turinayo Osbert, reportedly went missing on the night of June 12, 2026, after leaving home with his brothers...
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591CrimePolice, NDA probe illegal veterinary drug factory in Kitagwenda
According to Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke, the suspect, identified as Turyaguma Amos, was intercepted while carrying four sacks containing forty 5-litre...
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628NewsPolice rescue 18 children, arrest two over suspected trafficking in Wakiso
Preliminary investigations indicate that the children were allegedly transported from Luwero and Masindi districts under circumstances that remain unclear.