Crime Archives

COVID-19 GUIDELINES: 1,429 arrested for defying inter-district travel ban

KAMPALA: At least 1,429 people spent the weekend in various police cells across the country on an accusation of defying the ban...

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Reverend arrested for holding illegal church service against Covid-19 SOPs

KANUNGU:– Police in Kanungu District on Sunday, June 13, 2021, arrested Rev. Sunday Kanyankore 50 and a Lay reader Nabimanya Christopher 42...

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Traffic officer knocked dead patrolling district boundary

KAMULI: A traffic police officer has been knocked dead along the Kamuli-Buyende road. Enoch Ndingidyeye, 30 was knocked on Friday by a...

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Woman beheads baby, attempts to commit suicide in Luwero police cells

Police in Luwero district have arrested a woman for allegedly beheading her own one-week old baby. The suspect has been identified as...

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MBALE: Doctor arrested for stealing 40 oxygen cylinders from govt hospital

Police in Mbale City have arrested a doctor attached to Mbale regional referral hospital on allegations of stealing 40 oxygen cylinders from...

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Police raids Levels Lounge in Kamwokya, 36 arrested

Police in Kampala on Wednesday night raided Levels Lounge in Kamwokya and arrested 36 revelers for flouting he Covid-19 guidelines. Kampala Metropolitan...

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Gen Katumba shooting: IGP Lokech lists 5 mistakes made by police officers on duty

INVESTIGATIONS | CRIME: The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech has listed five mistakes that were made by police...

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Lwengo businessman shot dead by unknown gunmen on boda boda

LWENGO DISTRICT: In the wake of alarming homicide crimes in the country, other yet-to-be-identified gunmen riding on a boda boda have shot...

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17 shot dead in revenge cattle raids in Karamoja

At least 17 people have been killed in Napak and Nabilatuk districts over the last two weeks in retaliatory cattle raids. According...

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Police arrest 44 for organizing, attending homosexual wedding in Nansana

Police in Nansana have arrested a group of 44 people for organizing and attending a homosexual wedding ceremony. According to the Kampala...

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Teacher arrested for defiling, eloping with 16-year-old pupil

CRIME | BUTALEJA: Police in Butaleja District in eastern Uganda are holding a 31-year-old teacher on allegations of eloping with his 16-year-old...

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P.6 pupil strangled to death in Mbale

Shock and grief has gripped pupils and teachers of Namakwekwe Primary school, Northern Division in Mbale City following the mysterious death of...

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Man arrested for defiling, impregnating three own daughters

Police in Nagalama, Mukono District are holding a man on allegations of repeatedly defiling and impregnating three of his daughters aged 13,...

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Man fined UGX 35.2M for defrauding lawyer in fake land sale

The Grade One Magistrate in Gulu Her Majesty Christine Turibamwe has imposed a fine of 35.2 million Shillings on a man for...

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Retired UN driver brutally murdered in Kasangati

Unknown assailants have brutally killed a retired employee of United Nations-UN in Uganda in Kyankyima Zone in Kasangati town council Wakiso district....

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Four remanded to Kitalya for stealing Shs320m Umeme equipment

COURT | CRIME: Four men have been remanded to Kitalya prison by the Specialized Utilities Wildlife and Standards Court on charges of...

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Former Busiro South MP Aspirant Paul Owor to appear in Court today over extortion charges

Former Busiro South Constituency MP contestant Paul Owor together with three others are set to appear in court today to answer for...

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Pader: Headteacher arrested for stealing iron sheets

PADER DISTRICT | UGANDA: The headteacher of Tumalyec Primary School in Laguti sub-county, Pader district has been arrested over allegations of theft....