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Ugandan maid arrested over theft of USD 5000 from her Juba employer

South Sudan authorities are demanding the extradition of a Ugandan housemaid who is reported to have stolen USD 5,000 (17.6 million Shillings)...

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Five suspects arrested over murder of 70-year-old man in Masaka

MASAKA | CRIME: Police in Masaka District has arrested five people in connection to murder of a 70-year-old casual laborer in suspected...

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Kaweesi Murder suspect arrested over Gen. Katumba shooting

CRIME: One of the suspects facing trial in the High Court over the murder of Andrew Felix Kaweesi has been arrested again...

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NUP’s Ffeffeka Sserubogo Committed Suicide – Postmortem Report confirms

The Police Crime Investigation Department has released a report indicating that the late Muhammad Ffeffeka Sserubogo who has been the LC5 Chairperson...

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Two police officers fired for stealing Shs30m robbery

MITYANA: The Police Disciplinary Standby Court has ordered for the dismissal, with disgrace, of the officer in charge of operations in Mityana...

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MBARARA: District Councilor found murdered in cold blood

RWAMPARA DISTRICT: – Police Rwampara has launched a manhunt for unknown assailants responsible for the murder of the Kabura Subcounty Councilor Fred...

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Man who burnt wife, three children in house fire arrested

Police in Rubanda district have arrested a 45-year-old man who allegedly set his house on fire, killing his wife and three children...

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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....