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Apac receives new police K9 unit to boost crime intelligence efforts

Apac, (UG):- The Territorial Police in Apac District have received a one-year-old German Shepherd named Pistol, a new addition to its crime-fighting...

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Six arrested for beating 19-year-old girl, uncle over incest in viral video

Amolatar, (UG):- Police in Amolatar District have arrested six people suspected to have been involved in the beating of a 19-year-old girl...

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Police halt activities related Lango Paramount Chief until court ruling

Lira, (UG):- The Territorial Police at North Kyoga Regional Police has directed all parties involved in the struggle for Won Nyaci leadership...

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North Kyoga Police call for vigilance as Uganda celebrates 62nd Independence

Lira, (UG):- The Police at North Kyoga Police Region have called for vigilance from members of the public, and timely reporting in...

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Crime

Alebtong village chairperson detained over wife’s murder

Alebtong, (UG): The Local Council One Chairperson [LC1] of Abiloyenyo village in Adwiri Parish, Adwiri sub-county in Alebtong District is one leader...

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Seven people killed in one week as murder cases spike in North Kyoga Region

Lira, (UG):- Police at North Kyoga Region registered seven different murder cases in this region last week according to the weekly police...

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Lira City education boss Jasper Abura perishes in Soroti highway road crash

Lira, (UG):- Authorities in Lira City have confirmed the untimely demise of Dr Jasper Abura, the City’s Education Officer who tragically passed...

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Crime

Woman cuts husband’s head over Christmas meat

Amolatar, (UG): Police in Amolatar District have arrested a woman for cutting her husband’s head with a panga over Christmas meat. The...

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Crime

Woman arrested buying Xmas gifts with shs1.6m counterfeit notes

The Police in Lira City are holding a 36-year-old woman at Lira Central Police Station arrested for being in possession of counterfeit...

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City businessman shoots son dead in heated altercation

Lira, (UG): A prominent businessman in Lira City, Northern Uganda has been arrested for allegedly shooting his son dead after a heated...

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Scores injured as police fire teargas to disperse demonstrators in Lira

Lira, (UG): Scores of people in Lira City were on Wednesday injured as police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Christians...

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Journalists cautioned on professionalism, research and fact-checking

Lira City, (UG): The North Kyoga Regional Police Commander Commissioner of Police (CP) Deo Obura has cautioned journalists in the Lango Sub-region...

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Crime

OYAM: Girl, 14, stabs father to death in domestic fight

Oyam, (UG): Police in Oyam District are hunting for a 14-year-old teenager who stabbed her father to death in an incident that...

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Crime

Man detained after Museveni’s money for church construction goes missing

OTUKE, (UG): The territorial police in North Kyoga Region are holding one Okwir Patrick a 45-year-old church member on allegations of stealing...

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28 police officers decorated in Dokolo pipping ceremony

DOKOLO, UGANDA: There was overwhelming joy and real excitement in Dokolo District on Friday as several of the police officers got piped...

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18-year-old arrested over murder of Kole businesswoman

KOLE, UGANDA: The Territorial Police in Kole District have arrested one Odongo Jasper aged 18- years- old on allegations of killing a...

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LC1 Chairperson, Secretary arrested over Lira torture video

LIRA, UGANDA: The Police in Lira District have arrested two suspects who appeared in the video that went viral video on social...

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Police quell protest by Amolatar locals over land dispute

molatar District Police on Monday thwarted an unauthorized demonstration organized by locals in protest of a “stranger” who allegedly wanted to access...