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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police force has retrained 120 Flying Squad operatives to handle incidents related to gun violence and terrorism ahead of the festive season. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said the operatives who are now attached to the directorate of crime intelligence have undergone a three-month refresher …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has dissolved the Flying Squad which has been serving as the police force’s violent crime crack unit. The communication was sent through a radio message to all operatives indicating that Flying Squad had been disbanded, and it’s no …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For years, Katwe policing division has been known as the leading car theft zone in Kampala city. But it has now been replaced by Old Kampala and Kawempe policing divisions. Incidents of motor vehicle thefts captured by Closed Circuit Television cameras and Flying Squad’s intelligence led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspected masterminds of several kidnaps and vehicle robberies especially in Western Uganda have been arrested by the Police Flying Squad. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has identified the suspects as Denis Tukundane alias Kenneth and Kato Daniel, a businessman from …

Flying Squad indicates that some criminals hired guns from police personnel Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report compiled by the Flying Squad has revealed that 23 guns belonging to police and military were recovered from thugs last year. The report compiled by Flying Squad commander Godwin Turamye, which URN …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of flying squad operatives has been sent to join area police in the hunt of motorcycle and car thieves in Ankole and Kigezi areas. Police source revealed that 15 operatives have set off from Kampala to Mbarara, Bushenyi and Isingiro districts where car …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police’s Flying Squad has rearrested a suspected car robber who escaped from police custody. John Wandera was picked on Monday from one of the suburbs of Kampala after he was tracked and trailed by Flying Squad operatives under the commander of Senior Superintendent of …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flying squad operatives attached to the Albertine region police headquarters have arrested three suspected car robbers. The operatives have also recovered four stolen cars and one motorcycle from the robbers. Police has identified the suspects as; Allan Kihumuro (21), a resident of Kiryatete a Hoima …

  Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ten suspected vehicles robbers operating in Kampala, Nansana, Kiira and Gomba district are in police custody. The suspects were picked up in an operation by the Police Flying Squad Unit, which started in Nansana municipality on Thursday last week. The operation later extended to …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Flying squad operatives have arrested three suspected Motorcycle robbers who have been terrorizing cyclists in the region.  They were arrested on Thursday night in one of the lodges in Hoima town.   Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson identified the suspects as Fred Ssegawa 28, …