Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is holding two suspected leaders of Kasolo criminal gang that has been terrorising Kawempe residents for over three years. The suspects are Ismah Nyanzi aka Natabula and Abdulla Mabina aka Bashiru, both residents of Kawempe division. Umar Kitaaka, the Officer in Charge of Kawempe …
Read More »Anti-kidnap response unit arrests four
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Anti-Kidnap Response Unit – AKRU has arrested three women and a man in response to three kidnaps registered in Kampala four days ago. AKRU’s response was attracted by kidnaps involving two children aged five and seven weeks in areas of Mpererwe, Kanyanya and …
Read More »20 Ugandans face deportation for illegal entry into Zimbabwe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty Ugandan nationals are facing deportation for illegal entry into Zimbabwe while en-route to South Africa. The Ugandans including a five year old were arrested along Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city-Victoria Falls road by Zimbabwe Police as reported by CITE, a Zimbabwe news outlet. …
Read More »Police impound over 130 motor vehicles in Arua
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police has impounded over 130 motor vehicles during a major crack down in Arua Town. The exercise which started early this morning ended after 1pm with over 100 motorcycles mainly belonging to Boda Boda riders and more than 130 vehicles impounded for various traffic …
Read More »Two fishermen lose hands during night operation scuffle
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two fishermen have lost their hands during operations mounted by officers attached to the Fisheries Protection Unit in Bugonga, a suburb of Entebbe Municipality. The victims have been identified as Tonny Mawejja and Kamada Mutebi. The fishermen were found leaving their fishing grounds in Bussi …
Read More »Retired SCP Odongpiny speaks out about his time as police court chairman
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Senior Police Commissioner – SCP Dennis Odongpiny, has spoken out about the challenges he encountered when he served as Police Court Chairman. For over three years as Police Court Chairman, Odongpiny tried more than 500 junior an senior police colleagues accused of engaging in …
Read More »UPDF, police to deploy aircraft to fight cattle raids in Karamoja
Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the army have resolved to deploy aircraft to fight the escalating cattle raids in Karamoja sub-region. This is contained in a joint statement issued by Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga this morning. Enanga notes that the army and Police resolved to use aircraft as …
Read More »Police arrests 18 suspected drug dealers, smokers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 18 people have been arrested in a police swoop against suspected drug dealers and abusers in various parts of Kampala. The Monday morning operation was conducted by crime intelligence teams from Jinja Road Police Division backed by police officers from Kyambogo, Banda and …
Read More »Police hunt for businessman Ssonko over worker’s death
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Old Kampala have launched a hunt for a businessman, Robert Ssonko after one of his workers died in an underground water well. Ssonko, a resident of Lungujja, Rubaga Division, in Kampala is reportedly on the run to explain how Majid Mubiru died in …
Read More »Two health workers on the spot over drug theft
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namayingo district are searching for two clinical officers attached to Buyinjja health center IV over alleged theft of government drugs. The two suspects William Otheino and Cyrus Okuku have since fled their homes located in Buyinjja trading center. On Saturday the Namayingo …
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