Police officer arrested for stealing motorbike at Kintampo

A police officer has been arrested the Kintampo Divisional Police Command for allegedly stealing a motorbike and other items belonging to the Ghana Police Service.

Joy News sources revealed that the suspect, Corporal Christian Adjei Boateng, was arrested after a colleague saw him pushing a Honda Motorbike with registration No. M–15–UW – 2071 across the road in front of the Police station, where a motorbike fitting shop is situated.

The complainant and another officer have gone to the fitting shop only to find out that the Corporal was not there.

A search was conducted at his residence in Kintampo the Divisional Crime Officer, DSP Edmund Agyemang Badu, together with other groups of investigators.

“The search revealed the following items in his single room self-contained rented apartment; 10 live AK 47 assault rifle ammunition, Body Armour, Dead Body Bag, Ballistic Helmet and wrap of dried plant substance suspected to be narcotics,” a statement from the Divisional Police Command stated.