Central East Regional Police Command — police unit enforcing traffic regulations and investigating crimes including vehicle fraud and child trafficking in the Central Region.
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The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a child trafficking case and rescued a 10-month-old infant following the reported disappearance of a 7-year-old girl at Kasoa in the Central Region. …
Police arrest 6 women in child trafficking syndicate, rescue 3 victimsThe Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Central East Regional Police Command arrested 50 drivers for using unauthorised lighting systems such as LED fog lights, strobe lights, and sirens on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway, with 37 prosecuted at Akweley Magistrate Court; the police say enforcement will continue until unauthorised lighting is removed from roads.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Central East Regional Police Command arrested 50 drivers for using unauthorised lighting systems such as LED fog lights, strobe lights, and sirens on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway, with 37 prosecuted at Akweley Magistrate Court; the police say enforcement will continue until unauthorised lighting is removed from roads.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Journalists Association has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Richard Asiedu, to publicly apologise for his alleged role in an attack on Obaatanpa Radio at Kasoa on June 25, or face legal action and be declared an "enemy of press freedom". The GJA says a group allegedly stormed the station, assaulted staff, and locked it up, disrupting operations for several hours.
13 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association has condemned an alleged attack on Obaatanpa Radio 92.5 in Kasoa and called for a swift police investigation. According to GIBA's account of the station's management statement, the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East, the Central Regional NDC Chairman, and others reportedly verbally and physically attacked staff, switched off transmission and locked the facility following a live discussion on internal party matters.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central East Regional Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 19 drivers during an enforcement exercise for various traffic offences, including unauthorised use of sirens and strip lights, unapproved vehicle lamps, and driving on road shoulders. The offenders were cautioned and their illegal devices seized.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central East Regional Police Command arrested two people linked to an online vehicle sale syndicate that defrauded a buyer of more than GH¢100,000 through a fake TikTok advertisement. The victim responded to an ad for a Jetour hybrid vehicle and made two payments in December 2025 into bank accounts linked to the suspects; a third suspect remains at large.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Armed robbers shot and killed a mobile money vendor, Hamisu Abdulai, during a robbery attack at Gomoa Dominase Onion Market in the Central Region on June 6, 2026, and wounded another person. The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for the suspects, who fled into a nearby bush after the attack.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 13 drivers for unauthorised use of sirens and emergency lights during an enforcement exercise on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway on 30th May 2026. The unauthorised equipment was removed and the drivers were issued warning letters.
1 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 13 drivers during an enforcement exercise on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway on May 30 for unauthorised use of sirens and emergency lights in violation of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012. The drivers were educated on the relevant regulations, issued warning letters, and had their unauthorised devices removed from their vehicles.
1 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department arrested 13 drivers for unauthorised use of sirens and emergency lights during an enforcement exercise on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway on May 30, 2026. The drivers were educated on traffic regulations, issued warning letters, and the unauthorised equipment was removed from their vehicles.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Police arrested Lucinda Naomi Otchere, a midwife at Trust Mother and Child Hospital in Osu, for alleged involvement in a child trafficking syndicate; two children have been rescued, while a five-year-old girl remains missing. The suspect allegedly received a seven-year-old girl and paid GH¢20,000, and made a further GH¢35,000 payment to facilitate the trafficking of another five-year-old girl to a couple in Pokuase.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central East Regional Police Command arrested six women in connection with child trafficking and rescued three victims, including a 10-month-old infant and a 7-year-old girl who went missing in Kasoa, Central Region on April 10.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →