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Crime & Punishment of Friday, 14 July 2017

Source: mynewsgh.com

Car snatcher arrested at New Edubiase

The suspect, Nicolas Adjei The suspect, Nicolas Adjei

Police at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region have arrested 43-year-old Nicolas Adjei who attempted snatching a Toyota Corolla taxi cab with registration number No GS 328 -13 from its owner.

According to 25-year-old Isaac Owusu, the suspect hired the vehicle from Kumasi but on reaching a village called Atase Nkwanta in New Edubiase, he pulled a pistol and snatched the taxi from him.

The police were immediately notified, pursued and arrested the suspect between New Edubiase and Akim Oda road.

The vehicle was retrieved and a search on him revealed a Bruno MOD pistol with 4 rounds of live ammunitions, a knife, keys of other vehicles, face mask and a screw driver.

The registration Number of the vehicle was also changed to AW 178-13 immediately he snatched it while road worthy certificate of the taxi cab was also found to have been changed. He is currently in police custody assisting in investigations.