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Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 19 August 2018

Source: mynewsgh.com

Policeman arrested for stealing a motorbike

Corporal Samuel Ntem is in the custody of the police [File Photo] Corporal Samuel Ntem is in the custody of the police [File Photo]

A policeman identified as Corporal Samuel Ntem of the Cantonments police station with service number 40678 has been arrested for snatching a royal motorbike with registration number M-18-GW4499.

According to the victim, the incident happened at the Weija Police station near Kasoa but days later, the tracking device fixed in the motorbike tracked it to Wiamoase in the Ashanti region.

The bike was traced to a house in a village called Abuom near Wiamoase. One Seida Sallam in whose custody the bike was found mentioned Corporal Samuel Ntem of Cantonments police station currently on interdiction for a similar offense as the owner.

Samuel Ntem was traced and arrested at his hideout at Wiamoase and a pair of handcuff retrieved from him when searched.

MyNewsGh.com gathered that efforts are underway to hand him over to Weija police command for investigations since the case was initially reported there.