arrested <\/a><\/strong><\/span>at Koforidua with three sets of Ghana Police uniforms, a blue-black\u00a0berret and a police crest.<\/p>\nOther items retrieved from his room at Koforidua Okorase included a “name tag bearing NO 50721, pair of long black boots, a bayonet, specimen charged sheet book, police belt with ammunition porch containing two pepper spray and a tarsar as well as police flashlight.”<\/p>\n
The Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh, said Prince Baah was arrested upon a tip-off.<\/p>\n
\u201cInformation the Police gathered led to the arrest of the suspect Prince Baah, 25 years old, who was impersonating as a policeman from Kumasi on leave at Koforidua. He was seen wearing police uniform in Koforidua township and a search conducted in the suspect\u2019s room at Koforidua Okorase revealed three sets of Ghana police uniforms that is, one set of camouflage and a set of Black Uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued that, \u201ca blue-black Police Uniform with Lang yang, a blue-black berret with police crest, name tag bearing No. 50721 Prince Baah, a pair of long black boots, a bayonet, specimen charged sheet book, police belt with ammunition porch containing two body spray which looks like pepper spray and a tarsar as well as police flashlight\u201d were all found in his room.<\/p>\n
ASP Ebenezer Tetteh added that \u201cduring interrogation, the\u00a0suspect told police that he got the uniforms from a policeman stationed at Kumasi and Effiduase, but bought the other items at Asawase Kumasi.<\/p>\n
ASP Ebenezer Tetteh cautioned the general public to be on the lookout for several other fake officers who he said are posing as law enforcers and deceiving innocent citizens.<\/p>\n
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By: Neil Nii Amatey Kanarku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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