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Kawempe residents want local leaders empowered to fight crime

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Lugoba Village Kawempe Division have asked the government to empower and facilitate local leaders to fight crime in the area. The call comes after police arrested six suspects at Lugoba Urban Council for allegedly stealing motorcycles from different parts of the country and …

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Trump indicted in hush-money payment case

Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday for his role in an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress. Multiple news media outlets, including The New York Times, ABC News, and The Washington Post, broke the news of Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand …

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Police crime report: Domestic violence cases increase in Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Luwero district are worried following an increase in cases of domestic violence. According to the Police crime report for 2022 released this week, Luwero district registered 501 domestic violence cases from 340 cases registered in 2021. As result, Luwero was ranked the …

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Community support vital in ending wildlife crime – Task Force

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Wildlife Anti-Crime Coordination Task Force-NWCCTF is calling for community support in the fight against wildlife trafficking and poaching. The task force was initiated in 2018 and launched in 2020 to promote cooperation and coordination among law enforcement agencies to combat wildlife crime in …

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Police give ghetto youth, public 14-days to surrender army uniforms

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some reformed ex-criminals and suspects in some of the pending cases have told the Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Senior Commissioner of Police –SCP Stephen Tanui that they get army and police uniforms from security personnel. Tanui held a meeting at police headquarters with …

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Security orders fresh crackdown on hawkers in Gulu city

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 4th Infantry Division Commander, Brig. Bonny Bamwiseki has ordered security personnel to conduct a fresh crackdown on hawkers operating along major streets in Gulu city. The orders follow the resumption of hawkers on the streets, barely four months after Gulu City Council authorities backed …

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AU mission develops guidelines to help Somali police combat crime

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Thursday its police component has developed guidelines to assist the Somali Police Force (SPF) in implementing community policing initiatives on combating crime. ATMIS Deputy Coordinator of Police Reforms Alex Ndili, said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for community …

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