Cop held over robbery

Page 31: Daily Graphic, November 18, 2009.
Story: Albert K. Salia
A POLICE Lance Corporal with the Tema Community One police has been arrested for his alleged involvement in robbery-related activities within the Tema Metropolis and the Volta Region.
The suspect, Delali Osae, who is currently on interdiction and in custody pending prosecution, was arrested as part of an ongoing special in-house cleaning by the Police Administration.
Since the beginning of the year, 38 police personnel have been dismissed while 34 are currently on interdiction for various acts of indiscipline, including misconduct, extortion, bribery and other offences.
Disclosing the arrest and interdiction of Osae to the Daily Graphic, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, said preliminary investigations had revealed that Osae had partnered a robbery gang in a number of robbery escapes.
He said some robbery suspects arrested by the police had identified Osae as one of their accomplices.
He renewed his pledge to weed out all miscreants in the service to ensure that only decent, patriotic and committed personnel remained in the service.
“I will like to assure members of the public that the Police Administration will not shield or provide a cover-up for any wrong-doers. Such characters will be exposed and dealt with according to law,” he said.