[ 2012-07-09 ]

Notorious armed robber busted
A notorious armed robber Stephen Quarshie who had
been on the police wanted list for years, has been
arrested.

The 27 Year old is a native of Weta in the Volta
Region and had been operating with different
groups attacking shops and filling stations in the
Country, according to police.

Addressing the media after his arrest, Accra
Regional Police Commander DCOP Patrick Timbilla
noted that on the 8th of June this year Quarshie
alias Fofo and his group attacked a Shell Fuel
station near Amansaman and made away with Ghc
4,000. He was also involved in a Ghc 1,500 robbery
incident at Antis Shop at Haatso in February this
year and then snatched a bag containing Ghc
20,000.

DCOP Timbilla stated the police at Amansaman upon
a tip-off on 4th July arrested Quarshie who was
then at his hideout at Kuntunse near Amansaman.

He said on a search in his room a produced a gun
with 6 rounds of ammunition concealed in a black
bag.

He will soon be arraigned before a court.

Source - Asempa FM

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