Fifteen people have been arrested at three suburbs of Kumasi in a latest swoop on crime suspects by the Ashanti Regional Police Command.
The operation, which was led by officers from the Suntreso District Command, was conducted at Kwadaso Nsuom, Adoato and Hemang.
A suspected notorious robber, Solomon Danso alias Obio and his counterpart, Kwadwo Tuffour aka Waller, were among the suspects arrested in the early morning raid that targeted street robbers in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.
It followed two incidents of armed robbery that claimed the lives of two people, including a serving police officer, General Corporal Frank Essel of SWAT Unit in the city.
A police source, which hinted DAILY GUIDE, said Obio, who is noted for his mastery in street robberies and phone snatching, was picked up at his hideout by the police.
Kwadwo Tuffour was said to have robbed two Italians a month ago near the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue, close to the Shell filling station.
Kofi Yuomi, a remand prisoner on robbery charges, is alleged to be his accomplice in the robbery against the Italian nationals.
The police source said other suspects rounded up in the swoop were being screened by the high command of the police in the region, awaiting an identification parade.
The paper was told the raid was meant to reassure the public that the police were doing as much as they could to tackle the rising crime in the region head-on.
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