Crime & Punishment of Friday, 23 August 2024

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Police launch manhunt for 4 armed robbers after Gomoa Dominase filling station heist

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The Central East Regional Police Command has initiated a manhunt for four armed robbers who robbed the Star Oil filling station at Gomoa Dominase Junction in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, adomonline.com reports.

According to police reports, the robbers, all masked, arrived at the station with two of them carrying pump-action shotguns and the other two wielding knives.

Upon arrival, they fired several shots, creating panic among those present, the report indicated.

The assailants reportedly took money to the tune of GH¢3,392 before fleeing the scene.

The entire incident was captured by the station's CCTV system.

The report added that police officers were dispatched to the location immediately after the robbery was reported, but the criminals had already escaped before their arrival.

Even though no arrests have been made yet, crime scene investigators from the Central East Regional Police Command have since visited the location and launched an investigation into the incident.

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