Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 5 September 2021Source: starrfm.com.ghA cable thief has been arrested at Akyem Osiem by residents and handcuffed to a building awaiting the arrival of the police. The suspect who identified himself as Kwaku Abu was pursued and arrested at about 2:00 am Sunday by some residents of the Saviour community carrying quantities of stolen copper cables packed in a sack. He, however, claimed he stole the items from Akyem Apedwa and was going to sell them at Koforidua but he did not have money to continue the journey. He was handcuffed to a building throughout the night and expected to be handed over to Akyem Osiem Police. Copper cable theft in buildings under construction have become a worrying phenomenon for building owners in parts of the Eastern regionA few suspects arrested in the region were established to be electricians by profession.
