Police in Kabalagala is investigating an incident of murder of Arot Gorette, female adult aged 25, a resident of Namugongo which occurred on 14th April 2019 near Nsambya Police Barracks. Four suspects have been arrested namely Hawumba Harriet, (19 years) student of Cavendish University, Senabulya Wycliffe (23 years), Kalyango Watson Davis (22 years) and Seremba […]
Continue ReadingThere are increased reports of attacks on mobile money operators and businesses for example, on 9th April2019, at around 2330hrs, two (02) unidentified people who were travelling in an unidentified motor vehicle armed with a rifle waylaid one Magoma Isma, a mobile money agent at Nakaloke Central Cell, Nakaloke Town Council in Mbale District and […]
Continue ReadingUPDATE ON CCTV The CCTV Project started 2019 and has two phases, first phase is intended to cover the surveillance systems for Kampala Metropolitan area and phase two is intended to cover surveillance systems for municipalities, highways and major towns. The total number of cameras to be installed is 3233 and so far 60% (1940)of […]
Continue ReadingThe joint security team actively investigating the kidnapping incident and successful recovery of an American tourist Ms. Kimberly Sue Endicott and a Senior Tour Guide, Jean Paul Mirenge- Remezo, has made some arrests of suspects, on suspicion of being involved in their kidnap. The intelligence led operation which was calculated and tactical, in the early […]
Continue ReadingToday, Monday, 8th, April, 2019, the IGP, will hand over Ms. Kimberley Sue Endicott, the American tourist who was rescued yesterday, Sunday, 7th, April, 2019, to Her Excellency, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, at the American Embassy in Kampala. The victim who had been held captive together with her safari guide, Jean Paul Mirenge, were released because […]
Continue ReadingThe Police and sister security agencies have today, Sunday, 7th April, 2019, rescued Ms. Kimberley Sue Endicott, an American tourist together with the senior tour guide. Jean Paul, who were kidnapped on gunpoint last Tuesday, 2nd April, 2019, while on an evening game drive at Queen Elizabeth National park. The two were recovered unharmed, in […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE The Police has dispatched an elite squad from the Tourism Police, to reinforce the security teams at Queen Elizabeth National Park, and actively pursue, a group of 04 unknown gunmen who allegedly kidnapped an American and a Ugandan senior guide who were on an evening game drive. This incident occurred yesterday, Tuesday 2nd […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE The Police would like to join the rest of the country, to congratulate and applaud, Inspector of Police (IP) Joshua Cheptegei, for his remarkable accomplishment at the World Cross Country, Championship, 2019, in the Men’s Senior Category, in Aarhus, Denmark, on Saturday, 30th March, 2019, where he earned a podium sport, by taking […]
Continue ReadingI am pleased to preside over the closure of this course on Fraudulent Document Identification and Detection of Impostors, offered by the US Embassy in Uganda. I am informed that 600 police officers have so far been trained in this discipline since the inception of the program in 2014. This is a good step at […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE We regret that our initial media release of Sunday, 24th March 2019, surrounding the drive by threats by Hon. Idah Nantaba was not totally accurate. The true facts are that on Sunday, 24th March, 2019 the Hon. Minister Idah Nantaba while buying fruits at a roadside market around Ssinda, located 6 km after […]
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