28/09/2026
*POLICE RECOVER STOLEN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED*
*Central East Region, Ghana — September 28, 2026:* Police in the Central East Region have arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged theft and transportation of household items believed to have been stolen from a building at Chocho, a town along the Bontrasi-Bereku road.
The suspects have been identified as *Patrick Haziel*, the driver of a KIA Mighty truck, and *Mohammed Sulemana*, who police say is the alleged owner of the recovered items.
According to the Central East Regional Police Command, personnel of the Regional Operations Unit intercepted the truck, with registration number *GN 5255-23*, at about *4:30 a.m. on September 26, 2026*, during a night patrol.
Police said the truck was carrying a number of household and electrical items, including:
- One king-size mattress
- One kitchen cabinet
- One deep freezer
- Seven refrigerators
- One microwave
- One stove
- 19 sets of framed aluminium-glazed windows
- Nine sets of electrical sockets
- One knapsack spraying machine
- 10 TV sockets
- Two floodlights
The police said preliminary investigations established that the items had allegedly been stolen from a building at Chocho.
According to the police account, Haziel told officers at the scene that the items belonged to Sulemana, who allegedly fled after noticing the approaching patrol team. Haziel reportedly told investigators that he had been hired to transport the items from Bentum to Tuba, where Sulemana resides.
Further investigations led to the arrest of Sulemana, who police said admitted stealing the items and concealing them at Bentum before arranging for the truck to transport them.
Sulemana has been remanded into police custody and is scheduled to reappear on **October 12, 2026**.
The police said one victim has so far reported the incident and identified some of the recovered items as belonging to her.
The Central East Regional Police Command is therefore appealing to other possible victims who may have lost similar items to report to the command for identification and collection.