The Circuit Court in Tarkwa has remanded two young men, including a student of Takoradi Technical University, into custody for allegedly stealing cash and goods from a local supermarket.
The accused, Kingsford Quarshie, also known as “Cash Money,” 21, a miner, and Joshua Hammond, alias “Gucci,” 20, a student, appeared before the court presided over by Her Honour Bernice Mensimah Ackoh. They have been ordered to reappear on April 14, 2026, as investigations continue.
Presenting the case, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Ahianor told the court that the accused persons are facing a charge of stealing, contrary to Section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in the early hours of March 22, 2026, at about 2:22 a.m. at Axe Trading and Service, a supermarket located within the Market Circle area of Tarkwa in the Western Region.
The court heard that the accused allegedly broke into the shop and made away with a TM laptop valued at GH¢3,000, cash amounting to GH¢50,000, and several provisions, including rice, milk, sugar, Cerelac, Nido, Milo, biscuits, and other items whose total value is yet to be fully determined.
Brief facts presented to the court indicate that the complainant, Evans Antwi, a 33-year-old businessman and resident of Tarkwa, discovered the theft at about 6:30 a.m. when he opened his shop and found that the burglar-proof window had been damaged and the premises ransacked.
Further inspection revealed that several items were missing, including the laptop, cash, and assorted goods such as boxes of powdered milk, Cerelac, Yumvita, condensed milk, and Milo.
Prosecution stated that CCTV cameras installed in and around the shop captured the activities of the accused persons during the operation. Subsequent police investigations led to the retrieval of some stolen items, including a bag of rice and sachets of Nido and Cerelac, from the room of the second accused, Joshua Hammond.
During interrogation, both accused persons reportedly confessed to the offence in their cautioned statements, admitting that they carried out the operation together with a third suspect identified only as Collins, who is currently at large.
Police say efforts are underway to apprehend the third suspect, while investigations continue to recover the remaining stolen items, including rice and biscuits whose value has not yet been determined.
The accused persons have been remanded into custody pending further investigations and are expected to reappear before the court on April 14, 2026.
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