The Malawi Police Service (MPS) wants to distance itself from the claim by MISA Malawi that it is behind the cyber hacking of Platform for Investigative Journalists (PIJ) website.
The Malawi Police Service(MPS) wishes to inform the public that it has received the report released by Afrobarometer on April 14, 2022 in which Malawi Police Service is said to be topping the list with 42% as the most corrupt organisation in Malawi according to a corruption opinion collected through the survey.
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) wants to assure the public, especially in Lilongwe, of adequate security and that people should not despair that there is a security lapse in the city.
Police in Chiradzulu have arrested three people in connection to spate of breaking and theft offences that occurred in the district and recovered assorted electronic items in the process.
This follows extensive investigations and intelligence gathering by the district's Criminal Investigations Department.
On Friday, April 6 2022, police arrested the trio and recovered the following items whose value is yet to be advised: 32 inch Logic plasma screen, MECER monitor, Dell computer box and keyboard, power cables, three laptops: Dell, HP and Toshiba.
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) is informing Malawians that cases of drink and drive are still continuing despite numerous awareness campaigns and on the spot fines.
The Commissioner of Police responsible for Human Resource Management and Development (HRMD) Mr Dennis Chipao, has urged the newly inducted Police detectives to put into practice the knowledge and skills that they have acquired throughout the eight-week investigative training course.
Commissioner Chipao was speaking as the guest of honour at Central Region Training Centre (CRTC) in Lilongwe on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the official closing ceremony of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) intake course attended by 29 officers, comprising 19 males and 10 females.
Police in Blantyre have arrested a Lunzu resident identified as John Nyalama, 43 for being found in possesion of Malawi Electricty Supply Commission (ESCOM) equipment suspected to have been stolen.
He was arrested on Friday April 8, 2022 in a joint operation conducted by Police and ESCOM. During the operation, equipment such as bolts, nuts and insulator hooks weighing 5 tones valued at around K30 million were recovered at the suspect's warehouse in Lunzu. The operation was intelligence driven after an outcry of vandalism of ESCOM equipment.
The Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM) Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 has commenced hearing of a case involving four Kalinyeke Toll gate employees who are accused of fraud.
The four suspects are charged on two counts of fraud and false accounting, and theft by public servants. About MK9 million is alleged to have been swindled by the suspects between the months of February and March, 2022.
The Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM) Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 has commenced hearing of a case involving four Kalinyeke Toll gate employees who are accused of fraud.
The four suspects are charged on two counts of fraud and false accounting, and theft by public servants. About MK9 million is alleged to have been swindled by the suspects between the months of February and March, 2022.
The Malawi Police Service is still registering cases of theft of motorcycles and assault to motorcycle riders in the country. The incidences are prevalent during night hours.