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Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Commissioner of Police (COP) Prosper Kwame Agblor has assured Ghanaians of the Police Service�s determination to rid the country of criminals so as to enhance peace for accelerated development. In this regard, he has called for public support in the fight against crime. COP Agblor gave the assurance at a press briefing in Accra on Monday to update Ghanaians on progresses the CID has made in some crime stories this year. In recounting the cases, he used the opportunity to warn miscreants within the police service to be wary since they would not be spared when caught. On that note, he recounted a story of a policeman who was caught in a robbery incident on May 23. In that case, he stated that the policeman and two other men hired a KIA Spectra taxi with registration number GZ 5715-13 from the Radio Gold area through Laterbiokoshie to the Industrial Area/Awudome. According to him, the three men directed the course of the taxi towards a dead-end route behind TV Africa. On reaching the dead-end, the three men ordered the driver to alight at gun point and made away with GH₵2,170. Unfortunately, when they tried fleeing, a wallet fell from the pocket of one of them. The wallet later identified Lance Corporal Daniel Mensah as one of the suspects. Daniel has since been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court while investigations are still going on to arrest other members of the group. In a related development, a Fulani man has been arrested in connection to a robbery and murder case that took place at Assin Fosu on June 2. The suspect, Ali Osumanu, 18, was arrested on June 3 at about 7am at a police checkpoint at Assin Fosu. When Ali was searched, 10 mobile phones and an amount of GH₵400 were found on him. In the course of interrogation, one of the mobile phones started ringing and when the call was answered, the caller claimed he was the owner of the phone and told the police that they were robbed the previous day. The suspect was arrested and later confessed to the crime. He further confessed that his five accomplices were in Kumasi and that they met at a mosque and planned the crime. Other cases of possession of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were reported. From Ashaiman, five suspected armed robbers were arrested, involving two minors as young as 16. The suspects were purported to have been on the wanted list of the police and were alleged to have been operating within Ashaiman, Zenu, Gbetsile and Mataheko. The suspects are in custody and being prepared for court. The Director-General abhorred the involvement of minors, and cautioned parents to take responsibility for their children. COP Agblor thanked all the regional commanders and unit commanders for their efforts to make Ghana a better place of live. He encouraged them to diligently and fearlessly deliver their roles to ensure that the goal of making Ghana safe is attained.