Court convicts driver for stealing lorry tyres

Kumasi, Sept 23, GNA- A Kumasi circuit court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old driver to six months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing four heavy duty lorry tyres belonging to one Osei Bonsu. Yaw Adjei was convicted on his own plea of guilty to the offence. His accomplice, one Kudi, is on the run.

Police Chief Inspector Agnes Dinkyini told the court that sometime in November last year, at about 7.30 pm, Adjei and his accomplice went to Bremang, a suburb of Kumasi to look for a friend but did not see him. She said on their way back, Kudi suggested to the accused that they should steal the tyres of a vehicle that had been parked at an isolated area.

Chief Inspector Dinkyini said when they finished removing the tyres, a security man, who was watching them removing the tyres, raised the alarm but they managed to escape. She said about two weeks time, luck run out on him as he was identified, arrested and handed over to the police.