The Second Grade Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced Mustapha Antonio Stanley, 34, to five years and three months for escaping from lawful custody and for being found in possession of a firearm. Bashir Ayami, 20, was sentenced to two years of imprisonment with hard labor for possessing a firearm.

The court heard from prosecutor Inspector Shadreck Wisiki that in March 2024, Stanley escaped from Mangochi Prison. Ayami was previously convicted of robbery.

Lilongwe Police Station has arrested three men for being found in possession of two pistols and 12 rounds of live ammunition without a license at Airwing, Mbavi location.

The suspects have been identified as Alex Chipiliro, 29, John Edward, 25, and Waiti Yamikani, 35.

Through intelligence collection, Lilongwe Police detectives found out that the first suspect, Alex Chipiliro, was keeping a rifle.

Police families who were affected by the Cyclone Freddy have been encouraged to rebuild and remain positive if they are to defeat the trauma they went through.

The call was made by the Deputy Inspector of Police for adminstration Mr. Happy Mkandawire on Tuesday April 18, 2023 when he presented donated items and cash to the 78 Police families who were affected by Cyclone Freddy earlier this year.

In a show of unity and goodwill, the Malawi Police Service through its welfare branch has donated various items and money to 45 police families who were affected by Cyclone Freddy in Mulanje, Phalombe and Blantyre. 

The function took place at Edgas Lodge at Muloza in Mulanje on Wednesday, 5 April, 2023.

Leader of the delegation, Mrs. Sinya Mkandawire, wife to the Deputy Inspector General for Administration, expressed gratitude towards police officers across the nation for their contributions and encouraged the affected families to make good use of the items.

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police responsible for Administration, Mr Happy Mkandawire has officially opened the Criminal Investigative Trainers course on Monday, October 24, 2022 at Central Region Training Centre (CRTC) in Lilongwe. 

The week-long Trainer of Trainers (TOT) course comprising 26 participants drawn especially from Police Training Schools countrywide, is being sponsored by the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Africa. 

The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has committed to cooperate with the newly launched Retired Police Officers Association (REPOA) which seeks to advance welfare of retired police officers.

Representing the Inspector General of Police during the official launch of the association at National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe, Mrs. Barbra Tsiga, Commissioner of Police said MPS is ready to rally behind the group as it serves a benchmark for discipline, togetherness and retirement preparedness.

The Minister of Homeland Security, Hon. Jean Sendeza, MP, has cautioned police officers to refrain from corrupt practices perpetrated in line of their duties, saying the malpractice erodes public confidence.

The Minister made the remarks on the sidelines of her familiarization tour at National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe on Friday, October 7, 2022.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mrs Merlyne Yolamu (PPM), has lifted the morale for the Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation (SARPCCO) games travelling squad by rallying them to compete for medals in Tanzania.

She was addressing a 150-member squad of Police officers on Monday, August 29, 2022 at National Police Headquarters parade ground in Lilongwe. The team is departing for Dar Es Salaam on August 30 through Songwe border in Karonga.

Police in Ndirande, Blantyre have recovered 8 motor vehicles and arrested Vincent Banda,25, who is suspected to have stolen the motor vehicles in a collateral syndicate.

The suspect in the month of April hired two vehicles belonging to Tinkhani Benjamin aged 34 on self drive.

In the first two weeks, he honoured the payment and later could not be traced prompting Tinkhani to report the matter to Ndirande Police Station.