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Selfie time gone bad as monkey snatches tourist’s purse
The monkey snatched the visitor’s purse
A tourist who attempted to snap a selfie with a monkey in Indonesia shared a video of the moment the small but sneaky primate stole her purse.
Jovita Coppage said she was visiting the Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali when she attempted to take a selfie with a seemingly friendly monkey.
A video recorded by Coppage’s sister shows the monkey reaching out and taking the purse out of Coppage’s hands.
Coppage initially tries to take the purse back, but takes a step back when the animal aggressively shows its teeth.
Coppage eventually quickly grabbed the purse and pulled it free of the monkey’s grasp.
Coppage said in an Instagram post that she was more concerned about the contents of the bag than the purse itself.
“From now on if I get asked if I’m a critical thinker, I’m going to show them this video,” she wrote.
The Upper East Regional Police Command has retrieved a large quantity of ammunition at a mechanic workshop near the Assemblies of God Church in Bolgatanga.
The retrieval followed a report made to the Police on May 9, 2026 by an auto mechanic, who stated that his apprentice discovered suspicious items while sweeping the workshop premises.
A team of Police officers moved swiftly to the scene and recovered two sealed packets hidden in fertilizer sacks inside a hen coop.
The packets contained a total of 1,400 rounds of 7.62×39mm ammunition, with each packet containing 700 rounds.
The exhibits are in Police custody for evidential purposes, while investigations continue to establish the source and ownership of the ammunition.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspected robbers believed to be involved in a series of armed robberies within the Bolgatanga metropolis and along the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway.
The suspects, identified as Moses Akungoe, also known as “Mosbee,”, and Jacob Akugri, also known as “Weezy,” were arrested on May 9, 2026 in Kumasi by a team from the CID Headquarters Operations Unit following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance operations in Bolgatanga and Walewale.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects were part of a robbery gang armed with two AK47 rifles and pistols, operating within the Upper East and North East Regions.
The gang is believed to have robbed several persons of cash, motorbikes, and mobile phones on streets and highways, with some of the incidents resulting in deaths.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted to their involvement in several robbery activities and identified the alleged gang leader as Issaka, with another accomplice named Araafat, both currently at large.
Police are currently pursuing leads to arrest the remaining suspects including some persons believed to be supplying the gang with weapons for their criminal activities.
The two suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations, while efforts continue to retrieve stolen items and identify other accomplices linked to the robberies.
