C. O. Lamptey

{{Short description|Ghanaian police officer (c. 1930 – 2022)}}

Charles Odartey Lamptey ({{circa|1930}} – 20 April 2022){{cite news |last1=Kwafo |first1=Eric Nana Yaw |title=Late IGP Charles Odartey Lamptey goes home today |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1178160/late-igp-charles-odartey-lamptey-goes-home-today.html |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=Modern Ghana |date=19 August 2022}} was a Ghanaian police officer and was the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service from 5 June 1979 to 27 November 1979.

Lamptey died on 20 April 2022 at the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra, aged 92.{{cite web |title=MR CHARLES ODARTEY LAMPTEY A.K.A. FATHER |url=https://ripghana.com/mr-charles-odartey-lamptey-a-k-a-father/ |website=RIP Ghana |access-date=6 November 2022}}