Thieves steal €13,500 from Limassol home

Police are investigating a €13,500 theft from a safe box in a Limassol home after a 69-year-old man reported the incident, it emerged on Sunday.

According to police, the theft took place in Ayia Fyla at around 1:30am. The safe was in the man’s bedroom on the first floor and was opened with a sledgehammer.

Officers who went to the scene concluded that thieves entered the home through the balcony door, which was unlocked.

At the time of the break in, the owner was in the living room on the ground floor but did not appear to hear the commotion.

Investigations continue.