Woman arrested on suspicion of using stolen cheque (Updated)

A 45-year-old woman is under arrest on suspicion of paying for her shopping with a stolen cheque, police said on Friday.

They said a supermarket owner had filed a complaint that on March 23 an unknown woman had gone to the outlet in the Limassol district, handed over a cheque of €300 for goods worth €112, taking the rest of the money in cash.

It later emerged that the cheque was issued by a bank that no longer exists and that the cheque had been reported stolen since 2017 when two cheque books were taken during the burglary of a butcher’s shop in Limassol.

Officers from Episkopi police station are investigating.

Moreover, Limassol police have arrested two women aged 18 and 22 on suspicion of stealing jewellery, cash, and a mobile phone, all with a total value of €1,120 from the house of a 72-year-old woman.

The two were remanded for four days on Friday by Limassol district court after they admitted to the offences investigated against them during police questioning, Cyprus News Agency reported.

And an 18-year-old man is in custody as Limassol police investigate a case of conspiracy to commit an offence, illegal entry, and theft.

He was arrested after a garage owner early on Friday said he had received a notification on his phone from the CCTV installed at his garage of suspicious movement here. Police sped to the scene and arrested the youth.