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Three burglaries reported in Tala in one night

May 22nd, 2018 Police are investigating after three homes were burgled late on Monday in Tala, Paphos. The owners of the residences who returned to their houses between...

Crime

Drones used to smuggle phones and drugs into prison, says mayor

May 21st, 2018 Outspoken Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos claimed on Monday that drones were being used by criminals to smuggle mobile phones and drugs into prison. In what...

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Man arrested after child pornography found on computer

May 21st, 2018 Police arrested a man in Limassol on Sunday for the possession of child pornography. He was remanded for eight days on Monday. The home of the 33-year-old...

Cyprus

Police HQ on guard over possible attack - reports

May 20th, 2018 The police headquarters was on guard early on Sunday, following a tip-off related to a possible attack against officers and premises of the force, reports...

Cyprus

Man in hospital after being shot

May 20th, 2018 British bases police are investigating a murder attempt after a 33-year-old man was shot outside his house in Trachoni, in the Limassol district, early on...

Cyprus

Police arrest suspect in 2001 attempted murder case (Updated)

May 19th, 2018 A 50-year-old man was remanded on Saturday for four days by the Limassol district court in connection with a murder attempt committed 17 years ago. The man...

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Under attack, police hit back

May 19th, 2018 POLICE on Friday hit back at claims there had been an unprecedented rise in serious felonies as the Paphos mayor accused some members of the force of taking...

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€2,100 fine paid after illegal tobacco found

May 18th, 2018 A total of six kilos of Old Holborn tobacco was found in a Nicosia home by police on Thursday afternoon. Customs officials who were summoned to the scene...

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Three remanded on suspicion of bombing car of mayor’s mother

May 17th, 2018 By George Psyllides Three men were remanded in custody on Thursday suspected of being behind a bomb that destroyed a car belonging to Paphos Mayor Phedonas...

Cyprus

Suspect in police officer shooting remanded anew

May 17th, 2018 A court on Thursday extended a suspect’s remand by six days in connection with a shooting incident in Limassol almost two weeks ago in which a police officer...

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Polish man extradited over tractor fraud case

May 16th, 2018 A 34-year-old man from Poland was extradited to Cyprus on Wednesday in connection with money laundering and fraud over the sale of a tractor. According to...

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Police seek eight people in relation to February murder

May 15th, 2018 Police said on Tuesday said they are searching or the whereabouts of eight people believed to be involved in the murder last February of Ernest Leonides, 47,...

Crime

Three held after police officer shot to remain in custody (updated)

May 15th, 2018 A police officer shot at ten days ago in Limassol was taken out of intensive care in Israel on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The officer, Giorgos...

Cyprus

Three men jailed for drugs, firearm possession

May 15th, 2018 Three men received jail sentences ranging between two and seven years on Tuesday for drugs and firearms-related offences committed in Limassol last...

Cyprus

Customs seize knock-off trainers and cigarettes

May 15th, 2018 Knock-offs worth more than €5,000 and 120 packets of cigarettes were seized by customs this week, it was announced on Tuesday. Specifically, over the...

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Russian expats demand action over crime

May 14th, 2018 TWO demonstrations protesting against increasing levels of crime in Cyprus took place in Paphos and Limassol on Monday morning. Organiser and Paphos...

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Confessed killer 'took tablet with him to photograph his victims'

May 14th, 2018 By Andria Kades The 33-year-old man who confessed to killing a couple in their Nicosia home last month had taken a tablet with him to photograph the victims...

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Officer injured in shootout 'steadily improving' at Israeli clinic

May 13th, 2018 A police officer injured in a shootout in Limassol last weekend and who is being treated at a hospital in Israel is showing a steady improvement, the health...

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Double murder suspects facing ‘harshest charges on the books’, judge says

May 11th, 2018 By George Psyllides Four suspects held for the brutal killing of a couple in Nicosia last month were on Friday referred to the criminal court for trial...

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Arson thought to be cause of café fire

May 11th, 2018 Arson is believed to be the cause of a fire which broke out early on Friday at a café in the Nicosia district. Police were notified of the incident in...

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