Crime

A suspect facing 48 charges including rape and abducting a minor has been released on bail by the supreme court after apparent policing errors. The supreme court reversed a lower court ...

Police have arrested five people for presenting forged travel documents over the past three days. According to a police statement, the five suspects were all arrested at Paphos airport intending ...

Violence that broke out in Larnaca in the early hours of Sunday left a 26-year-old man with two of his fingers amputated and multiple fractures to the skull, while a 29...

Paphos police booked 34 individuals in a coordinated New Year operation to combat traffic offences, most of them related to driving under the influence of alcohol. According to Paphos Police director ...

A 33-year-old man was detained by police in Paphos on Sunday for illegal possession of drugs and copper wiring. According to a police announcement on Sunday Paphos police spotted a ...

Over 28 kilos of cannabis have been found off the coast of Famagusta in the past 10 days, with police believing it is coming from the north. Police on Saturday also said ...

Police on Friday arrested an 18-year-old resident of a village in the Nicosia district to facilitate investigations in an ongoing case of illegal possession of drugs, with the aim of ...

A 64-year-old man who raped a 25-year-old autistic man had his prison sentence increased to 10 years, following a Supreme Court decision. In assessing the case, the Supreme Court said the ...

Police in Larnaca on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old man for possession of drugs and money which appears to have been obtained through illegal activity. According to the police, shortly after 10...

Police were on Friday investigating another case of online fraud in involving loss of thousands of euros. According to a police statement, the 36-year-old manager of a Limassol-based social media ...

Police on Friday arrested a man for possessing an unregistered metal detector following a car chase. According to police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou, shortly before 1am a crime prevention patrol in ...

From early September to mid-November, 16 activists from Europe participated in the autumn campaign of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs), the NGO said in a press release on Thursday. According ...

A 33-year-old Paphos man was arrested at 1am on Thursday after he tested positive on a narcotest during a police check. Police also uncovered 5.5 grammes of cannabis in the suspect’...

A 68-year-old man reported to the police that he was scammed out of €520,000 after he proceeded with a fraudulent offer to purchase housing units in Limassol. The man detailed that ...

Over 300 fines for traffic violations were handed out over the past day, 97 of which were for speeding and 13 for driving under the influence of drugs. Thursday morning’s announcement came ...

Police are still searching for four icons that were stolen from a chapel in Tremithousa on December 16. According to a police statement, perpetrators broke into the Prophet Elias chapel in ...

Police on Tuesday night in a coordinated operation in Paphos, cracked down on ten people found gambling. According to police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, between the hours of 5.30 and 6.30pm the ...

A 42-year-old man was taken into custody on Tuesday night in Paphos for assault with grievous bodily harm and threats. According to the police statement the alleged perpetrator, who had ...

Limassol police at dawn on Wednesday arrested a 44-year-old man for illegal possession of large quantities of duty-free cigarettes and petrol. According to a police announcement, the suspect’s car ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday are investigating a burglary and theft of items with a total value of €15,000 from a residence in Polis Chrysochous. According to the police on Saturday ...

Paphos police carried out a coordinated operation to tackle noise pollution, police announced on Tuesday. According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, over the past four days, 19 entertainment venues were booked ...

Limassol police and the fire service responded to a car fire which broke out in the early morning hours on Tuesday. According to police statement, the fire was set to ...

Police in detained four persons for a forgery at Paphos airport in the last four days. According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, four persons arrived at the airport intending to ...

A shotgun that was stolen from a residence in Famagusta province was located by the police, who also proceeded to arrest a 20-year-old man, suspected of breaking into the residence, ...