Crime

A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing fuel from a car in Nicosia in the early morning hours on Wednesday. Two plastic containers containing approximately 30 litres of petrol ...

A 42-year-old man was caught driving under the influence of alcohol in the early morning hours on Wednesday in Nicosia. Officers stopped the man’s car for a check a ...

Police caught a burglar red-handed trying to break into three different homes at a housing complex in the Famagusta area in the early hours of Monday, they said. Following a ...

A 27-year-old Paphos resident has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said. The man was arrested in the early hours of Monday after testing ...

Two Larnaca men aged 36 have been arrested on suspicions of illegal possession of property, police said on Monday. According to police, around 7.30pm on Sunday they received a tip-off that ...

Police on Sunday warned the pubic for the “umpteenth time” to be more careful online after three new scam complaints were filed, bringing the total so far this month to ...

Police have seized four kilos of cannabis from a motorist they stopped during a traffic stop on Saturday evening, they said. Around 6.45pm, drugs-squad officers and traffic police on patrol ...

A car rental company fell victim to online fraud on two occasions during June and July 2022 resulting in the loss of €27,216, police said on Saturday. The fraud took place when ...

As cybercriminals are constantly looking for ways to make money at the expense of unsuspecting victims, both individuals and organisations often fall victim to various form of fraud, police said ...

The 55-year-old man who was handed to Cyprus police by Spanish authorities on Thursday over an internet scam involving the theft of almost €25,000 from a 57-year-old woman, is not cooperating ...

A 77-year-old man in Limassol fell victim to a fraud, known as vishing, when an unknown person called him over the phone pretending to be an employee of a bank ...

Scammers are advertising and booking holiday homes in Cyprus which they pretend to own, police warned, citing complaints. Several people have complained to the police about online fraud concerning the ...

Police arrested a 25-year-old man on Friday in connection to a case of burglary and theft in Larnaca. According to police, a 58-year-old man filed a complaint saying that between ...

Police on Friday said a 45-year-old man has been arrested in Spain as the second suspect connected with the death of a woman in a ‘spiritual’ ceremony in Larnaca three ...

Police arrested three men on Thursday night after a car chase and shootout. The men were inside a car as the police were conducting checks in the context of crime ...

Police on Friday urged people to be wary whom they trust online, as a 55-year-old man was arrested after a Limassol resident reported she was scammed out of €24,730. The internet ...

Ten illegal gambling establishments were identified and shut down by police officers in Paphos since the beginning of the year. According to a statement released by Paphos police spokesperson Michalis ...

Police arrested five people outside Tsirion Stadium in Limassol on Tuesday for illegal possession of flares and smoke bombs. The arrests took place before the Uefa Champions League qualifying game ...

Two people aged 22 and 28 have been arrested for trying to leave the country through Paphos airport under false pretences, police said on Wednesday. On Tuesday a man with a Dutch ...

Two men, aged 26 and 23, were remanded for three days on Tuesday on suspicion of stealing €15,000 worth of motor oils from a petrol station in Paphos. According to Paphos CID chief ...

Paphos domestic violence unit is understaffed which makes it difficult to intervene in cases of abuse within families, it emerged after a meeting between Akel-affiliated women’s organisation Pogo and ...

Limassol police on Tuesday reported an arson which damaged a car in the early morning hours. According to the report, the car was parked outside the 47-year-old owner’s home ...

Police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man, to facilitate investigation into multiple cases of burglary and theft. Arrest warrants were pending against the 26-year-old, which related to seven cases. Upon ...

The arrest warrant for a 33-year-old held for a case of extortion of money by false representation has been extended. According to Paphos police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, the 33-year-old appeared ...