Crime

Police on Thursday warned about paying traffic fines through a suggested online link after they received reports of scam messages being sent via SMS and social media. The messages, which ...

The permanent criminal court of Paphos will announce its sentence on July 8 for convicted murderer Doros Theofanous, known as “the hairdresser”, who escaped from custody last year. The court heard ...

A 57-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of possessing two kilograms of cannabis, as well as a “small amount” of cocaine. The sentence ...

A bomb exploded at a pub in the Limassol suburb of Ayios Athanasios in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The police said the explosion occurred at around 1.10am in ...

A 56-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport after 16.6 kilograms of cannabis were found in his luggage, the police said on Tuesday. The man was arrested after arriving at the ...

A 35-year-old woman from the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou was arrested after the police found drugs and an illegal CCTV system at her home, the police said on Monday. The ...

A 54-year-old man from Paphos on Sunday reported to the police that he had been scammed after attempting to pay a traffic fine online. The man said he had received ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Saturday by the Famagusta District Court in connection with a series of offences including conspiracy to commit a felony, ...

Two 22-year-old men were arrested in Limassol on Sunday morning as part of a coordinated police operation targeting drug-related activity, authorities said. The operation was carried out by officers from ...

Police in Cyprus have arrested an individual on suspicion of terror-related offences and espionage, authorities said on Saturday. The individual appeared before a district court on Saturday, which ordered an ...

The police conducted a wide sweep of premises in Larnaca on Thursday and also stepped up traffic checks in an operation aimed at combating undeclared work and illegal residency, they ...

The Limassol District Court has issued a six-day detention order for a 22-year-old man suspected of involvement in two separate bombing incidents — one at a bar and another targeting a ...

One person was arrested for living in Cyprus without the requisite papers on Wednesday night as the police conducted their latest operation in Nicosia’s old town. The police said ...

Four people were reportedly taken to hospital on Monday night in Paphos after a brawl erupted between two groups of Syrians. According to reports, police were alerted around 8pm about ...

A teen was arrested early on Monday morning in connection with a violent robbery that occurred on Tasos Mitsopoulos Avenue in Larnaca. Police said at around 1:30am on Monday morning, ...

The police are to conduct an “intensive” operation of heightened roadside tests with the aim of clamping down on people driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. During the ...

Police in Limassol have arrested a 23-year-old man from India, who was wanted in connection with the attack on a 23-year-old compatriot on June 4. According to police, the suspect was ...

A fire broke out around 1am Friday in a car owned by a 50-year-old man, which was parked on the old Limassol-Paphos road, near Ha Potami. According to police, the ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 44-year-old man as part of an investigation into a case involving theft by an employee. According to a complaint made to police by a supermarket ...

Police on Thursday reported that two dogs in Alamino in the Larnaca district had died on June 6 after ingesting poison baits found in the area, indicating that the animals were ...

The police fired warning shots on Thursday morning after an inflatable boat carrying around 20 people towards Cyprus’ east coast attempted to ram a police vessel after they attempted to intercept ...

A man has been handed a 173,876TL (€3,852) fine after feeding cigarettes to a wild donkey in Karpasia, the Turkish Cypriot police said. A video of the cigarettes being fed to ...

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the robbery of a bakery, the police said on Thursday. The police said the boy was questioned in the ...

Two members of a bizarre criminal group which made headlines earlier in the year after using forged state seals and impersonating officials are to appear in Nicosia criminal court next ...