Public warned over crypto scam
Police on Thursday warned the public to beware of online fraud as they investigate a complaint by a 49-year-old man that he had been defrauded out of €44,500 he believed was ...
Police in Paphos investigating case of burglary and theft
Police in Paphos are investigating a case of burglary and theft after someone broke into a house in town and stole a computer worth €1,800, €500 in cash and various other items.
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Police say lit coals caused Pedoulas fire
Lit coals caused the fire in Pedoulas on Wednesday evening which was swiftly brought under control by six firefighters and two firetrucks.
The incident has been reported to the police ...
CBC warns consumers of fake bank
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) sent out a warning on Wednesday to the public against using a Limassol-based credit institution identified as Sabax Bank, noting that it does not ...
Nine years for man accused of sexual abuse of minor
Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday imposed concurrent prison sentences of more than nine years on a man accused and found guilty on all seven charges of sexual abuse of a ...
Internet car scam
A Limassol businessman was cheated out of over €95,000 in an internet car deal scam last month.
Police on Wednesday said they were investigating an online scam following a complaint by ...
Drink driver jailed for killing woman
Larnaca district court on Wednesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 months in prison after she was found guilty of causing death through drink driving.
On July 11, 2019 at around 9.40pm the 52...
Woman arrested with fake passport
A 27-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly using fake travel documents, police said on Wednesday.
According to Paphos CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the woman arrived at Paphos airport ...
Operations suspended in two establishments over gambling
Paphos district court on Tuesday issued orders to suspend operations in two premises allegedly providing gambling services.
According to Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, two criminal cases ...
Two people arrested for electricity theft in Paphos
Police in Paphos arrested two people for electricity theft on Tuesday.
Electricity theft is the criminal practice of stealing electrical power. It is often accomplished via a variety of means, ...
Suspected burglar arrested, accomplices flee
Paphos police busted a suspected burglar with assistance from a member of the public, but two others at the flat escaped through a window.
Despite his attempts to flee and ...
Supreme court upholds jail sentence of shepherd who started Limassol fire
The supreme court rejected an appeal against the conviction of a shepherd sentenced to two years in jail after he set fire in Limassol claiming it was to kill a ...
Two women arrested for impersonation at Paphos airport
The Paphos District Court issued a four-day detention order on Sunday against two women for cases of impersonation.
According to spokesperson and head of the Paphos criminal investigations unit, Michalis ...
Hawker caught selling stolen goods in Timi
Paphos police on are looking for a second person following the arrest of a 61-year-old man in a case of burglary, theft and resale of stolen goods.
According to police ...
Six arrested for illegal employment in latest clamp-down
Six individuals were arrested for illegal employment cases that emerged from inspections of premises by immigration police in the last twenty-four hours, in the districts of Famagusta and Larnaca.
A 23...
Limassol man sitting on his front porch witnesses his car being torched
A 60-year-old Greek Cypriot businessman saw his car go up in flames in the early hours of Sunday when two men on a motorcycle rode up and set it alight, ...
Arrest after knife attack in Paphos
A 22-year-old man from Nigeria was taken to Paphos general hospital on Saturday after he was attacked with a knife by a compatriot in an apartment complex in Chlorakas.
According ...
Limassol man scammed out of over 50,000 euros
A 35-year-old man in Limassol was conned out of over 50,000 euros in an online scam, police said on Sunday.
The victim met a woman online in November 2021 who introduced herself ...
Three murder suspects walk free after prosecution witness rescinds testimony
Three men charged with premeditated murder walked free on Friday after the main prosecution witness told Paphos criminal court he would not testify against them, the Cyprus News Agency reported.
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Two jailed for arms, drugs
Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced two men aged 27 and 23 to four and a half years in jail after finding them guilty of illegal possession of drugs, illegal possession and ...
Two jailed for illegal arms possession
A 21-year-old was jailed for three years and a 23-year for four year and a half after being found guilty by the Larnaca Criminal Court on Thursday for 14 cases of ...
Police charge two undeclared workers in Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa police are investigating two cases of illegal employment after detecting two persons who could not provide proof of the necessary paperwork from the labour ministry.
The checks were ...
Another arrest in illegal entry case
A 26-year-old man has been arrested for assisting illegal immigration by sea after a boat ferrying 16 people arrived on Monday at Famagusta.
The latest development on occurred on Wednesday night ...
Man wanted after assaulting officers, escaping detention (photo)
A 32-year-old man is wanted by police after he assaulted two officers who were transporting him to a detention facility following his arrest for illegal stay in the Republic, police ...