Crime

Six people were arrested during the police’s overnight operations operations, the police said on Thursday. The arrests were made for offences including drug possession, burglary, theft and vandalism. The ...

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday after admitting to the theft of a car believed to have been intended for use in the planning of ...

Police are investigating a bomb threat email sent to the English School in Nicosia on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, police said the email warned of an “explosive device” ...

The police on Sunday said officers had found a total of 115 birds which had been illegally trapped in nets placed in an area of the Larnaca district where hunting is ...

A 19-year-old male from Paphos was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after making “dangerous manoeuvres” while driving, with the police later finding equipment which could be used ...

A child was arrested by bicycle-mounted police after having reportedly stolen a vehicle from a car wash in Larnaca, the police said on Sunday. The police said that a 43-year-old ...

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Larnaca after having been found to have been driving while almost seven times over the legal limit, the police said on Saturday. The ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Friday evening after driving his car at 161 kilometres per hour (100 miles per hour) on the motorway between Limassol and Paphos and then failing to ...

A man already facing child sexual abuse charges was out on bail when he allegedly committed a string of new domestic violence offences against his partner. The court of appeal ...

The parents of George Low, the British man who was stabbed to death in Ayia Napa in 2016, on Friday said that they have “more hope” of achieving justice for their ...

The Larnaca criminal court on Friday postponed proceedings in the case of a 77-year-old man who was allegedly subjected to pressure, threats and financial exploitation. The four defendants – two businessmen ...

A total of 396 boxes of duty free cigarettes and heated tobacco products were seized in Engomi, Nicosia during an operation targeting the illegal possession and sale of tobacco products, police ...

Two people were arrested for offences including illegal stay in the Republic and outstanding fine warrants as part of targeted police operations across the island on Thursday night. As part ...

Cypriot authorities participated in a VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Eppo) across a number of European countries, it became known on Thursday. In Cyprus, ...

A Norwegian and an Irishman charged over an alleged murder for hire plot will remain in custody until their trial, the Famagusta criminal court confirmed on Thursday. The 33-year-old Norwegian ...

The Paphos district court has ordered the eight-day detention of four 17-year-olds in connection with ten cases involving shoplifting, theft and property damage, authorities said on Tuesday. Police arrested the ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he was found in possession of a metal detector and pickaxe near an archaeological site in Kouklia, Paphos. According to the police, ...

A motorcycle suffered extensive damage on Monday after catching fire in a garage in Kiti, with the fire brigade confirming the blaze was started deliberately. A call was received at 4.20...

Two men were left seriously injured and five suspects arrested on Monday following a violent clash near Ayios Ioannis in Limassol, police said. Officers received a report of a fight ...

Six suspects arrested over an alleged murder for hire plot in Cyprus will be deported within days, police said on Monday after detention and deportation orders were issued against them. ...

A total of 13 cars’ windscreens were smashed in a car park in Ayia Napa, with the police describing the incident as “malicious” and saying they have launched an investigation. The ...

The police discovered a further 260 kilograms of ketamine in a Limassol warehouse on Monday, adding to the 126 kilograms already seized in a major drugs haul last week. The substance was ...

Police arrested 39 people on Sunday found to have been residing illegally in Cyprus, following a nationwide operation. Deportation proceedings have already been scheduled for twelve of those arrested, with the ...

Five people were arrested overnight on Friday as police carried out regular patrols. Police said the operation resulted in 304 citations for various traffic violations, along with the arrests of two ...