Shoplifters grab €20,000 from Larnaca shop
Police are asking the public for their assistance in locating two women in connection with the theft of a purse containing some €20,000 from a
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Paphos woman held in drugs and antiquities case
A 30-year-old woman was remanded for six days on Thursday by the Paphos district court in connection with illegal possession of drugs and antiquities. According
Man arrested after rape report
A 47-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Paphos after a French tourist, 31, reported to police that he had raped her. The woman, who
Supreme court rejects appeal over police officer’s sentence
The supreme court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the police against a suspended two-year jail sentence given to a police officer who was found
AG appeals court decision to halt case of two Focus corruption trial defendants(update 2)
By George Psyllides Attorney-General Costas Clerides on Wednesday appealed a decision by the Nicosia criminal court to halt proceedings against two defendants in the Focus
Man suspected of trying to kill estranged wife to stand trial
The 47-year-old man suspected of trying to murder his estranged wife on July 29 will appear in court on September 25, the Limassol court decided
Lawyer in Napa rape case quits (Updated)
The lawyer of a British woman, 19, who claimed she had been forced by police to withdraw a gang-rape complaint has quit over disagreements with
Remand for company employee in Paphos suspected of embezzling €3,000
The Paphos District Court remanded a 36-year-old man for three days on suspicion of embezzlement and theft suspicion, police said on Tuesday. According to authorities,
Police arrest pair who held phone to ransom (updated)
Two men, 18 and 21, were remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday in connection with stealing the mobile phone of an 11-year-old boy
Police bust Limassol cannabis growers, seize 15 plants
Police in Limassol arrested two suspects after four makeshift greenhouses with 14 cannabis plants were discovered at their home during a raid on Sunday evening.
Police arrest man in connection with child pornography
A 31-year-old Limassol man was remanded in custody for four days on Monday in connection with possession of child pornography and indecent solicitation of a
Man arrested at airport in connection with 2018 watch theft
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning at Paphos airport in connection with the theft of a watch almost a year ago. According to
Police seize contraband tobacco, arrest suspect
Police on Sunday seized a large number of contraband cigarettes and tobacco and arrested a man, 39, in connection with the haul. The suspect was
Woman in Napa rape case says she recanted under duress (Updated)
A British woman, 19, who claimed she had been raped by a group of Israeli men and later recanted is now alleging she had been
Drug searches on 71 cars nets 8g of cannabis, five joints and a grinder
Police in Larnaca, during traffic stops on Saturday night, found quantities of cannabis in five cars, they said on Sunday. Between 4pm Saturday and 2am
Attempted murder victim remains in critical condition
The 48-year-old man who was shot in the back on Wednesday evening outside a restaurant in Ypsonas is in critical condition in Nicosia general hospital
‘Foul play’ in arson at Nicosia sports club
POLICE are suspecting foul play regarding a fire that burned down the premises of a sports club in Nicosia on Thursday morning. The incident occurred
Cocaine found on board seized Cyprus ship
CYPRUS-based Intership Navigation said on Thursday they had no reason to believe any of its crew was involved in drug trafficking after one of the vessels
Water board inspector in hospital after attack by property owners
THE Water Development Department (WDD) on Thursday condemned the assault and serious injury by the owners of a property in Ayia Napa of one of
Three-month extension for probe into police handling of Metaxas’ missing victims
The independent police watchdog said on Thursday it has granted a three-month extension to investigators probing the way the police handled the disappearances of several