Crime

A bomb was placed under a 20-year-old man’s car in Limassol, police said on Saturday. The explosion was heard shortly after 2am, though the man notified police some two ...

A 34-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Friday by the Larnaca court on suspicion of theft. Police charged him with theft, possession of burglary tools, and ...

The customs department carried out a large-scale operation, seizing six vehicles for using heating oil instead of diesel fuel and confiscating a substantial quantity of untaxed tobacco products, it was ...

Police on Friday are seeking six people who attacked a food delivery man in Kiti overnight, stealing his motorcycle and mobile phone. The attack happened around 8.20pm and the 28-year-old ...

The 49-year-old Swedish national, Hans Jonny Uven, who escaped police custody in December pleaded guilty to felony charges and escaping from lawful custody before the Larnaca court on Thursday. Meanwhile, ...

Two people, aged 48 and 36, were arrested on Wednesday, after police, acting on a tipoff, stopped two vehicles for investigations, which revealed about half a kilo of cocaine. Police said the ...

A 31-year-old man who had been arrested for the arson of a family home in Paphos was referred to the Paphos Criminal Court for trial, on Thursday. The trial is ...

The fire department responded to a vehicle fire in Engomi in the early hours on Thursday. In a post on X, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said the Nicosia department ...

Incidents were sparked overnight between minors on Makariou Avenue in Larnaca, it was reported on Thursday. The incidents took place between young third-country nationals, police said and patrol cars were ...

Police in Paphos district overnight carried out 50 car stops, 30 searches, and 25 pedestrian searches in a coordinated operation, spokesman for the force Michalis Nikolaou said on Thursday. During the operation police ...

A 53-year-old Limassol man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday after a car chase that led to the injury of a police officer. The case concerns conspiracy to commit ...

Three men were sentenced to 13 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday for importing large amounts of drugs. The men, aged 31, 45 and 46 were arrested by the drug squad (Ykan) in an ...

Nicosia police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man for possession of military-grade ammunition and over one kilogram of cannabis. Officers from the drug squad with sniffer dogs had searched a ...

Police on Monday are investigating the origins of a large sum of money found hidden at a Nicosia residence. Following investigations, police arrested a 33-year-old woman for possession of illegal ...

Police arrested a 49-year-old man overnight in connection with an investigated case of car arson committed in Limassol. The fire had broken out around 1.30am on Sunday and police had ...

A 33-year-old man was found dead after a fire in Limassol on Sunday, just days after a deadly blaze claimed the lives of five people.  The fire broke out at ...

A man was mugged in Larnaca, with culprits getting away with €4,500, police said on Sunday. According to the police, based on a complaint “made by a 68-year-old man, around 8pm ...

A total of four employers and four workers were arrested after it was found that they had been employed illegally and that they did not have residence permits to live ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with the suspected forging of contracts for football players. He is the fourth person to have been placed under arrest as ...

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court for smuggling 11kg of cannabis with the intention of supplying it. The cannabis was found ...

A fire which completely destroyed a car in the early hours of Thursday morning in Limassol was set maliciously, the police said. The car belonged to a 70-year-old man, with ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 55-year-old man on Thursday, for an investigated case involving a large stash of cannabis which had been buried underground. The 55-year-old appeare before court on ...

Police have arrested two more people, aged 28 and 53, for an investigated case of real estate fraud in Limassol. Two persons aged 45 and 46 had previously been taken onto custody following their ...

Paphos police on Wednesday are investigating a case of vehicle theft, following their arrest of two suspects, aged 18 and 23. According to police headquarters, the 18-year-old was arrested on Tuesday at ...