Crime

Police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of the body of a British man who died in Paphos around one month ago, after it was found to be missing ...

The first hearing in the trial of a 58-year-old man accused of murdering Alexandros Antoniou in the village of Konia in November 2025 will be held on January 27 next year, the ...

The trial of a 36-year-old man accused of kidnapping and threatening two women with a knife in a Larnaca flat in March 2026 has been postponed to November 4, police said on ...

The police chief on Monday ordered an administrative investigation into the circumstances of the escape of a teenager from police custody but was later re-apprehended. The 18-year-old had managed to ...

An 81-year-old woman in Limassol lost €33,424 in an online scam after receiving a text message appearing to come from the national health system (Gesy), police said on Monday. The woman ...

Large quantities of untaxed tobacco products have been seized in Larnaca and dietary supplements and energy drinks falsely declared as clothing at Limassol port, the customs department said on Monday. ...

Police launched a search operation in Larnaca on Monday after an 18-year-old foreign national escaped from Larnaca district court, where he had been brought in connection with a case involving ...

The body of a 42-year-old woman was found at her home in the Omonia area of Limassol on Saturday evening. According to the police’s statement issued on Sunday, a ...

A 66-year-old driver was arrested after his car hit six pedestrians, among them two young children, in Argaka in Paphos district on Saturday evening. The collision happened shortly before 6.30pm, ...

A 47-year-old Georgian national suspected of attempting to murder a 44-year-old in Mouttayiaka was remanded in custody for eight days by the Limassol district court on Saturday. Police asked for ...

Police are investigating two robberies in Limassol in which two women were targeted by hooded gangs on motorcycles in the early hours of Saturday. In the first case, a 25-year-old ...

Police arrested seven people on Friday night for offences including illegal stay, drink driving and theft. Officers stopped and checked 699 drivers and 213 passengers. Traffic checks resulted in 330 charges for various ...

Two men aged 20 and 26 were arrested after police found more than a kilo of cannabis, 50g of cocaine and 95g of cannabis resin in an apartment in Limassol on Friday. ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days by the Famagusta district court on Friday, after being extradited to Cyprus over the burglary of a jewellery store in ...

Five masked men armed with knives and a gun broke into a home in Limassol in the early hours of Thursday, tying up a couple and stealing €5,000 in cash and ...

Police are investigating an attempted murder after a 44-year-old foreign national was seriously injured during an altercation with a colleague at a construction site in Limassol on Thursday morning. The ...

A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with two cases in which men lost money after providing bank card details through fraudulent text messages, ...

Two people, aged 18 and 16, were remanded for two days on Wednesday in connection with the shooting to death of a cat in Paphos, police said. The Paphos district court issued ...

A 49-year-old food delivery driver was robbed in Larnaca on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. The man was riding his motorcycle in an area of Larnaca at around 11.20pm ...

The trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, accused of rape, continued on Tuesday with the testimony of a key prosecution witness. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the witness ...

Two people, aged 38 and 52, have been arrested in Larnaca as part of investigations into burglary and theft from homes, committed between July and October 2026, police said on Sunday. One case ...

As overnight police operations to control serious and organised crime in urban areas continue, police arrested 12 people around the island over Saturday night. Crimes committed include illegal stay in the ...

Two drivers were stopped in the early hours of Sunday morning drunk driving in Larnaca and Nicosia. The arrested men had blood alcohol levels of 131µg and 79µg, while the ...

A total of 54 cartons of cigarettes, 3 cartons of heated cigarettes and 12 packages of rolling tobacco were seized at a property in Protaras on Thursday, the customs department said on Saturday. “...