Crime

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for extortion after allegedly tricking two people into paying €6,000 for a two-week private cruise around the Greek islands but directing them instead to a ...

Two new arrests, men aged 24 and 25, were made late Thursday in connection with the death of a 61-year-old man in Latsia Nicosia on Wednesday night, police said. The arrests bring ...

A 40-year-old man who drunkenly drove into a takeaway shop in Peyia and injured the owner was sentenced to two months in prison on Wednesday. Paphos district court found the ...

Three persons were remanded in custody on Thursday in connection with the death of a 61-year-old man, found dead outside an apartment building in Latsia on Wednesday evening. The deceased ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Famagusta district court on Wednesday to facilitate police investigations into a string of burglary and shoplifting cases in Ayia Napa. ...

Larnaca police on Tuesday arrested a 29-year-old suspect for a case of burglary and attempted theft. According to the police, a Larnaca resident on Monday reported witnessing the 29-year-old, along ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a company employee who allegedly stole from his employer thousands of euros worth of goods, over a five-month period. According to the police, the manager of ...

A total of 817 serious criminal cases were prosecuted by Paphos police in 2022, compared to 553 in 2021, according to the head of Paphos CID, Michalis Nikolaou, an increase of 47.74 per cent. Nikolaou ...

Police in Nicosia shortly after midnight on Wednesday halted a driver travelling at 130 km/h on Larnaca Avenue, instead of the permissible 50 km/h. Police checks determined that the driver, ...

Three people who were arrested with 190 stolen pigeons in their car were released on conditions on Tuesday pending their trial in court. Limassol district court ruled the men be released ...

Three people who attempted to depart the island using forged travel documents at Limassol port will remain in police custody until their trial starts on January 13. The suspects, aged 26, 25 and 23, ...

A 33-year-old masked man was arrested stealing from a pharmacy in Ayia Napa early on Tuesday. Officers arrived at the scene after the alarm sounded at the business around 5am. ...

Over 100 people have been arrested in Paphos in the past year for offences related to domestic violence while six more remain wanted, police said on Tuesday. Paphos CID chief and ...

Larnaca mayor, Andreas Vyras, on Tuesday condemned the violent incidents that erupted on New Year’s Eve in Finikoudes, on the city’s seafront. There should not be such images ...

Police on Monday caught an 18-year-old driver on the Nicosia – Larnaca highway, travelling at 176 km/h instead of the permitted 100km/h. According to a police statement, police attempted to ...

Police on Tuesday are investigating a case of shooting and malicious damage on New Year’s Day with arrest warrants having been issued against two wanted men aged 24 and 27. According ...

Three persons aged 26, 25 and 23, were arrested at Limassol port on Monday after they attempted to depart the island using forged travel documents. The suspects, who aimed to travel to Genoa, ...

Authorities in the north of the island have reportedly seized several packets containing 75 kilograms of cannabis that washed up on the beach, in what could be related to similar incidents ...

A suspect facing 48 charges including rape and abducting a minor has been released on bail by the supreme court after apparent policing errors. The supreme court reversed a lower court ...

Police have arrested five people for presenting forged travel documents over the past three days. According to a police statement, the five suspects were all arrested at Paphos airport intending ...

Violence that broke out in Larnaca in the early hours of Sunday left a 26-year-old man with two of his fingers amputated and multiple fractures to the skull, while a 29...

Paphos police booked 34 individuals in a coordinated New Year operation to combat traffic offences, most of them related to driving under the influence of alcohol. According to Paphos Police director ...

A 33-year-old man was detained by police in Paphos on Sunday for illegal possession of drugs and copper wiring. According to a police announcement on Sunday Paphos police spotted a ...

Over 28 kilos of cannabis have been found off the coast of Famagusta in the past 10 days, with police believing it is coming from the north. Police on Saturday also said ...