Crime

Charges against Iosif Iosif (known as Sifis) were withdrawn at Nicosia criminal court on Monday, over an attempted murder case against Nicos Rodotheou in 2018. In total 13 charges against Iosif were ...

Police in Paphos arrested two people in the last three days during traffic checks for illegal possession of narcotics. According to Paphos CID chief Michalis Nikolaou, two people in two ...

An out-of-court fine of €1,500 was imposed on a 61-year-old man found to be in possession of a quantity of duty-free tobacco products, police said. According to police, the man was ...

Paphos police are investigating an attempted murder in the early hours of Sunday in the village of Psathi, they said. According to police, a 31-year-old man was shot at around 5.30...

Paphos police on Friday arrested a hotel employee on suspicion of stealing over €2,000 from guests’ rooms. The 20-year-old man was detained after police secured testimony against him. He is being ...

The prison staff wing of trade union Pasydy on Friday strongly condemned the injury of three wardens at the Nicosia prison when breaking up a clash amongst inmates. It emphasised ...

The case against a 45-year-old on trial for the murder of 58-year-old Ioannis Polykarpou was again postponed as prosecutors on Friday called for the charge sheet to be adjusted from ...

Two men, aged 53 and 50, have been arrested in Famagusta after stealing 30,000TL (€1,038) from a bus driver. The pair boarded the bus and engaged in an argument with the driver, before ...

The drug squad on Thursday arrested an 18-year-old Limassol resident for possession of over three kilos of cannabis. According to the police, an unknown person went to a Limassol courier ...

A brawl at the Nicosia central prisons was contained by the guards who managed to restore order, the prisons department announced on Thursday evening. The incident, according to the department’...

Two men were arrested on Thursday for stealing a vacuum from a real estate agency in northern Nicosia. The first man, aged 42, was initially arrested as a suspect in the ...

Police arrested a 56-year-old for smuggling cigarettes from the north and fined him over €2,000, customs said on Thursday. According to police, the man was found during an operation carried out ...

Paphos traffic police on patrol on Thursday arrested a 42-year-old woman for drink driving, assault of a police officer and public disturbance. According to police, officers stopped the woman for ...

Police on Thursday in Nicosia arrested another suspect, a 55-year-old man, suspected of involvement in an ongoing arson investigation. According to police statement, the case concerns the fire which broke ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British woman in Ayia Napa earlier this month were remanded in custody for an extra day for the second consecutive day on ...

Paphos police are adopting measures to fight noise pollution and maintain safety in the tourist area of Kato Paphos, spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Wednesday. Nikolaou told the Cyprus News ...

Police on Tuesday night arrested two persons for an investigated case of drugs possession with intent to supply and money laundering. Police intercepted the suspects, a 39-year-old man and a 34...

A contracting company based in Limassol fell victim of a new online fraud scheme and was scammed out of over fifty thousand euros. The company reported the incident on Tuesday ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 62-year-old man as part of an investigation into a case of drug possession and supply. The arrest of the 62-year-old was preceded by a search ...

A wanted 36-year-old man arrested on Monday night at Paphos airport for an eight-year-old case of causing grievous bodily harm, was released with conditions on Tuesday. According to the police, ...

Two 38-year-old men were arrested on Tuesday in relation to a carjacking, theft from a separate car, and traffic violations. According to a police spokesperson, a 57-year-old man reported that ...

A 31-year-old man was detained subject to a trial on Tuesday after “causing harassment and threatening violence” in Xylotymbou. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou, a 70-year-old man reported ...

Police in Larnaca said they fired warning shots at a car in Larnaca on Tuesday which was driving “recklessly and dangerously”. They said the car, which had been stolen on ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday by the Famagusta district court after firearms and cannabis were found at his home the previous day. Police ...