Posts tagged with "arrest"

Man arrested in Ayia Napa for theft of swimmers' bags Cyprus

Man arrested in Ayia Napa for theft of swimmers' bags

September 16th, 2018 A 24-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly stealing two swimmers’ bags at an Ayia Napa beach, police said on Sunday. The man was caught on Saturday afternoon at an Ayia Napa beach with two bags on him that had been reported stolen by their owners. In the bags were credit cards, a tablet and a small amount of money.
Police officers arrested in people trafficking case (updated) Cyprus

Police officers arrested in people trafficking case (updated)

September 11th, 2018 Police on Tuesday arrested three of their own in connection with people trafficking and sexual exploitation following allegations they received bribes to turn a blind eye while serving at passport control at the airport and let through women who were later employed at a bar in Nicosia. Two other people, the owner of the bar, 36, and a...
Police seize 3.2 kilos of cannabis, arrest two men Cyprus

Police seize 3.2 kilos of cannabis, arrest two men

August 23rd, 2018 Two men, 30 and 35, were remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday in Limassol in connection with possession of 3.2 kilogrammes of cannabis Police said the drugs were found in the possession of the 35-year-old who had been intercepted by the drug squad on the Limassol to Apesha road travelling on a motorcycle. The...
Man detained in north Cyprus

Man detained in north

August 21st, 2018 A 50-year-old man from Larnaca was detained in the north after a shotgun was found in his car, reports said on Tuesday. The man drove to Pergamos checkpoint with the intention of crossing over to the north at around 11am on Monday when Turkish Cypriot police officers found the gun in his vehicle and arrested him. The government has...
Man arrested for car arson Cyprus

Man arrested for car arson

August 20th, 2018 Nicosia police arrested a 38-year-old man on Sunday in connection with the arson of a car earlier in the day. Authorities said the fire was called in at 3.20am, and occurred in a parked car in Nicosia. The car was heavily damaged by the flames, and investigations revealed it was arson. Police received a tip against the...
Pair arrested for harassing ‘foster mum’ of stray dogs Cyprus

Pair arrested for harassing ‘foster mum’ of stray dogs

August 16th, 2018 PAPHOS police arrested two men, aged 52 and 68, on Wednesday for threatening their neighbour who was fostering stray dogs. Police said that a 40-year-old woman reported that her neighbour and his friend had knocked on her door earlier that day and when she opened, she was confronted with one of them holding what looked like a pistol,...
Hotel worker arrested in connection with theft Cyprus

Hotel worker arrested in connection with theft

July 31st, 2018 Paphos police on Monday arrested a man suspected of being involved in five burglaries between June 29 and Monday during which €2,700 was stolen from hotel rooms. A couple of tourists reported to police that €900 was stolen from the safe in their room, and as there were no signs of a break in the officers deduced that the theft was...
Airport security guard arrested for theft of ring Cyprus

Airport security guard arrested for theft of ring

July 18th, 2018 Police arrested a 51-year-old man on Tuesday for allegedly stealing last week a ring at the Paphos airport belonging to a 26-year-old woman from Limassol. The man, reportedly a security guard at the airport, stole the ring - worth around €1,200 – on July 12, when the woman was to depart to another European country and ran her...
Man arrested for cannabis mail order Cyprus

Man arrested for cannabis mail order

July 18th, 2018 A 54-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after going to the Larnaca post office to collect a package containing more than one kilogramme of cannabis, police said on Wednesday. The package, that had arrived from another European country, was found to contain cannabis by customs officials and members of the police drug squad. The...
Turkey ‘arrests former opposition lawmaker on terrorism charges’ Turkey

Turkey ‘arrests former opposition lawmaker on terrorism charges’

June 29th, 2018 A Turkish court ordered a main opposition party politician jailed pending trial on Friday on charges including aiding a terrorist organisation, a court document showed. The move came a few days after Eren Erdem lost his seat in parliament in the June 24 elections. Istanbul prosecutors are seeking a jail sentence of up to 22 years...
Police arrest man in road death of teenager Cyprus

Police arrest man in road death of teenager

June 15th, 2018 Police early on Friday arrested the 29-year-old man who collided with a scooter on Thursday causing the death of a teenager in Limassol. According to Limassol traffic police officer Michalis Michael, both the racing car he was driving and the scooter were unregistered and modified. The young motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at...
Spanish police arrest Browder on Russian warrant (updated) Cyprus

Spanish police arrest Browder on Russian warrant (updated)

May 30th, 2018 Hermitage Capital founder Bill Browder was arrested by Spanish police Wednesday on an Interpol arrest warrant issued by Russia but was released a couple of hours later. A spokesperson said in a telephone interview that Browder was detained while he was in his hotel in Madrid ahead of a scheduled meeting with a Spanish prosecutor...
Missing man arrested in north Cyprus

Missing man arrested in north

May 9th, 2018 A 43-year-old man reported missing earlier this week has been arrested by authorities in the north for entering a military base, police announced on Wednesday. The man from Famagusta had been reported missing on May 7. In a bulletin, police said the 43-year-old man is being held in prison in the north. The information to the...
Paphos police arrest burglar Crime

Paphos police arrest burglar

April 24th, 2018 Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man on Tuesday in connection with burglary and assaulting an officer. The man was allegedly caught at 5am while trying to enter a Kato Paphos home, which is under renovation and the owner was absent. Police tried to catch the suspect who attempted to flee the scene and in doing so assaulted...
Father and son arrested after police find drugs in their home Cyprus

Father and son arrested after police find drugs in their home

April 21st, 2018 A father and son in Limassol were remanded in police custody for six days after police discovered 343 grams of cannabis in their home on Friday night, police said on Saturday. According to the authorities the police drug squad (Ykan) received information that there were drugs at the home of the 19-year-old and 45-year-old. During...
Man arrested in Paphos Cyprus

Man arrested in Paphos

April 10th, 2018 A man who on Tuesday injured a police officer while resisting arrest was caught with a large amount of jewellery and burglary tools in his car. After a tip off members of the police force stopped a car driven by a 47-year-old man in the Paphos region at around 11am. The suspect tried to run away but was caught. In an attempt to...
Police arrest unruly teens Cyprus

Police arrest unruly teens

April 5th, 2018 Police have arrested two teenagers men in Nicosia as part of a clampdown on public nuisance and the use of firecrackers. According to police, after a tip-off, officers visited a village in the district at around 11.30pm on Wednesday where they found a group of roughly 50 people around a fire in the churchyard. As soon as they...
Remand for third suspect in fake diamonds case (Updated) Cyprus

Remand for third suspect in fake diamonds case (Updated)

April 2nd, 2018 By Annette Chrysostomou The Larnaca district court on Monday issued a five-day remand order against a 37-year-old Lebanese man, a resident of Paphos, to facilitate police investigations into the sale of fake diamonds between March 16 to 20 in Larnaca. The man who was arrested on Sunday was the third suspect detained for the same...
Man arrested for selling fake diamonds Cyprus

Man arrested for selling fake diamonds

March 30th, 2018 Police on Thursday arrested a 59-year-old man in connection with the sale of fake diamonds. On March 20, the man allegedly visited a jewellery shop in Larnaca where he sold four diamonds to the owner for €44,000. The following day, the jeweler showed the diamonds to a gemstone expert who informed him that they are fake and not...
Police arrest motorcycle thieves Cyprus

Police arrest motorcycle thieves

March 23rd, 2018 Two teenagers suspected of stealing a motorcycle in Limassol were arrested after trying to sell it online, a court heard on Friday. The pair, aged 17 and 19, were remanded in custody for two days after their arrest on Thursday afternoon. Police were led to the suspects by the owner who saw a sale ad with a photo of his motorcycle...
Teenager arrested at airport Cyprus

Teenager arrested at airport

March 16th, 2018 Police arrested a 17-year-old teenager at Paphos airport on Friday who is wanted by German authorities. The young man is wanted in connection with cases of robbery, assault, causing grievous bodily harm, and illegal possession of a gun, offences committed in Germany between Febuary 23 and March 3 2017. According to police, the...
Arrest for shots fired at car Cyprus

Arrest for shots fired at car

March 8th, 2018 A 30-year-old woman from the Famagusta district was arrested on Wednesday in connection with shots fired at the car of a 40-year-old man earlier in the day. The man had reported on Wednesday that shots were fired at around 2.30am at his car that was parked outside his house, also in the Famagusta district. The pellets damaged the rear...
Man accused of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar arrested Entertainment

Man accused of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar arrested

March 5th, 2018 A man accused of stealing Frances McDormand's best actress Oscar from an official after-party has been arrested, Los Angeles police said on Monday. Terry Bryant, 47, was taken into custody on a grand theft charge and was being held on $20,000 bond, police spokeswoman Norma Eisenman said. Bryant was arrested on Sunday night after...
Arrest for suspected blackmail attempt Cyprus

Arrest for suspected blackmail attempt

March 4th, 2018 A 65-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Saturday and is being investigated for an attempt to blackmail a 49-year-old real-estate agent from Larnaca. The 49-year-old man reported on Saturday that he had received a letter with a photo of his daughter, which was copied from her social media account, and a threatening note. The...
Police arrest suspects right after robbery Cyprus

Police arrest suspects right after robbery

March 1st, 2018 Police said Thursday they arrested four suspected robbers around 20 minutes after they stole €15 and a few cigarette packets from a convenience store in Limassol early in the morning. According to the police bulletin, three individuals who had their faces covered stormed a convenience store at around 4.30am on Thursday and started...
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