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General perception of police is positive
OVERALL Cypriots are borderline satisfied with the police despite there being a great deal of room for improvement, a survey has shown. The survey, polling...
Man arrested with 36 bags of cocaine in his stomach
A 22-year-old man was remanded on Friday for six days after 36 bags containing a total of 350 grammes of cocaine was found in his...
Tourism season means increased crime
Paphos police are issuing a stark warning to tourists: don’t bring expensive jewellery with you; use cards not cash, and keep your passport with you...
Turkish Cypriot police launch crackdown on rising crime
A surge in crime in the north and the strong public outcry has led Turkish Cypriot police to declare ‘a state of emergency’, daily Kibris...
Child rapist was allowed public access to children
By Ioannis Androlikou A convicted child rapist has been allowed to take children on horse and carriage rides along the Paphos coast and in Peyia...
Cyprus’ longest serving convict released
The longest-serving convict in Cyprus, Panayiotis Kafkaris, 72, who killed a man and his two children, was released on Friday after the parole board approved his...
Three arrested for illegal stay
Paphos police arrested three people, two aged 20 and a 17-year-old, for illegally staying in the country on Sunday. They were checked for documents after...
Extra hassle for parents travelling with children
By Elias Hazou Mother detained at airport with son had to get husband’s permission to leave even though she wasn’t on the stop list A...
Greek suspect in multiple crimes appears in court
Under strict security measures including armed police officers wearing bulletproof vests, a 30-year old man who was arrested on Friday was escorted to a Paphos...
The punishment of war crimes
LATELY, a lot is being said in the mass media and the social media about the need to prosecute and punish all those who have...
When politics trumps justice
By Elias Hazou To date there have been four instances of fugitives who’ve managed to elude justice due to the lack of cooperation between the...
Cleaning the stable of Augeas
By George Koumoullis IN THE LAST week we have read about the Cyprus government’s plan to examine, politically and legally, the case of the Turkish...
Police: not all angels but Paphos mayor needs to back up his claims
By Evie Andreou Police officers on Saturday called on Paphos Mayor, Phedon Phedonos, to submit to the force’s internal audit service any evidence of corruption,...
Our View: We need new tactics to tackle organised crime
THE media love a crime story and in the last few weeks they have had the double murder in Strovolos that played out like a...
Police accuse Phedonos of populism
By George Psyllides The police went head-to-head with the Paphos mayor on Thursday, accusing him of populism, as Phedonas Phedonos continued to accuse the force...
Man jailed for attacking ex-girlfriend
A 23-year-old man from Limassol was sentenced to 15 months in prison for robbing, abducting and attacking his former girlfriend. The decision was taken by...
Limassol court jails paedophiles for rape and sexual abuse
A 65-year-old man and his 39-year-old son were sentenced on Thursday to 18 and eight years in prison after being found guilty by the Limassol...
Police search for fraudsters
Police are looking for two men who reportedly defrauded a man of €140,000. A 64-year-old British national, who was a resident of Pervolia in 2012...
Man arrested for arson
A man who was wanted for arson which destroyed a car and badly damaged two others was arrested on Wednesday at noon in Limassol. The...
