#crime

Paphos police have arrested a 43-year-old man suspected of shoplifting, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. It said that a Polis Chrysochous shopkeeper had spotted the man moving suspiciously ...

Limassol police have arrested a 36-year-old man as they investigate the theft of a car. The car was stolen between July 7 and 13. It belonged to a company and was parked ...

Famagusta district court on Tuesday handed down a nine-month jail sentence to a 19-year-old man for a string of thefts. Police said the man was found guilty in 74 cases of ...

A 38-year-old man is under arrest on suspicion of assaulting and insulting police officers and disturbing the peace while intoxicated, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Paphos police spokesman ...

Four people have been charged with stealing electricity at a Chlorakas apartment complex, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Quoting police, it said that on Wednesday between 6.00 pm and ...

A 46-year-old man who was arrested on Monday in Spain, in connection with case of trafficking of 132kg of cannabis, was remanded in custody for four days by Limassol District ...

A man wanted for police for aiding illegal entry was arrested on Monday night during a spot check along a Nicosia road, with the ID provided to officers proving false. ...

Paphos police busted a suspected burglar with assistance from a member of the public, but two others at the flat escaped through a window. Despite his attempts to flee and ...

Paphos police are looking for a woman suspected of withdrawing €9,500 from the account of a man who died in April. This follows a complaint lodged by the administrator of the ...

A 32-year-old permanent resident is under arrest on suspicion of stealing electricity from an EAC substation in Paphos. Paphos police said that they and technical staff from the EAC had ...

A 58-year-old man is under arrest as police investigate a case of causing an injury, carrying a knife, making threats, public insults as well as for acts intended to cause ...

Two men are under arrest to facilitate investigations following a robbery in the Famagusta district. At around 10pm on July 17, an unknown man had entered a kiosk armed with a ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and traffic violations. During a traffic check on Thursday afternoon, police stopped a biker who ...

Dimitris Mamalikopoulos was sentenced to another 40 years in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of a further 24 charges – on top of previous murder related convictions. The Famagusta-Larnaca criminal ...

Police booked 34 people – including for illegal employment — after carrying out checks at 38 premises early on Wednesday as part of coordinated operations in the tourist resorts of Protaras and Ayia Napa ...

A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a younger man with a knife in Paphos, police said on Wednesday. The 34-year-old injured man was transferred to the ...

Cyprus took part in the global Interpol operation that in the space of a week seized over three million illicit pharmaceuticals, including covid tests, worth about €10 million. The global trade ...

An employee of the Sovereign Base Areas has been formally charged with seven offences relating to corruption in a public office (accepting monies and services) linked to local businesses within ...

A 38-year-old man is under arrest as police investigate a case of assault and causing bodily harm, dangerous and reckless driving, causing malicious damage, obstructing a police officer and other ...

Two youths, aged 19 and 21, are under arrest as police investigate a brawl among a number of young people and the torching of a car at Yeri late on Tuesday. A ...

Paphos police have made a third arrest as they investigate a case of counterfeit notes deposited at a local bank. The 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday. Two others, a ...

Parliament on Thursday passed a law making femicide a distinct crime punishable by an up-to lifetime jail sentence. The bill passed with 38 votes for, four against. The legislation had been ...

A defendant attempted to flee from his court hearing early on Thursday, leading to police firing warning shots in the air as they dashed after him. The 44-year-old managed to ...

A 40-year-old man is under arrest in connection with two burglaries carried out in March and April in the Limassol district, police said on Thursday. Testimony also emerged that the ...