#Cyprus police

Two people were arrested on Saturday in Larnaca and Limassol in connection with the illegal possession of narcotic substances, police said. According to a statement from the police communications branch, ...

Police arrested eight people across Cyprus overnight as part of intensified preventive operations aimed at tackling crime and maintaining public order, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, dynamic and ...

Two people were injured early on Sunday in a serious road crash involving a vehicle that caught fire on the Limassol–Nicosia motorway near Mosfiloti, police said. According to police, ...

Visitors flocked to the Troodos mountains early Saturday amid snow, fog, and light rain, but police say roads remain open, ice-free, and fully manageable with caution. The largest snow accumulation ...

Overnight Friday, targeted police operations saw five arrests, 262 traffic violations, over 730 vehicle checks, and 41 premise inspections aimed at preventing crime and ensuring public order. Two wanted persons were arrested in ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested by police in connection with burglary and theft cases in Nicosia, shortly after 8pm on Friday. The first case involves a burglary at accounting offices ...

A semi-truck belonging to a 40-year-old man, caught fire shortly after 9pm on Friday. According to police, the car was in the Agios Mamas church parking lot, near the owner’...

Isotita intensified its confrontation with police leadership on Wednesday, accusing the chief of police of acting above their legal power and authority over proposed changes to officers’ working hours. Speaking ...

Police operations in urban areas continued on Wednesday night, during which seven people were arrested for drink driving, illegal possession of assault weapons, drugs and property, theft, speeding, and failure ...

A woman was hospitalised on Wednesday night after having inhaled smoke from a fire that broke out in a house in Palia Pentalia in the Paphos district. The fire was ...

Solutions covering police reform must be reached via relevant legislative framework rather than from the pressure exerted by unions and others, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Monday. “I do ...

A 23-year-old delivery driver was attacked by a group of four and threatened with a knife while delivering an order in Erimi, in the wider Kourion area on Sunday. Police ...

A 78-year-old man died on Saturday in what Larnaca police are investigating as a suspected poisoning incident. Police said that the 78-year-old, his 72-year-old wife and three guests became unwell ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Saturday promised to modernise the police force at all levels, saying that “the rise in crime and the need for more substantial policing and strengthening ...

Positions remain hardened over a recently announced police reform aimed at adjusting working hours and holiday regulations for officers of all ranks, with police unions threatening protests following a meeting ...

Seven people were arrested during overnight police operations across the island as officers intensified checks aimed at maintaining public order, police said on Friday. Two people, aged 25 and 27, were arrested ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris is set to meet with police union representatives on Friday, January 2, to discuss ongoing security matters, as well as working hours and holiday adjustments, which had ...

Police in Paralimni have launched an investigation after gunshots were fired at a house, an incident that only came to light hours later. Officers took action on Tuesday afternoon after ...

The bishop of Karpasia said on Tuesday he will fully cooperate with police as they investigate allegations that he misappropriated funds from a club he used to be president of. ...

Police unions on Tuesday reacted strongly to announcements made by the police chief on changes to working conditions. In a joint statement, Pasydy and the police association said they felt “...

A police reform plan presented by the force’s chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Tuesday will see improved operational capacity, better use of staff, and major technological upgrades by 2030. Arnaoutis said ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with an accident in which a  one-year-old toddler was seriously injured alongside its mother on a road in Limassol on December 8. ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Monday called for a “continuous and visible” police presence on Cyprus’ streets during a visit to the Larnaca police station. He said he has given “...

Police carried out targeted preventive operations across Cyprus overnight, with an increased presence in key urban areas, authorities said on Monday. The operations aimed to prevent serious crime, protect the ...