#Cyprus police

Six people were arrested during overnight police operations for offences including car theft, living in Cyprus without the requisite residence documents, and drug possession, the police said on Tuesday. Officers ...

Cyprus has recorded 27 road deaths since the start this year, with motorcyclists accounting for more than half the toll following the death of a 30-year-old rider on Sunday night. Police ...

Fourteen people were arrested during overnight police operations across Cyprus aimed at preventing crime and maintaining public order, police said on Monday. The arrests involved various offences, including drug possession, ...

No ‘honorary or special promotions’ will be granted to police officers who are children of missing or fallen soldiers Justice Minister Costas Fitiris informed parliament on Monday. Responding to a ...

Two cars belonging to a 49-year-old woman were extensively damaged in an arson attack in Limassol in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The fire broke out at around 2.20...

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after arriving at Larnaca airport on an international inbound flight with 25 kilograms of cannabis in his suitcase, police said. The cannabis was found ...

A “series of attacks” was carried out on shops in the Paphos district on Friday night, hours after the police had concluded overnight patrol in the town’s central Moutallos ...

A seven-day remand order was issued on Friday against a 22-year-old to facilitate investigations into the mugging of delivery drivers in Paphos. The Paphos district court heard that this was ...

The police will stop issuing individual invitation sheets to reservists for National Guard service, under a decision taken by Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Thursday. The change ends a process ...

A total of six people were arrested during the police’s regular overnight operations, the force said on Tuesday. The police said they had carried out “organised patrols” in “key ...

Investigations into Saturday’s jet ski collision in the Famagusta district are examining the circumstances under which a 17-year-old was operating the vessel when it collided with a towable inflatable ...

Police have launched an investigation into the causes of two fires that broke out in Lysos on Saturday, following concerns from the forestry department that the incidents may have been ...

A fire at an abandoned house in Ayia Zoni, Limassol, on Sunday evening was reportedly started deliberately, the fire brigade said on Monday. Two fire engines responded to the incident ...

A driver became trapped in his vehicle after an accident involving two cars in Lakatamia, Nicosia, on Sunday evening and was released by a rescue team, the fire brigade announced ...

Police arrested 14 people during nationwide preventive operations on Sunday night, as officers stepped up patrols and checks across Cyprus. According to a police statement on Monday, organised patrols were carried ...

A fire which broke out near Pissouri on Sunday was fully extinguished at 7.05pm, while firefighters remained in the area overnight to prevent it reigniting, the fire brigade announced on ...

Police made 20 arrests and carried out hundreds of checks on drivers and premises during overnight operations nationwide last night. The arrests involved offences including illegal residence, possession of a knife, ...

Eight people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations carried out across Cyprus, the police said on Saturday. The arrests were made for offences including assault and causing ...

Three police officers have been suspended following a complaint that an individual was assaulted at a nightclub in Paphos, police said on Friday. The officers, aged 36, 43 and 44, were placed on ...

An independent criminal investigation has been opened into allegations made by Ioanna Fotiou, known publicly as Annie Alexui, against seven police officers. Fotiou said on Friday that she had been ...

17 people were arrested in overnight police operations across the island on Wednesday night. The police said that 445 vehicles and 556 drivers or passengers were pulled over as part of the operations. ...

Ten people were arrested in overnight police operations for various offences, including the illegal possession of drugs, causing a disturbance and failing to appear in court. The police said 505 vehicles ...

A company car was lightly damaged in a fire that started just after midnight in Limassol. The police said the car was parked outside the residence of a 62-year-old and ...

The president of the Cyprus Bar Association, Michalis Vorkas, has urged caution over the investigation into journalist Makarios Drousiotis’ crowdfunding campaign for his legal expenses, stressing that the presumption of ...