#Cyprus police

An eight-day remand has been issued for an 18-year-old for attempted car robberies in Larnaca. The boy was reportedly trying to open parked cars on the street, when he was ...

Despite early progress in reducing road deaths, Cyprus experienced a 22 per cent surge in road fatalities in 2024, reversing a two-year downward trend. Authorities reported 41 deaths, compared to 34 in 2023, when the ...

An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday night against a 21-year-old foreigner in connection with Thursday’s attempted murder in Kornos, in which a 30-year-old was injured. Police are investigating ...

Four police officers are to be suspended following the escape and subsequent capture of the Romanian who escaped while in custody at hospital. Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday afternoon ...

Swedish fugitive Hans Jonny Uven, 49, and the two suspects who hatched his escape plan, were re-remanded in court for six days on Wednesday in Larnaca. The ongoing case concerns Uven’...

Authorities temporarily closed two lanes on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway following a mechanical failure of a cement mixer. The incident occurred near the GSP Stadium, affecting traffic heading towards Nicosia. Traffic ...

Two teenagers were placed in custody on Tuesday for maliciously causing damage to AEL’s indoor stadium in Limassol last week. Police sources said the two boys, aged 15 and 16, were ...

Some 950 traffic violations were recorded across the island since December 23, the police said on Thursday. Of the total of 954 violations, 446 were for speeding, 164 for drink-driving, 69 for not wearing a seatbelt, 53 ...

Police are investigating an attack against a customer by a food courier and other people in Paphos. According to the police, a resident of Mouttalos community reported that he had ...

A 41-year-old man from Georgia, wanted by the Greek authorities, was arrested on Thursday evening by members of Limassol’s bicycle police patrol. He was remanded in custody until January 2 ...

A 43-year-old, who had been wanted for questioning regarding the theft of a lorry, malicious damage to property and conspiracy to commit a crime, was arrested on Monday and placed ...

A fire totally destroyed a 125cc motorcycle on Saturday at 4am, in Strovolos. The bike was parked at the side of the road and appears to belong to a 28-year-old, ...

Police are close to solving a series of cases concerning recent burglaries and theft in Famagusta district, after arresting a 41-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman. The suspects’ apartment was ...

A house was broken into on Thursday night in Mouttalos, Paphos, and the burglars managed to get away with €500 and electronic equipment, while the owner was out. Police investigated the ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said Thursday that it has cancelled a second-division football match scheduled for this weekend after being alerted to suspicious betting activity. The game in question, ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Nicosia, after a 42-year-old woman reported that someone had broken into storage facilities at a block of flats in Nicosia and stolen ...

Frontline police officers should receive a hazard allowance for working in  dangerous and adverse conditions, Isotita trade union said on Thursday. In a letter to chief of police Themistos Arnaoutis, ...

The police force said Monday that 62 of its vehicles have been found to be fitted with Takata airbags.In a brief statement, the police said it has already contacted the ...

Immediate and drastic measures must be taken to better equip the island’s police force, the police association (Sak) said on Monday after a spate of incidents involving youngsters erupted ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday condemned the violent incidents which unfolded over the weekend between teenagers and police officers across the country, leaving havoc in their wake. The destructive incidents ...

Overnight clashes with police officers in Limassol, Larnaca, and Nicosia on Friday led to dozens of arrests, leaving widespread destruction in their wake. Damaged property included police vehicles, school buildings, ...

Disciplinary investigations against trade unionist policeman Nikos Loizides were suspended on Friday, following a decision by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis. Loizides was informed of the developments as he went to ...

A campaign to prevent traffic violations was carried out this week by Paphos police in areas where young people gather. It aimed at raising awareness among younger people about traffic ...

Police arrested a 71-year-old on Monday evening in connection with two large cocaine-related cases, after he was located in Germany and handed over to the Cypriot authorities. On May 13, 2022, a 58...