#Cyprus police

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for illegal entry and causing malicious damage to the Holy Cross Catholic church in Nicosia. The police received a complaint on Tuesday that ...

A 25-year-old was issued a six-day remand order on Wednesday by the Larnaca district court to facilitate investigations into the theft of a car, resisting lawful arrest and assaulting a ...

The state has not managed to find a way for 297 contract special police officers to remain on the force, the House legal committee heard on Wednesday, with MPs voicing disappointment ...

A 47-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after police found a large quantity of duty-free tobacco products and €22,105 in cash. At around 8.30am, police officers searched the suspect’...

A 42-year-old man was arrested after midnight on Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into a storage area and stealing car spare parts. Two others are already under arrest in connection ...

A 24-year-old woman was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday in Ayia Napa to facilitate police investigations into a case of theft. The police said a 26-year-old had filed a ...

A car belonging to a 33-year-old woman went up in flames in the early hours of Tuesday in Larnaca, with police investigations pointing to arson. Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos ...

Two people have been arrested in Paphos in connection with a house burglary and an attempted break-in at a kiosk, police confirmed on Monday. Officers from the Paphos criminal investigation ...

Two separate car theft cases – one in Nicosia and another in Larnaca – have prompted a strong warning from police after it was revealed that valuables and even keys had been ...

A quad bike was completely destroyed by fire in Ayia Napa at around 02.45am on Monday, with police launching an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze and identify ...

The Nicosia district court on Friday issued a property freezing order in the context of an investigation involving 8.5 kilograms of cannabis and the arrest of four suspects in Nicosia. Vehicles ...

Police on Thursday announced increased security measures over the Kataklysmos (flood festival) weekend running from Saturday to Monday night.  “The measures taken include an increased presence of police, particularly officials ...

A 25-year-old man from Australia was remanded on Thursday for eight days by the Larnaca district court after authorities discovered more than 23 kilogrammes of cannabis in his luggage. The arrest ...

Two people from India were assaulted in the early hours of Thursday in Limassol by four other Indian nationals. One of the victims was stabbed and hospitalised. Police said the ...

An accident on Wednesday morning closed the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway, near the Livadia bridge. Police said three cars were involved in the accident and two people were injured and taken ...

A car went up in flames in the early hours of Wednesday in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia. Police said they were notified of the fire at 3am and the fire department ...

The police seized a large quantity of items in the Paphos district on Tuesday, identified as fakes. The operation was carried out to combat the illegal trafficking of goods that ...

Erhan Yesilirmak, the brother of under fire Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition ‘MP’ Emrah Yesilirmak, jumped seven metres out of a window and broke his ankle while trying to evade arrest ...

A 60-year-old British national was found dead on Sunday in a swimming pool in a tourist complex in Paphos, the police said on Monday. According to the police, the man ...

The police arrested another person on Sunday evening in the context of investigations into the May 18 attack on a football fan club in Lakatamia, Nicosia, it was announced on Monday. ...

Five people were arrested on Sunday in Limassol for the possession of drugs, bullets and cash, it was announced on Monday. Two were later released. The other three were remanded ...

Officers aboard a police boat off the coast of Cape Greco discharged their weapons on Thursday after being rammed by a boat, the police said on Thursday. The incident reportedly ...

A 55-year-old from Sri Lanka died on Tuesday after being injured in an accident near Strakka in Lakatamia, Nicosia. The police said the accident happened at 7am on Archbishop Makarios ...

A man was arrested on Monday for driving a stolen car, after he was stopped in Kokkinotrimithia for a routine check. The 33-year-old driver was driving without a driving licence ...