#Cyprus police

Four people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations on Sunday night, police said. The arrests concerned offences including illegal residence in the Republic and traffic violations. Police ...

Five people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations across the island, police said on Sunday. The arrests were made for offences including public insult and refusing to ...

A meeting was held at police headquarters on Saturday over the escape of a 19-year-old detainee from custody at Lakatamia police holding cells on Friday night. According to a police ...

Police arrested 12 people for offences including assault, carrying a knife and drink driving during overnight operations across Cyprus. According to a police statement, officers stopped 815 vehicles and checked 1,052 people travelling ...

A 79-year-old man who was critically injured in a road collision in Nicosia earlier this month died from his injuries on Friday. The victim was named by police as Nicosia ...

Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis may soon be stripped of the police escort directly assigned to him just this week, pending an ongoing security review for officials, reports said on Thursday. ...

A wanted man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday morning after he tried to avoid being arrested and during a car chase crashed into a patrol car following warning gunshots. ...

The police arrested six people overnight for assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, possession of drugs, burglary and theft, failure to appear before a court, illegal possession of tobacco products and ...

Five former politicians and officials will have their police guards withdrawn from October 5, the justice ministry announced on Tuesday. The decision affects three former House presidents, Yiannakis Omirou, Demetris Syllouris ...

A rubbish lorry overturned into a field on Tuesday morning in Achelia, Paphos, due to a mechanical problem. The driver and two passengers – all foreigners – were lightly injured and taken ...

Ten people were arrested overnight for illegal residence, possession of drugs and traffic offences. The police pulled over 494 vehicles and checked 641 drivers and passengers. A total of 330 reports were filed ...

The police arrested nine individuals overnight in the framework of operations to combat crime and boost public safety. The arrests were made in connection with theft, illegal residence, refusing a ...

A 26-year-old food delivery driver was assaulted on Sunday evening in Yermasoyia, Limassol, and four people have been arrested. Another courier managed to get away shortly afterwards and a third ...

A 16-year-old died in an accident on Sunday afternoon in Argaka, Paphos, when he lost control of his motorcycle, hit the pavement and crashed into an electricity pylon. Paphos deputy ...

Two people were arrested for offences including illegal stay in the Republic and outstanding fine warrants as part of targeted police operations across the island on Thursday night. As part ...

Police on Thursday apprehended a 44-year-old man who earlier had hijacked a car at Paphos airport and crashed with at least one other vehicle. The incident reportedly took place early ...

Three people were arrested during overnight preventive operations across Cyprus, while traffic checks resulted in 314 reports, including 89 for speeding, police reported on Thursday. The three arrests involved various offences, including ...

The parents of a three-year-old boy who fell to his death on Saturday evening from the sixth-floor apartment in which the family lived were remanded in custody for five days ...

A man accused of the murder of 22-year-old Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon pleaded guilty to all three charges against him before the Larnaca criminal court on Monday. The defendant, ...

Fourteen people were arrested during police operations on Sunday evening, the force said on Monday. Those arrested were suspected of offences including living in Cyprus without the requisite residence documents, ...

A 25-year-old woman was remanded in custody for four days on Sunday in connection with a car arson case in Nicosia dating back to May. Police said the woman was ...

Police arrested 39 people on Sunday found to have been residing illegally in Cyprus, following a nationwide operation. Deportation proceedings have already been scheduled for twelve of those arrested, with the ...

Five people were arrested overnight on Friday as police carried out regular patrols. Police said the operation resulted in 304 citations for various traffic violations, along with the arrests of two ...

Andreas Christou, aged 85, has succumbed to injuries sustained after being run over by a car in the Anthoupolis refugee settlement, police confirmed on Friday. Christou was struck on Wednesday afternoon ...