#Cyprus police

Holding cells in police stations should be abolished, trade union Isotita’s police branch chairman Nikos Loizidis said on Thursday. Speaking to Alpha TV, he said problems in holding cells ...

Conditions at the police holding centre in Limassol are miserable – congestion, inadequate ventilation, rundown toilet facilities – report released on Tuesday by the ombudswoman’s office said. Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides drew ...

AFTER a year in office, Prezniktwo has successfully established the communications model of government, with a big emphasis on presentation, positive messaging and minimal action. Even the police force is ...

Police in Limassol arrested two men as suspects in a drug dealing bust after they were found with over 5kg of cannabis, authorities said on Friday. According to police, the ...

Police officers are over-reliant on messaging application Viber due to the lack of an official electronic communication method, trade union Isotita’s police branch chairman Nikos Loizidis said on Thursday. ...

The police command has put in force an action plan, which is aimed at “prevention and elimination of serious and organised crime.” Details of the plan, which came into force ...

Parliament is set to vote on a bill which will explicitly criminalise falsely accusing police officers of crimes or conduct violations, after the bill passed through the House legal committee ...

The police branch of the Isotita trade union on Wednesday threatened legal action over plans to extend staff hours in the coming months. The police had on Tuesday announced a ...

Police on Tuesday determined that a double-cab vehicle was destroyed by a fire outside of a petrol station in Parekklisia in an act of arson. The fire was put out ...

Police and an off-duty nurse helped rescue a baby, whose parents were found in distress on the side of the Larnaca-Nicosia highway, authorities said on Monday. The infant was found ...

Police said on Monday a 25-year-old man has been arrested, as a suspect for possession of child pornography. The man was arrested on Sunday just after noon, after police received ...

A fire broke out in a car while it was on the Larnaca-Nicosia highway in the area between Athienou and Lympia, with the police rushing to the area, authorities said ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with burglary in Larnaca mid-February, police said on Sunday. According to police, the man was arrested on Saturday night after witness testimony was ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded into custody under suspicion of being involved in a suspected car arson. According to police, police received testimony against the 40-year-old being allegedly involved in ...

The police announced on Friday they are to increase their patrols for the long weekend, due to Monday’s public holiday. They said they are going to “take additional measures ...

The police are carrying out a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks and other pyrotechnics, ahead of the forthcoming Easter weekend. The force said on Thursday it ...

Six people were arrested and remanded under suspicion of being involved in three car thefts, police said on Monday. According to police, three 17-year-olds, a 19-year-old, and a 31-year-old were ...

A 40-year-old Limassol resident was arrested as a suspect in a child pornography case, police said on Friday. According to police, the electronic crime unit discovered the suspect was allegedly ...

Criticism rained down on the police on Friday over the way they have handled the monks’ scandal so far, with the force denying special treatment to the church because of ...

On paper, Cyprus is showing a decrease in human sex trafficking. Stakeholders however warn the reports hide the fact that police is failing to properly investigate. “I have to be ...

Police in Paphos are investigating arson, after a retired officer’s car was set alight in the evening, authorities said on Saturday. According to police, the fire was set at ...

A police car chase on Wednesday at Episkopi village ended with an accident on the road in Limassol. Officers tried to pull over a rental car, with three young individuals. ...

Organised crime has grown to a ‘worrying’ scale, and all elements of society must come together to contain it, speakers said at a workshop held on Monday. The remarks came ...

An investigator will face criminal charges for deliberately failing to properly investigate the road death of Andreas Loizou back in 2012, the attorney general said on Thursday. The announcement came almost 12 ...