#Cyprus police

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 ...

Police in Nicosia on Wednesday night seized a large quantity of flares and fireworks in an open area in Strovolos. A search in the area uncovered cardboard boxes containing a ...

Police on Thursday are investigating an armed robbery in at a party in Limassol, from the night before, where four masked men made off with thousands of euros. According to ...

A total of 688 trucks were inspected by the police throughout the past week, as part of the European Road Safety Week, resulting in the reporting of 852 traffic violations. According to ...

Police arrested a 28-year-old man in Nicosia, who is suspected of injuring a man and a woman with a knife in a break-in, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, ...

Police in Larnaca on Thursday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man who had been “causing psychological harm”. The man, they said, had been issuing threats to people, among other ...

The trial of the 44-year-old driver suspected of causing the traffic accident that killed four people on New Year’s Day in Limassol has been postponed until March. On Thursday, ...

Police have launched an investigation after three naval flares were launched from outside a football stadium onto the pitch during a football match on Wednesday night. The game in question ...

One person was hospitalised after six cars were involved in a crash in Limassol on Thursday morning. The crash took place on the motorway to Paphos near Ayios Tychonas. All ...

A man was arrested in Kyrenia the early hours of Wednesday morning after running a policeman over while attempting to evade a traffic stop. The man, aged 21, who was driving ...

In a bid to ensure road safety, police and road transport department officials intensified their checks on buses and trucks across the island. Tuesday’s checks were focused primarily on ...