#Cyprus police

During the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, police carried out 3.2 million checks on the public and issued 42,482 fines, raking in almost €6 million for state coffers from the 16,474 fines ...

British bases police in Dhekelia made 14 arrests during two weeks in October for driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI). These statistics have led to increased police ...

A 22-year-old died in the village of Pyrgos, Limassol after his dirt bike crashed into an oncoming car, police said on Friday. According to Limassol police spokesman Emilios Kafas, Panayiotis ...

Police on Thursday warned of another email scam falsely presenting Cyprus police as the senders. According to police, the latest emails are being sent from fake electronic addresses and the ...

Police and military special forces are attending a training in Jordan that aims to promote common tactics for future joint operations. Following the official invitation from the Jordanian armed forces, ...

Police in Nicosia are investigating attempted murder, after two officials operating traffic cameras were shot at with a hunting rifle in Kokkinotrimithia, authorities said on Friday. According to police, at 11:35...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Sarah Ktisti Police in Paphos are investigating the pre-meditated murder of a 36-year-old man who died in hospital late on Wednesday due to injuries sustained when ...

Police are investigating an explosion at a fast-food restaurant in Limassol, which damaged the store and cars in the area, authorities said on Thursday. The explosion occurred at 4am in ...

The increase in cases of impersonation and the presentation of fake documents during security and passport checks at Cyprus’ airports was discussed during a meeting at the police headquarters in ...

A package was found containing 43 g of cannabis at a mail collection centre by the police drug squad, Ykan, authorities said on Thursday. According to police, the package was found ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Tuesday appointed Ioannis Georgiou as the new assistant Chief of Police. During the appointment ceremony, Dracou congratulated Georgiou for his new role and expressed confidence ...

Two people were arrested on Sunday over a case of conspiracy to commit a crime and illegal possession and transportation of explosives. A third individual is being sought. According to ...

By Jonathan Shkurko Savvas Matsas – one of the two criminal investigators tasked with shedding light on the death of guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005, said on Friday that “in 50 years of ...

Police arrested two individuals on Friday early hours in connection to a case of possession of burglary tools and drugs. According to Paphos police spokesman and CID chief Michalis Nicolaou, ...

A report relating to allegations and counter-allegations between the central prisons director and the head of the Drugs Squad was handed over to the attorney-general on Thursday. The report was ...

Police in Limassol arrested five people found in possession of a total of 45 grammes of heroin, according to their announcement on Thursday. The five individuals ages, 21, 36, 22, 21, and 34, were arrested on ...

Famagusta police arrested a 22-year-old tourist for drink driving and driving without a licence early Thursday morning. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou, the 22-year-old was signalled to stop ...

A 32-year-old Limassol man who had been wanted for a string of burglaries and thefts was remanded for six days by the Paphos district court on Tuesday after his arrest ...

Police in Paphos stopped a 15-year-old minor driving a quad bike on Coral Bay Avenue. According to police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou, close to midnight on Sunday the quad bike driven ...

Limassol CID on Saturday said it has launched an investigation into possible criminal offences after a sold-out concert overcrowded the Tsirio stadium in violation of safety rules earlier this week. ...

Consensus for an upgrade to the pay scales for police officers and firefighters was reached on Thursday between workers unions and the finance ministry. Unions Pasydy, Sak and Sypyk said ...

Cooperation between the Cyprus police and Europol is “extremely positive and fruitful”, executive director of the latter Catherine De Bolle said on Tuesday after a meeting with the chief of ...

Police on Friday warned of yet another email scam falsely presenting Cyprus police as the senders. According to police, the latest emails are being sent from fake electronic addresses and ...

As cybercriminals are constantly looking for ways to make money at the expense of unsuspecting victims, both individuals and organisations often fall victim to various form of fraud, police said ...