#Cyprus police

Police are taking increased security measures across points of entry, embassies and other sensitive locations, due to the situation in the Middle East, spokesman for the force Christos Andreou said ...

The police on Thursday night swung into action to rescue five people who became stranded at sea when a mechanical fault occurred on their boat. The boat’s captain requested ...

A civilian chased and immobilised a 51-year-old suspect for burglary and theft from a house, on Tuesday in Limassol. The suspect was found to be wanted for five cases and ...

Police confiscated controlled pharmaceutical and drug products on Tuesday during a raid on shops in Paphos, in cooperation with health ministry officers. The coordinated operation targeted two shops. Police found 26 ...

Two 17-year-olds were arrested on Tuesday in Larnaca and Famagusta to facilitate investigations into a case of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, disturbance, breach of the peace and malicious damage, ...

Yiasser Arar, 40, told the criminal court on Tuesday that he took part in the murder plot against 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou as he owed a personal debt. Sentence will be passed ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for causing grievous bodily harm in an assault in October 2023 in Limassol. A photo and the details of the suspect were posted on ...

Scammers posing as online bank clerks are contacting people on WhatsApp suggesting they withdraw money from their accounts, police said on Tuesday. Police said they had received complaints regarding the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday called on the authorities to speed up their investigations into matters involving corruption and organised crime. Christodoulides held a meeting on the subject of corruption ...

Police said on Sunday a vehicle was severely damaged in a fire that was set in the early hours by an unknown assailant. According to police, at around 2.30 am a 74...

A 24-year-old was injured on Friday night in Oroklini by an attacker bearing a sharp object. Police said that at 10.50pm an unknown person attacked the 24-year-old, who suffered a ...

Police are investigating attempted murder after a 22-year-old was heavily wounded in a stabbing at a Limassol bar. A 27-year-old, named by the police as Mehmet Nikola Mehmet, born on ...

Cyprus police and the British bases have completed a week-long training course on addressing a hostage crisis, aimed at making Cyprus safer. The Cyprus police hostage negotiators’ refresher training took ...

There is a glaring gap in training and security protocols for the prison service and police officers, which became all the more apparent after convict Doros Theofanous last month escaped ...

A 62-year-old British tourist died on Monday while swimming in Peyia, Paphos. Police said people accompanying the tourist lost sight of him and he was later carried out of the ...

A female prisoner who kicked a police officer in the course of her transfer from Nicosia to Paphos, is to appear before the Paphos district court on Monday. The woman, ...

Eight people in the Paphos and Limassol districts were arrested on suspicion of having funded an unnamed terrorist organisation, police spokesman Christos Andreou confirmed on Thursday. Later, a court ordered ...

Two men were arrested in the Famagusta district on Monday in connection with theft and illegal possession of property, police said in a statement on Tuesday. The suspects, aged 29 and 31, ...

Police are investigating a traffic accident in which a 31-year-old was seriously injured at 3am on Thursday in Nicosia. The man was driving his car on the Nicosia-Palechori road when, ...

A brawl in a Nicosia apartment led to the injury of a 31-year-old, who climbed off a third-floor balcony to avoid being arrested. At around 8.30pm on Wednesday, police were ...

The 41-year-old rubbish truck driver, who had been involved in a traffic accident on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, near Moni in Limassol, died of his injuries on Wednesday night. Giorgos Philippou, ...

A car bomb exploded at 3am on Thursday in Limassol. Police said the car was being used by a 78-year-old and was parked in Ayios Athanasios area. The blast was ...

Police seized 80kg of cannabis in Limassol and arrested one suspect. In a post on X, police said the drugs were found in the possession of a 28-year-old, during a ...

The Limassol-Platres road near Lania caved in on Monday night, due to a leak in a water pipe. The police said temporary signs have been placed around the damaged road, ...