#Cyprus police

A bomb exploded at 3.30am at the entrance of a two-storey building in Limassol housing a youth organisation and a cultural centre, causing damage to the building’s facade and ...

Police Chief Themistos Arnaoutis said on Monday that 18,409 cases of violence against women had been reported from 2021 to June 2026. He was speaking at the House human rights committee, which was ...

Cyprus police participated in the global operation against human trafficking called Global Chain during which a total of 1,024 arrests were made across five continents, it announced on Monday. In Cyprus, 17 ...

A 73-year-old jewellery shop owner was injured on Monday morning after resisting an attempted armed robbery in central Larnaca, police said. According to Larnaca police criminal investigation head George Charalambous, ...

Six people were arrested during overnight police operations across Cyprus, while officers issued 370 traffic fines, including 143 for speeding offences. In a statement on Monday, police said they maintained an increased ...

Eight people were arrested during police operations carried out on Saturday night, with police officers issuing 329 traffic citations – including 96 for speeding. The arrests were made in connection with offences including ...

The renewal of service weapon certifications should be accompanied by a periodic psychological evaluation of officers, president of the police union Isotita, Nikos Loizides said on Friday. “Psychological tests do ...

Police arrested eight people across Cyprus on Thursday night during targeted prevention operations carried out nationwide, while issuing 295 traffic fines for various offences. In a statement on Friday, police said ...

The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband on June 30 remains in a critical condition at a private hospital, according to a police spokesperson. The police officer shot his ...

The vice-president of the Cyprus Psychologists’ Association, Stella Katsari, has called for the introduction of a formal framework for the continuous assessment of police officers, particularly regarding the possession and ...

Police arrested three people during preventive operations carried out across Cyprus overnight, authorities said on Thursday. According to a police statement, the arrests concerned offences including possession of burglary tools, ...

Police anti-drug officers seized around two kilograms of cannabis during an operation in the Zygi area on Wednesday and arrested a 63-year-old man in connection with the case. On Thursday, ...

Police on Wednesday said the criminal investigation into the shooting of a woman by her police officer husband and his subsequent suicide remains ongoing, stressing that any public conclusions about ...

A large-scale counter-terrorism exercise involving police, emergency services and port authorities was carried out at Limassol port’s container terminal on Wednesday, in what organisers described as the first ever ...

Six people were arrested during overnight operations across Cyprus, the police said on Wednesday. The arrests were linked to offences including illegal drug possession, domestic violence, and people living in ...

A man who has confessed to the killing of 22-year-old Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon was on Tuesday referred for trial before the Larnaca permanent criminal court, which is scheduled ...

Two men have been arrested following the reported stabbing and assault of a 26-year-old man at a house in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. Police said the suspects, aged 39 and 42, ...

Twelve people were arrested as part of targeted police operations during Monday night. The arrests were for illegal residence, burglary, theft, stabbing and causing actual bodily harm. During the overnight ...

Ten people were arrested overnight for illegal residence, burglary, theft, illegal possession of property, assault and traffic violations, in the framework of police operations in urban areas. The police pulled ...

The police have launched an investigation after a 12-month-old baby died on Thursday evening. The baby had reportedly been “feeling unwell” in the days prior to Thursday, and was taken ...

A 36-year-old man was remanded in custody for six days on Friday in connection with the shooting at a house in the Paphos district. The Paphos district court granted the ...

One person was injured in an accident on the Limassol-Paphos motorway on Friday. The crash occurred at a short distance from the tunnel, forcing the closure of the left lane ...

A 38-year-old Paphos resident was remanded for eight days by the Paphos district court on Friday, one day after the suspect was arrested for the importation of dried poppy pods. ...

Police on Thursday advised the public to be wary of phishing emails, after an individual reported an attempt to steal their personal information by scammers impersonating the tax department. According ...