#Police

Last Friday it was reported that President Nikos Christodoulides had paid an unscheduled visit, accompanied by the chief of police, to the offices of the Larnaca police command to discuss ...

A total of 271 traffic complaints were issued over the weekend as part of a targeted police campaign in Famagusta aimed at combating organised crime and boosting public safety. The three-day ...

Amid a heated debate in the House on Thursday, MPs voted through a law introducing further restrictions on public gatherings and parades, giving the chief of police sweeping powers to ...

Police are investigating two officers following an incident two weeks ago, in which they were allegedly seen engaging in sexual acts in a field in Larnaca. The incident led to ...

Two people were arrested on Monday in old Nicosia for staying illegally in the Republic of Cyprus, police said on Tuesday. The arrests came during a coordinated operation carried out ...

Police carried out an overnight operation across Limassol on Saturday, leading to dozens of inspections, traffic offences, and action against businesses breaking the law. The move comes as authorities seek ...

Police in Limassol on Friday arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a violent robbery that took place earlier this year. The suspect was detained under a court-issued arrest warrant. ...

A 34-year-old man was found dead in an open area early on Friday morning. Police have confirmed that, so far, there is no evidence suggesting foul play. The man, a ...

The Limassol district court on Saturday issued a six-day remand order for two young men, aged 25 and 20, following a dramatic car chase through the city on Friday night that involved ...

A growing police investigation into firefighting aircraft contracts issued by the forestry department on Saturday shed light on potential misconduct involving millions in public funds and the same companies repeatedly ...

Georgios Chrysanthou, the head of the police’s graphology department, testified on Friday in the case against former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, who stands accused of having forged a high ...

The 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday told the Nicosia criminal court about the conversation she had with Elam ...

The police conducted a wide sweep of premises in Larnaca on Thursday and also stepped up traffic checks in an operation aimed at combating undeclared work and illegal residency, they ...

Police on Thursday again advised the public to exercise caution when receiving phone calls from individuals pretending to be government officials and asking for credit card and bank account information. ...

Many of the 297 contract police officers who are to leave the force when their contracts expire will be “absorbed” back into the police through new hiring initiatives, the justice ministry ...

Two people have been arrested in Paphos in connection with a house burglary and an attempted break-in at a kiosk, police confirmed on Monday. Officers from the Paphos criminal investigation ...

Two separate car theft cases – one in Nicosia and another in Larnaca – have prompted a strong warning from police after it was revealed that valuables and even keys had been ...

A quad bike was completely destroyed by fire in Ayia Napa at around 02.45am on Monday, with police launching an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze and identify ...

The Nicosia district court on Friday issued a property freezing order in the context of an investigation involving 8.5 kilograms of cannabis and the arrest of four suspects in Nicosia. Vehicles ...

Erhan Yesilirmak, the brother of under fire Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition ‘MP’ Emrah Yesilirmak, jumped seven metres out of a window and broke his ankle while trying to evade arrest ...

Officers aboard a police boat off the coast of Cape Greco discharged their weapons on Thursday after being rammed by a boat, the police said on Thursday. The incident reportedly ...

An 18-year-old man accused of attacking an elderly woman and her daughter in the village of Tremithousa was arrested on Tuesday. The incident happened at 4pm on Monday, when the ...

Two former senior police on Tuesday came forward to criticise what they describe as a restrictive and dismissive policy by the current police leadership. They claim recent decisions to deny ...

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a major drug trafficking case in Limassol that shocked authorities last November. The 47-year-old man was detained on Monday under a ...