Wear helmets, police tell motorcyclists after three accidents overnight
Police on Sunday appealed to motorcyclists and moped drivers to take measures to protect themselves in case of an accident. After three accidents overnight between
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New police chief seeks to build trust in the force
Shoring up gaps in investigating cases of missing persons and restoring the public’s trust in the force are among the top priorities for new police
Police crackdown in the old town of Nicosia
Police on Friday carried out a large-scale operation in the old town of Nicosia as part of a crackdown on crime, which involved checking over
Police locate woman abducted off Limassol street
Police on Thursday acted quickly to locate a young woman who earlier in the day had been abducted in broad daylight by two men in
Sacked chief blames parties for many of police force’s problems
Former police chief Zacharias Chrysostomou urged the public on Monday to trust the force and blamed political parties for many of the problems it faces.
As resignations demand grows, friend who reported Livia missing says police did not even call her
A friend of Romanian national Livia Florentina Bunea, 36, who is believed be the first victim of alleged serial killer Nicos Metaxas, along with her eight-year-old daughter,
Pensioners forced to hire private security to protect against bonfire thugs
Failure by authorities to contain the illegal phenomenon of Easter bonfires forced two pensioners from a Nicosia village to hire a private security guard to
Kisa calls for investigation into police handling of Mary Rose murder
Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism organisation Kisa, has expressed grave concern for the fate of the six-year-old daughter of murdered Mary Rose Tiburcio as police
Woman spotted floating in sea off Timi is identified (Updated)
The body of a woman was found floating in the sea in the Timi area of Paphos Tuesday morning. The woman was spotted by tourists
Police holding neighbourhood-watch presentation in Pyrgos on Monday
Police are inviting residents of Pyrgos in Limassol to a presentation on its neighbourhood watch programme on Monday evening. The meeting is to take place
Police ready to start using tasers
THE justice ministry has prepared legislation allowing the use of tasers by police to tackle violent individuals instead of using firearms. In a statement, the
3,500 drivers stopped for speeding in a week
Almost 3,500 drivers were caught speeding during a week-long police campaign carried out from last Monday until Sunday. A total of 3,453 were caught for
Baffling use of police emergency lights
I am a retired police sergeant from Ireland, and I spend a lot of my time here in Cyprus. I am currently living in Oroklini
Police taking part in readiness exercise
An exercise testing police readiness to deal with a kidnapping and hostage situation will take place on Thursday in Limassol. Limassol police and the rapid
Social cost of substance abuse was over €60m in 2016
The total social cost of illegal substances for 2016 stood at 0.33 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP or €60 million, a study conducted by the
Police launch first road safety campaign of the year on Monday
The police will launch their first road safety campaign of the year on Monday, focussing on speeding. Speeding is one of the main causes of
Cyprus says Eurostat data on number of police officers somewhat misleading (Updated)
Cyprus had the highest ratio of police officers per 100,000 residents in 2016, Eurostat showed on Friday but the force on the island said the
Police chief launches probe into alleged domestic-abuse cover-up
POLICE Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou has launched a probe into alleged police misconduct after a domestic violence exposé in Politis newspaper implicated members of the force
Police presence on roads having impact, force says
The implementation of road policing is showing significant results, police announced on Tuesday. “Road policing is a modern, international method of policing, which effectively contributes
Reported missing since Wednesday
POLICE are searching for the whereabouts of 48-year-old Apostolos Apostolides who was reported as missing from his home for four days. Apostolides was last seen
