Cash stolen from doctor’s office
The amount of €10,000 in cash is reported to have been stolen from a doctor’s surgery in Polis Chrysochous. The doctor told police that unknown...
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Police raid coffee shop in Polis, charging poker players
The crime prevention unit raided a traditional coffee shop in Polis Chrysochous on Tuesday night, where they found and charged seven gamblers participating in a...
Four-year-old air lifted to Nicosia after almost drowning
A four-year-old boy was rushed to Nicosia General after almost drowning in a swimming pool in Peristerona, Paphos on Tuesday, authorities said. The boy, holidaying...
Police searching for two men as argument develops into arson
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Polis Chrysochou after a scuffle broke out with two other men, 27 and 30, over car...
Polis mayor seeks support in clash with environmentalists
POLIS Chrysochou Mayor Yiotis Papachristofi is trying to drum up support from nearby communities and politicians to fend off “problems” environmentalists cause by opposing development...
Boat’s operator had been steering during crash, police told
The operator was at all times at the helm of the speedboat which crashed into rocks off Latchi on Monday night, killing one woman and...
Gambling joint shut down in Polis
Police in Polis Chrysochous on Sunday shut down an illegal casino. An undercover police officer went to the building where the only the son of...
Actor died of a heart attack
Eighty-three-year-old actor and director Nicos Siafkalis, whose body was found on Tuesday morning on a beach in Polis Chrysochous, died of a heart attack, it...
Boosting the ‘I do’ market in Paphos
WITH the busy wedding season fast approaching, towns in the Paphos region are looking to further increase this lucrative form of income in an area...
Weather causes power cut in Polis and surrounding villages
Severe weather conditions prevailed early Thursday in Paphos district with heavy rainfall, which resulted in a power outage in Polis and the surrounding villages of...
Two arrested after police chase ends in officers firing at car tyres
Police in Paphos have arrested two young people who had suspicious tools in their possession. The two, aged 23 and 24, are already known to...
Police officers on beating video paid throughout trial
The two officers who were sentenced to a year in prison after they were seen beating up a man on video were paid a regular...
Cops to be sentenced next week for Polis beating
THE sentence of the two police officers who were found guilty after they were caught on tape beating up a man in a Polis Chrysochous holding cell in February...
Injuries of beaten man outlined
By Andria Kades State pathologist Sofocles Sofocleous on Tuesday outlined to Paphos criminal court the injuries received by a young man seen on video being...
Five further officers may face disciplinary charges over beating
By George Psyllides The charge sheet against two police officers caught on camera beating a detainee inside his cell is expected to be filed to...
Polis Chrysohous promotes sorting at source
The Municipality of Polis Chrysohous will participate in a Department of Environment programme for sorting waste at source with the separate collection of recyclable waste....
Polis finally gets approval for wave breakers
By Bejay Browne POLIS CHRYSOCHOUS municipality has finally been given approval for the construction of a further ten wave breakers, which authorities say will help...
Polis beach erosion the worst in 20 years
By Bejay Browne CLIMATE change could be the reason for conditions which have led to drastic coastal erosion at a popular Polis beach, and experts...
Arrest for using forged cards
A 48-year-old Bulgarian has been arrested for possessing a number of fake credit cards, which, according to the police, he used between March 18 and...
New nature trail planned for Polis
By Bejay Browne HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of euros is being sought in EU funding by the municipality of Polis Chrysochous in Paphos to create a...