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Police officers complain of being little more than full time drivers
Taxpayers’ money is being squandered as police officers have become “full time drivers” transporting people to available holding cells across the island, the police branch of the Isotita trade union...
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Limassol police fear further bloodshed after daytime murder
Police are on high alert after Monday’s daylight murder by gunfire of 55-year-old Thanasis Kalogeropoulos as they are deeply concerned it may lead to further bloodshed. Kalogeropoulos was gunned down...
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Police in Paphos search for burglary suspects
Paphos police on Wednesday were seeking two suspects in a case of theft, which reportedly took place on Monday. According to spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, on Monday a woman reported that between the...
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Police officer suspended after positive narcotest
A police officer has been suspended after she tested positive during a narcotest, an announcement from Limassol police said on Friday. According to the police, the woman was found positive on Tuesday,...
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Migrants fighting at Pournara to be arrested and deported, minister says
Fighting broke out at Pournara migrant reception centre on Monday afternoon in Kokkinotrimithia, reports said. According to a report on Ant1 news station, the fighting broke out between Africans and...
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New police terrorism unit set up
Police have setup a designated unit aimed at preventing terrorist attacks against Palestinians and Israelis in Cyprus in light of the ongoing war in Gaza, the force confirmed on Tuesday. It is tasked...
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Police road checks reveal violations in commercial vehicles
In a week-long initiative spanning from November 6 to 11, the police carried out checks on a total of 225 vehicles, comprising 192 trucks and 33 buses. The campaign aimed to scrutinise vehicle...
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Supreme Court rejects former police chief’s appeal against 2014 sacking
The Supreme Court has rejected former police chief Michalis Papageorgiou’s appeal against his sacking in 2014. Papageorgiou was relieved of his duties as police chief after Elam members stormed a...
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Almost €15 million paid in police overtime
Almost €15 million has been paid to police officers for overtime work up until the end of September this year, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the House finance committee...
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Police investigate two explosions outside Nicosia cafe/bars
Two explosions occurred in Nicosia on Thursday in the early morning hours outside café/bars, police said. The first explosion happened outside a café/bar in the centre of Nicosia in the early hours,...
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Paphos court windows broken, after stones thrown at building, police say
Windows were damaged at the Paphos district court after stones were thrown at them by a member of the public, police said on Thursday. The damage was noticed on Thursday morning when court officials...
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Two cars worth thousands stolen from Limassol showroom
Two cars worth thousands of euros were stolen from a showroom in Limassol in the early hours on Thursday, police said. According to police the perpetrators broke into the offices of the car sales...
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Traffic cameras record 164 violations by police, some fines still unpaid...
A report released by the Audit Office on Thursday highlighted that a total of 164 traffic violations recorded by traffic cameras installed on Cyprus’ roads concern police vehicles. According to the...
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Controversy over President’s children transport by police (Updated)
Children’s Rights Commissioner Despo Michaelidou called for the president’s children to be left out of public discourse on Friday, as the debate between the audit service, police, and the presidential...
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Police silent on Anastasiades’ alleged possession of state-owned pistols...
Police on Friday had no comment on reports that former President Nicos Anastasiades has held on to two pistols that may be owned by the state. The issue emerged from an audit office report on the...
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Police intercept two more migrant boats
Two more migrant boats were found by Cyprus’ port police in the Cape Greco area, with hundreds of people on board, police said on Sunday. The first boat was discovered at around 3:20pm on Saturday....
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Cyprus police investigate 500 domestic violence cases in just two months
The police investigated nearly 500 cases of domestic violence and issued 93 arrests during the months of September and October, statistics released on Tuesday showed. According to data provided to the...
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Cyprus on high alert for attacks during holiday period
Cyprus is treating the upcoming holiday period as ‘high-risk’ in light of the war raging in the Middle East, and upping security measures amid fears of a ‘lone wolf attack’, Justice Minister Anna...
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Police arrest two after burglaries at old people’s homes
Police on Sunday arrested two women, aged 42 and 27, to aid investigations into cases of burglaries at two old people’s homes. The reported incidents were brought to the attention of the authorities by...
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Tougher police presence promised at large gatherings
Cyprus’ police chief has given strict orders for tougher police presence during large gatherings and popular spots across the country, the force’s spokesman Christos Andreou said on Monday. He stressed...
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