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Gunfire in Limassol car chase – two injured
A police car chase on Wednesday at Episkopi village ended with an accident on the road in Limassol. Officers tried to pull over a rental car, with three young individuals. They sped off however and...
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Arson attack on ex-police officer’s car
Police in Paphos are investigating arson, after a retired officer’s car was set alight in the evening, authorities said on Saturday. According to police, the fire was set at around 10pm as the...
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Limassol man arrested in child pornography case
A 40-year-old Limassol resident was arrested as a suspect in a child pornography case, police said on Friday. According to police, the electronic crime unit discovered the suspect was allegedly...
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Police raising awareness of dangers of Easter fireworks
The police are carrying out a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks and other pyrotechnics, ahead of the forthcoming Easter weekend. The force said on Thursday it aims to “educate the...
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Police increase patrols for public holiday weekend
The police announced on Friday they are to increase their patrols for the long weekend, due to Monday’s public holiday. They said they are going to “take additional measures to prevent road collisions,...
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Car fire causes traffic on Larnaca-Nicosia highway
A fire broke out in a car while it was on the Larnaca-Nicosia highway in the area between Athienou and Lympia, with the police rushing to the area, authorities said on Sunday. Police said in a post on...
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Man arrested in Limassol in child pornography case
Police said on Monday a 25-year-old man has been arrested, as a suspect for possession of child pornography. The man was arrested on Sunday just after noon, after police received a court ordered arrest...
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Police union threatens legal action over unpaid overtime
The police branch of the Isotita trade union on Wednesday threatened legal action over plans to extend staff hours in the coming months. The police had on Tuesday announced a two-month clampdown on...
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House to vote on criminalising falsely accusing the police
Parliament is set to vote on a bill which will explicitly criminalise falsely accusing police officers of crimes or conduct violations, after the bill passed through the House legal committee on...
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‘If Viber goes down, the police will go down, too’
Police officers are over-reliant on messaging application Viber due to the lack of an official electronic communication method, trade union Isotita’s police branch chairman Nikos Loizidis said on...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Organised crime only happens on the streets and...
AFTER a year in office, Prezniktwo has successfully established the communications model of government, with a big emphasis on presentation, positive messaging and minimal action. Even the police force...
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Miserable conditions at Limassol police holding centre
Conditions at the police holding centre in Limassol are miserable – congestion, inadequate ventilation, rundown toilet facilities – report released on Tuesday by the ombudswoman’s office said....
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Police crack down on arson incidents
Police carried out 17 arrests related to 11 vehicle or building arson incidents on a nationwide basis in March, police spokesperson Christos Andreou said on Friday, adding that arson incidents are “a...
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Policeman run over in Limassol
A policeman was run over in Limassol on Monday. The policeman, who was on a bicycle, had attempted to pull a car over after a check found that it did not have the necessary documents. However, instead...
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Parolee arrested in confrontation with victim’s brother
An incident involving a convicted man who in December 2019 was sentenced to ten years in jail for attempted murder and who was released on parole in 2022, took place on Sunday. According to reports,...
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Explosion in Lakatamia under investigation
Police are trying to shed light on an incident that took place in Lakatamia, Nicosia, at 1.30am on Thursday, when a bomb exploded at a parking lot. Early investigations carried out by officers on the...
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Woman arrested for interfering in hotel theft investigation
Police in Paphos arrested a 19-year-old on Monday woman to facilitate investigations regarding a case of alleged intervention in a police inquiry. According to police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou, a...
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Police crack down on illegal work in Larnaca and Famagusta
Ten people were found working illegally and arrested in Larnaca on Monday, with three more discovered in the Famagusta district later in the day, as part of coordinated police efforts tackling...
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Union head claims police chief ‘silenced him’
Head of the police branch of Isotita trade union Nikos Loizides on Tuesday said police chief Stelios Papatheodorou attempted to silence him and the union by sending him a “threatening letter”. The...
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Corpse found on coast shrouded in mystery (updated)
Forensic doctors were on Tuesday working to determine the gender and age of the body discovered in an advanced stage of decomposition in the area of Sotira in the Famagusta district on Monday at 2pm....
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