Police rescue five stranded at sea
The police on Thursday night swung into action to rescue five people who became stranded at sea when a mechanical fault occurred on their boat. The boat’s captain requested assistance from the maritime...
View ArticleIncreased security measures amid regional uncertainty
Police are taking increased security measures across points of entry, embassies and other sensitive locations, due to the situation in the Middle East, spokesman for the force Christos Andreou said on...
View ArticlePolice ‘concerned’ by rise of attacks on delivery drivers
The police are “concerned” by the ongoing rise of attacks on delivery drivers in Limassol, they said on Tuesday, ahead of a high-level meeting over the matter on Wednesday. Wednesday’s meeting will be...
View ArticleMinor crashes car in Paphos before fleeing the scene
An uninsured car driven by a 16-year-old was involved in a traffic accident in Paphos on Tuesday, after which the minor left the scene. According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nikolaou, the...
View ArticleLarnaca seafront to get permanent police kiosk and patrols
Finikoudes seafront in Larnaca is getting a permanent police presence, with an information kiosk and foot patrol officers, to crack down on crime and increase the sense of safety among residents and...
View ArticleRacist attacks against delivery drivers ‘have no place in Cyprus’
The government is determined to clamp down on racist attacks against delivery drivers, which are primarily unfolding in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. In statements...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot police ‘begin wearing body cameras’
Police in the north have begun wearing body cameras, according to reports in Turkish Cypriot media. Newspaper Ozgur Gazete on Thursday published photographs of a police officer in Kyrenia appearing to...
View ArticleTwo detained, teen released over attacks on delivery drivers
The Limassol district court on Friday issued a six-day detention order for two men, aged 20 and 25, who were arrested as suspects in connection with recent assaults on food delivery drivers on October...
View ArticlePolice arrest third person in sham marriage case
As part of an investigation into an alleged sham marriage case, police arrested a 25-year-old man on Monday. A police statement released on Tuesday said that the man was taken into custody under a...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection to jewellery store burglary
Police in Larnaca arrested a man on Monday as part of an investigation into a jewellery store burglary and theft According to a police statement, a 36-year-old man was taken into custody under a...
View ArticleForeign student attacked and robbed in Limassol
A 24-year-old man was robbed on Monday night in Limassol, with the perpetrators stealing his motorcycle. According to a complaint filed by the victim, an Indian student residing in Cyprus, the incident...
View ArticleMan linked to two theft cases arrested in Paphos
Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus on Tuesday morning in connection with two theft cases, according to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nikolaou. Nikolaou said that...
View ArticleTrial of suspects in burning car murder case adjourned until December
The trial of the two men who stand accused of having murdered 39-year-old Andreas Kouzoupis and 38-year-old David Chmelar and then putting their bodies in a car which they then set on fire was on...
View ArticleTwo men plead not guilty to firing shots at wedding
Two young men accused of firing shots at a wedding party in Mesogi last August pleaded not guilty to all charges in a Paphos court on Thursday. The defendants, both 23 years old, face multiple charges...
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Police have moustaches shaved for end of Movember
Police officers had their moustaches shaved on Friday morning to mark the end of ‘Movember’, with officers having grown moustaches throughout the month to raise awareness of and funds for men’s health...
View ArticleIncreased security measures amid regional uncertainty
Police are taking increased security measures across points of entry, embassies and other sensitive locations, due to the situation in the Middle East, spokesman for the force Christos Andreou said on...
View ArticlePolice ‘concerned’ by rise of attacks on delivery drivers
The police are “concerned” by the ongoing rise of attacks on delivery drivers in Limassol, they said on Tuesday, ahead of a high-level meeting over the matter on Wednesday. Wednesday’s meeting will be...
View ArticleMinor crashes car in Paphos before fleeing the scene
An uninsured car driven by a 16-year-old was involved in a traffic accident in Paphos on Tuesday, after which the minor left the scene. According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nikolaou, the...
View ArticleLarnaca seafront to get permanent police kiosk and patrols
Finikoudes seafront in Larnaca is getting a permanent police presence, with an information kiosk and foot patrol officers, to crack down on crime and increase the sense of safety among residents and...
View ArticleRacist attacks against delivery drivers ‘have no place in Cyprus’
The government is determined to clamp down on racist attacks against delivery drivers, which are primarily unfolding in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. In statements...
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