Woman criticial after 13-metre fall from hotel window
A 29-year-old Spanish woman was in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after falling 13 metres from the third-floor of a hotel in Ayia Napa, CNA reported. The incident happened...
View ArticlePensioner killed crossing the road in Peyia
A pensioner was killed late Saturday while crossing a road in Peyia. Charalambous Koudounos, 86, from Tsada was hit on Michalis Kyprianou Avenue by a car driven by a 25-year-old from Paphos at around...
View ArticleDrunken man arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace
A 48-year-old intoxicated man from Nicosia was arrested on Sunday morning after illegally entering a woman’s property in Zygi, causing a disturbance and refusing to leave. According to police at around...
View ArticleDrunk driver who caused accident was five times over the limit
A 35-year-old man who hit a parked car and subsequently drove into oncoming traffic in Larnaca, injuring two women in a head-on collision, was found to be some five time over the limit, police said on...
View ArticlePolice seize over 100 dead wild birds from Zygi home
Over 100 dead wild birds were confiscated by police on Saturday from a house in Zygi According to police, around 5pm on Saturday the anti-poaching unit executed a search warrant at the home of a...
View ArticleFrench police chief promises change after sixth night of protests -TV
France’s national police chief has promised to upgrade equipment and improve working conditions for the country’s police, who staged a sixth night of protests across several cities. The police have...
View ArticleDrink driving campaign to begin on Monday, increased checks
Police announced a campaign beginning on Monday until October 30 where they will clamp down on drink driving, and the sale and consumption of alcohol to minors. During the week there will be increased...
View ArticleMan arrested after assaulting several people, including police officers
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after he attacked and injured several people including three police officers in Nicosia. The incident happened at around 11am. The man attacked an employee of a...
View ArticlePaysafe cards not so safe, police warn
A scam designed to defraud victims through the use of prepaid Paysafe cards on the internet is on the rise in Cyprus, police warned on Monday. According to a statement, police warned the public to be...
View ArticleMan wanted in connection with trafficking
Police are looking for MD Amran Hasan Laiek, 22 from Bangladesh in connection with investigations into the offences of conspiring to commit a crime and misdemeanour, trafficking of adults for the...
View ArticleMother and daughter still missing
Police on Tuesday issued a fresh appeal for information which could help track down a mother and daughter missing from Nicosia since the beginning of the month. Thirty-six-year-old Livia Florentina...
View ArticleTwo lanes on highway re-open after truck accident (Updated)
Police on Wednesday evening opened two of the three lanes on the Nicosia-Limassol highway near Latsia that were blocked since the afternoon after a truck carrying scrap metal overturned. According to...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of molesting girl aged six
A 36-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday after he was reported for allegedly sexually abusing a six-year-old girl. The girl’s parents reported to the police that their daughter told them...
View ArticleCo-op bank worker arrested
A Larnaca Co-op bank worker has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from a depositor, police announced on Thursday. The manager of a company that sells water through automatic machines...
View ArticlePolice looking for mystery motorcycle man
Police have issued a photograph of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an accident earlier this month after which a motorcycle involved was secretly removed from the scene. “Police request...
View ArticlePakistan police fire tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of opposition...
Pakistani police on Friday fired tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan who defied a ban on public gatherings, adding to political deadlock ahead of his plans to shut...
View ArticleGreek woman reports rape at Paphos workplace
A 35-year old woman from Greece reported on Saturday that she was raped last week by a 45-year-old compatriot and colleague of hers in their Paphos workplace. According to the police, the 35-year-old,...
View ArticleTwo cars damaged in arson attack
Two cars sustained extensive damage on Sunday after being set on fire, police said. The two cars were parked outside the home of a 55-year-old in Limassol. The incident happened at 5.40am. Firemen...
View ArticleBurglars steal cash and rental car
A 41-year-old from Peyia reported to police on Saturday night that burglars had stolen 5,000 euros, personal documents and the keys to a rental car from his home. Police said the registration number of...
View ArticleMan injured outside pub refuses to give details to police
A 40-year-old Romanian man was injured in an attack outside a pub in Larnaca in the early hours of Sunday. According to police, at around 2am they received a call from the Larnaca general hospital that...
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