Coronavirus: Seven businesses, 13 individuals booked for breaking decrees
Police booked seven businesses and 13 individuals for various violations of coronavirus measures after 2,524 checks in the government-controlled areas. These were carried out between 6am on Tuesday and...
View ArticleZero tolerance for traffic violations, police warn
Police warned the public that there will be increased road and traffic checks from Thursday through to January 6, in a bid to prevent crashes which are typically higher during the holidays. Zero...
View ArticleWoman robbed at knifepoint
Limassol police are looking for a man who broke into a home, threatened a woman with a knife and fled with a sum of money. According to a police announcement, at around 9.30 pm an unknown man entered a...
View ArticlePolice probe break-in at Larnaca vaccination centre
The vaccination centre at Larnaca port continues to operate as normal, Larnaca police said on Tuesday after launching an investigation into a break-in the previous night. On Monday night, unknown...
View ArticleFive Nicosia businesses fined total of €3,500 for SafePass violations
A Nicosia business was fined €1,500 after police found a customer without a SafePass in the premises after 687 checks in the district. Four individuals and four more establishments were booked in the...
View ArticleNew police sweep in Chlorakas, six arrested
Six people were arrested for settling in Chlorakas in violation of an interior ministry’s decree, police said on Wednesday. The arrests occurred following a police sweep in a specific apartment complex...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Seven individuals, eight businesses booked for breaking decrees
Police on Thursday said they fined seven people and eight businesses for violating coronavirus measures after 1,959 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on...
View ArticleTwo men wanted for €3,400 scam
Police on Thursday were looking for two men, both aged 48, suspected of stealing €3,400 from a 72-year-old woman last year in Paphos. The scam was reported to the police by the woman who said that in...
View ArticleFour booked for illegal fishing at Governor’s beach
The department of fisheries and marine research on Thursday said it confiscated 94 kilos of fish after an operation against illegal fishing at Governor’s beach. According to the department’s...
View ArticleCoronavirus: 44 fines after 2,063 checks
Police on Friday said they issued a total of 44 fines for violation of the Covid-19 measures. A police spokesperson told Cyprus News agency that during the last 24 hours, 2,063 checks were carried out...
View ArticleCyprus repatriates 15 DRC citizens
Police said on Friday that 15 citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had been compulsorily repatriated on an airplane chartered by the Belgian authorities. It said the airplane had landed at...
View ArticleNearly 500 traffic violations in 12 hours
Limassol police reported nearly 500 traffic offences in just 12 hours on Friday as officers stepped up efforts to make the roads safer. According to an announcement, from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm on Friday,...
View ArticleTwo more arrests in Chlorakas
Police said on Tuesday that they had carried out another operation in the Chlorakas community on Monday, arresting two more people, after arresting three on Sunday. According to Paphos police...
View ArticleTeens arrested for suspected bike theft
Limassol CID on Tuesday arrested a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds for having allegedly stolen a motorcycle in the city centre. Police officers are also searching for another two suspects, a...
View ArticleEmployer fined €7500 for using undeclared workers
An employer was fined €7,500 after two asylum seekers were found working illegally at a Paphos building site, police said on Friday. A second fine of €2,750 was imposed on the employer’s company. This...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Paphos burglary
A man aged 26 and a woman aged 22 are under arrest as Paphos police investigate the burglary of a house and the attempted burglary of a second one. The two suspects were spotted by Paphos CID near a...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Woman arrested for assaulting officer over mask, PCR rules
A 33-year-old woman was arrested at Paphos airport for assaulting officers who approached her after she refused to wear a face mask and undergo a PCR test. According to Paphos police deputy chief...
View ArticleFive individuals, apartment owner under investigation in Chlorakas clampdown
Paphos police are investigating the owner of an apartment complex in Chlorakas on suspicion of violating an interior ministry decree prohibiting the settlement of additional migrants in the village,...
View ArticleProtaras liquor store damaged by fire
Firefighters responded to a blaze in a liquor store near Paralimni late on Tuesday, that destroyed alcoholic drinks and damaged the building. No injuries were reported, as the fire service said “there...
View ArticleSafe with €15,000 in cash stolen from Limassol business
Limassol police on Wednesday said they were investigating after a safe with €15,000 in cash was stolen from a nightclub. The theft was reported by the 60-year-old owner of the nightclub, who said that...
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