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22-year-old remanded for assault and robbery
A 22-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting and robbing another man in Ayia Napa last week. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday night in Ayia Napa as he was...
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Man fined €3,700 for untaxed tobacco
A 51-year-old Limassol man was fined a total €3,700 for possession of a large quantity of tobacco on which duty had not been paid, police said on Thursday. The man was stopped on Wednesday during an...
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Man found guilty of raping granddaughter
A man has been found guilty of raping his 11-year-old granddaughter over a period of eight months, with the young girl now suffering from stress disorders. The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court, which...
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Prison director alleges major police scandal (Update 2)
Allegations by central prisons director Anna Aristotelous that she was targeted by a senior police officer who colluded with an inmate to try and obtain damaging video footage of her, had authorities...
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Police association warns against premature judgements after prison chief’s...
The association of senior police officers on Saturday said it was confident the independent investigation into allegations made by central prisons director Anna Aristotelous will clarify all aspects of...
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Paphos police probe house burglary
Paphos police are investigating a burglary and the theft of passports, cash, and jewellery from a safe, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. It said that a little after midnight, a 53-year-old...
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Police probe theft after credit card reported missing
Police are investigating theft from a bank account and securing goods under false pretenses after a British permanent resident of Paphos reported that her missing credit card had been used at various...
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Man scammed out of €89,930
Limassol police are investigating a case of online fraud after receiving a complaint on Wednesday from a 66-year-old man who reported having been robbed of €88,930. The man said that, around the end of...
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Three arrests for car theft
Police have made three arrests for car theft, catching two of the suspects with one of the two stolen vehicles. In an announcement on Thursday, police said that at around 6.45 pm on Wednesday and...
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House gives nod to cops for buffer zone
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that allows the police force to hire 300 special constables who will be deployed to help stem migrant flows. The special constables, to be...
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Man caught driving nearly five times over limit
Police in Paralimni have charged a man with drunk driving after he was caught behind the steering wheel nearly five times over the legal limit, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. The driver,...
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Two arrested for illegal residence, employment
Police have made two arrests for illegal employment and residence, while labour inspectors issued six fines for undeclared work after checks in Paralimni and Derynia on Thursday evening. In an...
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Man wanted for theft
Paphos police have issued an arrest warrant for a 49-year-old man as they investigate a complaint that he had been paid €46,500 to import two cars but failed to deliver the vehicles. Paphos police...
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Police in Paphos investigating a case of kidnapping and assault
Police in Paphos are investigating a case of alleged kidnapping and assault against a 25-year-old, who reported two men attacking him late on Tuesday. The man said he was in a vehicle outside Paphos...
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Remand after cannabis plants seized (updated)
A 36-year-old man was remanded on Tuesday after cannabis plants were found in his property, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a search warrant, drug squad officers searched the man’s house in the...
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15 third country nationals repatriated
Fifteen third country nationals who were in Cyprus illegally have been repatriated in cooperation with Frontex, the EU’s border and coastguard agency, police said on Wednesday. The 15 were repatriated...
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Biker succumbs to injuries after collision (updated)
A 35-year-old motorcycle driver from Paralimni died early on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries following a road accident a few hours earlier. Giorgos Koronides was riding a motorbike which was...
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Two arrested for abduction, causing grievous bodily harm
Two men aged 21 and 26 are under arrest as Paphos police investigate a complaint by a 25-year-old that he had been abducted and assaulted. The alleged incident occurred on June 27. The complainant said...
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Two arrests for laughing gas
Two people both aged 20 were arrested early on Thursday morning in Ayia Napa for illegal possession and use of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), police said. According to the police, two young men were...
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Father charged with attempted murder over shooting of son
A 69-year-old man was on Thursday charged with the attempted premeditated murder of his son in the village of Pyrga in the Larnaca district in May, the Cyprus News Agency reported. The defendant, who...
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