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New action plan to combat crime
JUSTICE Minister Loucas Louca yesterday announced a six-year National Action Plan to combat increasing crime, which contains 221 specific steps, he said.Louca was speaking at a Crime Committee meeting, on the day of an attempted murder at a Strovolos petrol station and only two days after a murder in Nicosia, and grenade was thrown at the home of former police spokesman, Michalis Katsounotos in Limassol.Referring to the fact that there were two murders in the past three months, Louca said: “This is an all-encompassing programme.. it is a long-term six year programme that we will reap the benefits of over the next twenty years... 6 comments
‘Spirit’ of slain media boss in courtroom
THE HIGH-profile trial for the murder of media boss Andis Hadjicostis took another turn for the bizarre yesterday with a witness claiming the “spirit” of the slain Sigma boss was present in the courtroom.“Andis was here on Friday, and he is here today,” prosecution witness and psychic Kathleen Zachariou said under cross-examination.Zachariou was being grilled by the defence lawyer representing Elena Skordelli – alleged mastermind behind the murder – over her testimony last Friday.Zachariou had then told the court that Skordelli had asked her (Zachariou) to use her powers to send out positive vibes to Hadjicostis that would lead to a love affair between himself and Skordelli... 3 comments
Attempted murder at Strovolos petrol station
A 24-YEAR-OLD Georgian was critically injured yesterday morning after a man shot him in the chest at his place of work at an ESSO petrol station in Strovolos.The victim underwent surgery at a private Nicosia hospital, however, he is not believed to be out of danger yet.“An attempted murder took place this morning at 6.45am at a petrol station in Strovolos where a 24-year-old employee was shot by an unknown man, who then got in his car and fled the scene,” said police spokesman Andreas Angelides. Angelides said the assailant got out of his car and spoke to the victim first, before he pulled out a gun and shot him... Read on
17 years for Larnaca murderer
A 58-YEAR-OLD Larnaca man was yesterday jailed for 17 years for killing his partner last year.The murder was committed on April 20, 2011 in Larnaca at the flat where the couple had been staying together for two weeks prior to the killing. . Antonis Kalogirou turned up at Larnaca police station a little after 11pm on the night of the murder to report that Irini Andreou, 39, had lost consciousness about an hour earlier.He told police that he and Andreou, were drinking at the flat on Apostolos Varnavas street when she lost consciousness.Police found the victim sitting motionless on an armchair. ... 1 comment
Arson attack on Paralimni betting shop
POLICE suspect arson as the cause of a fire that broke out at the betting shop Royal at 2am yesterday in Paralimni.The betting shop, owned by a 45-year-old man, was completely burnt down, with damage totalling over €150,000. According to police, the premises was not insured.In a separate incident, a fruit market in Ayia Varvara was totally destroyed in a fire that started during the early hours of yesterday.The causes of the fire have not yet been determined... 1 comment
Football arrests
POLICE arrested three men on Sunday night during the AEL-APOEL match at the Tsirion stadium in Limassol on suspicion of a number of offenses.Two of the men, 31 and 29, were arrested in connection with an attack on CID Limassol head Yiannakis Georgiou, who was on duty at the time. Police said that they hit him in the face with what they believed to be a bottle, injuring his nose.A 22-year-old was also found before the start of the game attempting to throw a bag full of fire crackers into the stadium. ... Read on
Man found murdered in his car
POLICE are investigating the murder of 22-year-old Andreas Papadopoulos from Lakatamia, who was found in his car with a gunshot wound to his head in the early hours of yesterday.According to the police, Papadopoulos was found crouched over in his car’s passenger seat, parked outside a house on the Kokkinotrimithia – Paliometocho old road, in the Agioi Trimithias village in Nicosia.The member of the public who found him at 4.20am, immediately notified the police, thinking Papadopoulos was just injured.Police cordoned off the scene and scoured the area for evidence. An eye witness yesterday told the Cyprus Mail that the victim’s dog, who was in the car with him, was also shot in the snout, but survived... 6 comments
Former police spokesman’s home targeted
A HAND grenade was thrown at the Limassol home of former police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos in the early hours of yesterday.Police say the attack was connected to Katsounotos’ current duties as the head of Limassol Traffic Police.According to the head of Limassol Police, Yiannis Georgiou, Katsounotos has a good idea who was behind the attack and a number of people have been summoned to give statements.Georgiou added that the force would not tolerate such acts against members of the police and it would be “relentless” in investigating the case... 2 comments
Psychic warned Skordelli rival her life might be in danger
MURDER suspect Elena Skordelli was so envious of Sigma channel colleague Elita Michaelidou that the psychic she was visiting feared for Michaelidou’s life after Andis Hadjicostis was murdered, the Nicosia court heard yesterday.Prosecution witness and psychic Kathleen Zachariou said that Skordelli was spiteful of Michaelidou because the latter had her own talk show and got along well with the channel owners, father and son, Costas and Andis Hadjicostis.“I contacted and met Michaelidou after the Hadjicostis’ murder, because of what Skordelli had mentioned in our meetings…she was jealous of her… I thought Michaelidou’s life was in immediate danger” Zachariou said... 3 comments
Higher penalty points for bad drivers
THE COMMUNICATIONS Ministry is preparing a bill that will increase penalty points and impose heftier fines for traffic violations.If the new changes are passed into law, drivers could lose their licences for up to two years if they keep reoffending. In a meeting at the ministry– headed by Minister Efthymios Flourentzos with representatives of the Supreme Court, Police Traffic Department and the ministry’s Road Safety Unit – the final changes were decided.The bill will now be sent to the Attorney-general to check the legal aspects, before being sent to the Cabinet for approval and then Parliament to be passed into law... 8 comments
