Crime

“Intensive policing” on the Larnaca beachfront will continue, with the aim of deterring thefts and other petty crimes and “further enhancing” people’s “sense of security”, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis ...

Two teenage girls were remanded in custody by Larnaca District Court on Tuesday in connection with the theft of a rented vehicle and the €8,000 in it. An 18-year-old was remanded ...

Two girls aged 18 and 17 were arrested on Monday in Aradippou in connection with the theft of a rental car and over €9,000 in cash. Police said both teenagers had been investigated ...

Two men, aged 50 and 22, were arrested on Monday in connection to a case of assault against a bus driver in Larnaca. “On Saturday, a 59-year-old public transport bus driver reported ...

A 24-year-old Nepalese domestic worker was arrested early on Monday morning in Limassol for the reported sexual abuse of the six-year-old girl she was taking care of. The woman was ...

A 33-year-old foreign Paphos resident was arrested on Sunday afternoon for theft by proxy and money laundering of more than €76,790, police said on Monday. Police said a complaint was filed ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested in the Pera Chorio area of Nicosia on Sunday on charges of causing malicious damage to a Brinks mobile traffic camera and attacking its operator, ...

A 23-year-old man was remanded for four days on Monday after his arrest in Larnaca on Sunday in connection with a house burglary and the theft of a shotgun and ...

A 32-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Monday following his arrest in Larnaca for possession of cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine. Police said officers conducted a search of the ...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into a house burglary that occurred in early August in the Larnaca district, police said on Sunday. According ...

A 16-year-old boy was on Saturday placed in police custody for four days, following an alleged assault in Larnaca. The order was issued by the Larnaca district court to allow ...

Nicosia police arrested two men, aged 31 and 45 on Friday in connection with a home invasion and assault case. The incident took place shortly after midnight on September 17. Police said the ...

Cyprus has recorded a sharp rise in drug seizures in 2025, with cannabis and cocaine quantities doubling compared to last year. The rise comes amid intensified, targeted operations at the country’...

Police arrested a 39-year-old man in Limassol early Thursday after finding drugs and burglary tools in his vehicle. According to the police, a 15-year-old minor was also inside the vehicle. ...

A 54-year-old man was arrested in Kaimakli, Nicosia, after being seen walking on a public road with a hunting rifle while under the influence of alcohol. The incident, which caused ...

A five-day remand order was issued against a 46-year-old man on Wednesday, in connection to stolen property discovered on Tuesday in an abandoned building in Limassol. The man was arrested ...

A 58-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday morning on the Avdelleros-Athienou road after driving a public bus while he was seven times over the legal alcohol limit. Traffic police stopped ...

The widespread use of technology and the internet has triggered an explosion of online fraud, with consumers falling prey to scammers and complaints pouring in daily. Chairman of the Cyprus ...

All three men who were arrested in connection with a shooting which took place in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia last week were on Monday released without charge. The trio, ...

A football match ban was issued against the 25-year-old who attacked a police officer before a match on Saturday, the Larnaca district court said on Monday. The court set October 9 ...

A trial within a trial before Nicosia criminal court involving German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – will be ...

A 29-year-old Greek Cypriot was on Monday remanded for five days in connection with a case of arson and attempted murder in August in Pyla. He is the seventh person ...

A 57-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with a shooting which took place at a pharmacy in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia on Friday. Evidence of a shooting ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Sunday after having been arrested on Saturday for the possession of just shy of 200 grams of cannabis, all of ...