Crime

The Limassol criminal court jailed three men for eight, seven and three years on Wednesday after they were found guilty of assaulting and mugging a 66-year-old woman last June. The ...

Eight Syrian men accused of the premediated murder of a 20-year-old male compatriot last April in Chlorakas, Paphos and pleaded not guilty last July are out of custody while awaiting ...

The Larnaca district court on Wednesday temporarily took away the driving licence of a 24-year-old man, who on January 3 was caught driving at 207kmph – more than twice the speed limit – ...

A 60-year-old man was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday on suspicion of falsely reporting a car as stolen to collect the insurance. The car in question belongs ...

Limassol police arrested two people, 23 and 20, after they were found driving with burglary tools early on Tuesday and for breaking curfew. According to police, the suspects were spotted around 2am ...

Investigations into a case of burglary at three different shops in Paphos are at an advanced stage after the arrest of a 29-year-old suspect, according to Paphos police spokesman Michalis ...

Limassol police on Saturday arrested a 40-year-old insurance broker on suspicion of selling fake car insurance to a foreign national. The suspect is being investigated in connection with money laundering ...

A 40-year-old man from Laranca was arrested for illegal cannabis cultivation, police said on Saturday. After receiving a tip off, the drug squad checked the house of the suspect in ...

Larnaca police on Thursday thwarted the attempt of an employee to steal more than €74,000 from a company. At around 4pm, the owner of a Larnaca-based company reported to police that ...

Police are investigating a robbery which happened in Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon. An 85-year-old shop owner told police that while he was in his shop at around 6pm, two men ...

A 23-year-old Syrian man who escaped from police custody on Thursday was located and arrested in Limassol, police said on Saturday. The man had been taken to Paphos district court ...

Police were investigating an arson attack in Pareklishia on Saturday that caused extensive damage to three luxury vehicles belonging to a 66-year-old man and his family. The fire started just ...

Authorities are asking the public for help in locating a man who escaped police custody on Thursday. The man is Majd Albali, 23, a Syrian national. Earlier in the day he ...

Industrial tools worth €10,000 were stolen from a container at a building company in Paphos between Tuesday and Thursday, police have said. According to a statement released on Thursday, a worker ...

Two men who attacked police officers on duty at Larnaca hospital early on Thursday are wanted while a third was arrested. According to police, the three men brought an injured ...

Police in the Famagusta district arrested a 23-year-old on Wednesday in connection with rioting, arson and other crimes committed shortly after midnight on January 1 in Sotira. This is the sixth ...

A 24-year-old foreign national was remanded in custody for eight days in Limassol on Monday in connection with terrorism related offences. The man was arrested in the district of Limassol ...

The police Cyber Crime Unit on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old Limassol man after he attempted to solicit a teenage girl and sending indecent messages via the internet. The case started ...

A 24-year-old driver was spotted on the Larnaca-Kofinou highway on Sunday driving at 207 km/hr, twice the speed limit. According to police at 10.45 on Sunday morning, a traffic police patrol ...

Police on Saturday night arrested a man who appeared to have damaged four cars while he was under the influence of drugs. According to police, the incident happened late on ...

A company car used by a foreign employee was the target of arsonists on Saturday night, police said. The car was set on fire at around midnight while it was ...

A father and son were beaten up by unknown people in Palodia, Limassol overnight on Saturday shortly after an explosion was heard in the area, police said on Sunday. On ...

A house on a refugee estate in Kato Polemidia was burgled and then set ablaze on Friday afternoon, Limassol police said on Saturday. The occupant of the house is currently ...

A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of an ice-making machine worth €3,500 from outside a restaurant in Paphos. According to police, the theft was reported on ...