Crime

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Limassol on suspicion of burglary, driving a stolen car, and possession of drugs, but not before driving the stolen car into a house, the ...

A total of 657 packages containing tetrahydrocannabinol, 11 packages containing cannabidiol, 24 hand-rolled cigarettes with plant material, and a solid block of an unknown substance weighing about 100g were seized during a coordinated ...

The debacle surrounding the case of an attempted murder of a security guard and the arson of four hire cars continued at the Larnaca district court on Tuesday, with one ...

Parents, students and teachers of the 7th Primary School of Limassol on Tuesday will hold a peaceful protest demanding the replacement and funding for equipment stolen from the school the ...

A man and a woman, both aged 29, were arrested on Monday to facilitate police investigations into offences against a foreigner and the property of a Greek Cypriot businessman in Larnaca ...

No independent investigator has been appointed to probe allegations of rape at the central prison after the legal service did not offer a positive response to a request for one ...

An explosion which occurred outside an office building in Paphos was caused by a hand grenade, Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. He said the ...

The police fired warning shots as they attempted to arrest a 19-year-old male over the alleged possession of illegal drugs, according to an announcement released on Friday. The incident occurred ...

A 52‑year‑old Greek Cypriot man was sentenced to four years in prison by the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) court for possession with intent to supply class A and class ...

Shots were fired at an office building in Limassol on Tuesday morning, the police said. The police said they were informed about the incident at around 3.50am, and that they ...

Extradition proceedings against 47-year-old Israeli citizen Alexei Karzhgor began on Monday at Larnaca District Court, following his arrest at the port on Saturday. Karzhgor, of Russian origin, faces charges of ...

A 47-year-old Israeli citizen, Alexei Karzhgor, has been arrested in Cyprus after an international arrest warrant was issued against him by Russia, a police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency ...

A 47-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days by the Nicosia District Court on Sunday after fire started in Nicosia building. Police received information at 4.45 on Saturday morning ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded in police custody for eight days on Sunday after having been arrested the previous day for spreading child sexual abuse material online. According to information ...

Threats, blackmail, ‘protection’ and financial coercion appear to be behind Monday night’s attempted murder of a 42-year-old Ukrainian outside a seaside resort in Limassol. The police are looking for ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday issued a warning about a case of fraud involving a fake letter. The letter uses the bank’s name, logos and official ...

The trial of seven people accused of forming an alleged criminal syndicate engaged in drug trafficking, running a protection racket, and illegal gambling was on Friday postponed until November 21. It ...

Large quantities of tobacco products on which no tax has been paid were seized following two police vehicle searches in Oroklini on Thursday. In the first case, a 46-year-old Turkish ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested late on Thursday following a car arson in Limassol during the early hours of October 1. He is due to appear in court for a detention ...

Authorities on Thursday placed under arrest one of two persons wanted for questioning in connection with the attempted murder of a 42-year-old man in Limassol earlier this week. The wanted 39...

Afsaneh Mohammadi, 58, was murdered by her ex-husband in front of their 40-year-old daughter on Wednesday, police confirmed on Thursday. The killing marks the second femicide on the island within eight ...

A 78-year-old man in Paphos has reported losing more than €64,000 in an online fraud case, police said on Wednesday. According to the complaint filed with the Paphos CID’s financial ...

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Nicosia after police intercepted a package containing 1.6kg of methamphetamine hidden inside spools of thread, police said on Wednesday. According to the drug ...

Two men were injured during a fight in Paphos on Tuesday evening, police said. The incident occurred at around 7.30pm in the common area of a residential complex in the ...