Crime

Police cautioned the public on Thursday to be wary of scams on WhatsApp, where individuals posing as police officers have been trying to extort bank and ID details from unsuspecting ...

Two men appeared in court on Wednesday accused of aiding and abetting the murder of 45-year-old Ayca Alav in Nicosia’s walled city in December. Alav was found dead at ...

The Paphos district court issued a five-day detention order against a suspect wanted for an investigated case of extortion by false representation and illegal drugs possession, it was announced on ...

The Paphos district court imposed a five-month prison sentence on a 43-year-old man found guilty of domestic violence, it was announced on Tuesday. According to police, the 43-year-old, a permanent ...

A car set on fire in Limassol in the early hours of Tuesday was extinguished by neighbours who noticed the vehicle aflame. According to the police, the fire broke out ...

Police on Sunday were investigating an attempted arson attack against a Limassol company linked to a 51-year-old accountant. CCTV footage showed an unknown individual going to the block of apartments ...

Two people were caught in the act while stealing from a church donation box in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias on Friday and were subsequently arrested. The village community leader Nikos Cleanthous ...

The Famagusta district court on Friday sentenced a 54-year-old man to nine months in prison after he was found guilty of a maritime accident that occurred in August 2017 off the ...

A car with tinted windows opened fire in broad daylight in Nicosia on Friday, close to the central prisons. Police were at the scene at the Ayios Andreas area in ...

A police operation on Thursday nabbed 13 persons illegally residing in Cyprus, while authorities were making arrangements for the arrestees’ deportation. In a statement, the police said their operation took place ...

A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 14 years in prison by the Paphos criminal court on Thursday for smuggling over 26 kilogrammes of cannabis into Cyprus. According to the case’s history, ...

The 58-year-old prison guard who was arrested in possession of drugs while driving to his shift was remanded in custody for a week on Thursday. The prison guard, who was ...

Police on Thursday were working in collaboration with the state veterinary services to establish the precise nature and extent of the offences relating to a case of meat smuggling for ...

Police on Thursday said a 22-year-old and a 26-year-old were arrested as part of an investigation on thefts in Limassol and Nicosia. According to the police, the 22-year-old was arrested ...

Police in Paphos arrested five persons on Wednesday for illegal gambling. According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, officers carried out a raid on the premises – a café – where they found ...

Police in Paphos on Wednesday fined a man for illegal possession and transportation of an unregistered gun and illegal hunting activity. According to the police, the man was spotted around 5...

Police on Wednesday arrested three people in Larnaca suspected after they were caught driving with cocaine and cannabis in their vehicle. According to the police, the men, aged 19, 22, were arrested ...

A 59-year-old was arrested in Nicosia on Wednesday after members of the drug squad Ykan found five strips of paper allegedly infused with a synthetic drug in his car. Additionally, ...

A 58-year-old prison guard who was arrested in possession of drugs while driving to his shift has been suspended from his post, media reported on Wednesday. This concerns the second ...

A 37-year-old man suspected of stealing icons was arrested in Limassol in the early morning hours of Wednesday. According to police, the arrest took place around 1am after receiving information ...

Nicosia police on patrol on Tuesday afternoon arrested a man who seems to have been smuggling a large quantity of beef in his car. According to the police the 41-year-old’...

A man was arrested for drug possession on Tuesday, following a police chase from Dali to Tseri, authorities said. According to police, at around 9am on Tuesday morning, the police ...

A car was targeted by an improvised explosive device in the early hours of the morning on Christmas day. The car, belonging to a 52-year-old accountant in Limassol, was parked ...

A second man was arrested over a two-kilo cannabis haul in Paphos, police said on Saturday, as the drug squad continued to investigate what appeared to be a drug-dealing ring. ...