#Police

The police conducted a wide sweep of premises in Larnaca on Thursday and also stepped up traffic checks in an operation aimed at combating undeclared work and illegal residency, they ...

Police on Thursday again advised the public to exercise caution when receiving phone calls from individuals pretending to be government officials and asking for credit card and bank account information. ...

Many of the 297 contract police officers who are to leave the force when their contracts expire will be “absorbed” back into the police through new hiring initiatives, the justice ministry ...

Two people have been arrested in Paphos in connection with a house burglary and an attempted break-in at a kiosk, police confirmed on Monday. Officers from the Paphos criminal investigation ...

Two separate car theft cases – one in Nicosia and another in Larnaca – have prompted a strong warning from police after it was revealed that valuables and even keys had been ...

A quad bike was completely destroyed by fire in Ayia Napa at around 02.45am on Monday, with police launching an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze and identify ...

The Nicosia district court on Friday issued a property freezing order in the context of an investigation involving 8.5 kilograms of cannabis and the arrest of four suspects in Nicosia. Vehicles ...

Erhan Yesilirmak, the brother of under fire Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition ‘MP’ Emrah Yesilirmak, jumped seven metres out of a window and broke his ankle while trying to evade arrest ...

Officers aboard a police boat off the coast of Cape Greco discharged their weapons on Thursday after being rammed by a boat, the police said on Thursday. The incident reportedly ...

An 18-year-old man accused of attacking an elderly woman and her daughter in the village of Tremithousa was arrested on Tuesday. The incident happened at 4pm on Monday, when the ...

Two former senior police on Tuesday came forward to criticise what they describe as a restrictive and dismissive policy by the current police leadership. They claim recent decisions to deny ...

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a major drug trafficking case in Limassol that shocked authorities last November. The 47-year-old man was detained on Monday under a ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested for suspected theft in Nicosia early Saturday after he was stopped by police while riding a bicycle with his 12-year-old son. Police said that around 5...

The Larnaca District Court on Thursday issued a four-day remand order for three teenagers aged 15, 16, and 17, all residents of Larnaca, in connection with violent incidents that took place on Easter ...

Police were on Tuesday investigating the case of a man found dead in his apartment in Limassol. Media reports said the discovery was made in the afternoon. Foul play is ...

Nearly 300 special constables (Sea) serving in the Cyprus police force are set to leave their posts this summer as their fixed-term contracts expire, sparking discontent and potential protests among officers ...

Rocks and firecrackers were thrown at the police by youths in the Larnaca suburb in Livadia when they responded to a call in the area at around midnight, the police ...

A terrified shop employee was threatened at knifepoint during a late-night robbery at a kiosk in Nicosia, police announced on Wednesday. The incident happened just after midnight when a masked ...

Authorities have arrested 23 people in the run-up to Easter during a series of joint operations near Pyla village, police confirmed on Holy Tuesday. The arrests followed six coordinated raids involving ...

A gun and more than 350 firecrackers were discovered during a police search in a Nicosia home on Holy Monday. Officers carried out the raid as part of an ongoing investigation. ...

The Paphos District Court is expected to decide on Wednesday whether a 40-year-old man, arrested for disturbing a church service in Yeroskipou on Holy Monday, will remain in custody until ...

Police are urging the public to remain alert following the emergence of a new phone scam targeting citizens across the country. The electronic crime sub-directorate has issued a warning about ...

A teenager has been arrested on Monday, in connection with a suspected arson attack on a car in Paphos. According to police, the arrest was made under a court warrant ...

Police ramped up their operations as of Holy Monday in a firm bid to stop the use of illegal firecrackers and fireworks. Police warn that the risks to public safety ...