Filenews 26 April 2021 - by Dora Christodoulou
A headache is again caused to the police and local authorities in the province of Paphos the many residences that currently remain unsupervised since they belong to foreigners who do not live permanently in Cyprus and who due to the restrictions of the pandemic are not able to visit them as often as usual.
Although the situation has come under scrutiny with the tightening of measures in recent times, the frequent complaints of burglaries and thefts from these types of accommodation in recent days have again mobilised the authorities.
A competent source confirmed this situation to "F", pointing out that the Paphos Police are drawing up a plan for the surveillance of hundreds of houses and in fact entire areas in communities where there is a strong presence of a foreign element and the existence of mansions belonging to foreign, non-residents.
Particularly pronounced is the phenomenon, said this source, in areas such as Tala, Pegia, Kouklia and to a lesser extent in peri-urban communities of the Municipality of Paphos, such as the recent case of burglary and theft of luxury watches in Geroskipou. At these points, and on the basis of the planning carried out, patrols by police officers have already become very dense throughout the 24 hours, and coordination is now taking place with both the village authorities and volunteers such as the Neighbourhood Observers, in order to bring the situation under control early on in order to send the message to the illegals that the absence of the owners does not imply and that these properties are an "open target".
