Filenews 25 May 2023
A 46-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday night by the Paphos Police following a complaint by an officer of the Turkish Cypriot Property Management Service in Paphos that the person in question threatened to kill the head of the service. The reason for the threats, based on police investigations, was the interruption of the electricity supply to the Turkish Cypriot premises in which the 46-year-old resides, but without having the legal right to use this premises.
According to the complaint, the suspect called the Service at noon on Wednesday and after mentioning his name, asked to be informed about who is responsible for the power cut to a specific Turkish Cypriot residence in Polis Chrysochous, where he and his family live.
According to the complainant employee, the same person called again shortly afterwards and stated that because he considers the Service responsible for the power cut in his place of residence, he will take his gun and go to Nicosia to kill the Director of the Service, in his expression.
According to the spokesman of the Pafos Police Directorate, Michalis Nicolaou, the testimonies of the officials of the Turkish Cypriot property management show that this residence was vacated in 2019 due to the death of its legal tenant and since then it has remained closed and unsold to any beneficiary. According to the complaint, the suspect and his family have been staying illegally in the house for the past few days. This was the reason, he stressed, that the power was cut by the Service.
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A total of eight people were arrested both before and after the Cyprus Cup Final last night at GSP Stadium in Nicosia. Before the start of the match, at the entrances of the stadium, the Police arrested six people for illegal possession of explosives, while two more persons were arrested during incidents that occurred after the end of the match in Limassol.
Specifically, during the checks at the entrances of the stadium, the Police proceeded to arrest six persons, in whose possession sparklers and firecrackers were found. Also in the parking lot of the south stand of the stadium, members of the Police located and received a bag in which there were four Molotov cocktails, a folding bat, a hood and two pairs of gloves.
After the end of the match, around 11pm, in Limassol, a group of about 60 people, gathered outside the building of the AEL Fans Association, attacked police officers, throwing firecrackers, flares and Molotov cocktails at them. The police managed to repel the attackers using tear gas. However, upon leaving, the above persons lit a fire in a garbage bin, while they also set fire to a car parked in the area. Damage was also caused to a second car.
During the operation to suppress the above incident, members of the Police arrested a 16-year-old for the offence of assaulting a police officer. The 16-year-old, who had his face covered with a hood, was riding a moped, which was found to have been reported stolen, since May 9, 2023.
Also, in the area of the above incident, members of the Police stopped a car with three people on board. 254 hunting cartridges were found inside the vehicle, resulting in the 25-year-old driver of the vehicle being arrested for the offence of illegal possession and transport of explosives. The three occupants of the vehicle have also been questioned about the incidents and their involvement in them is being investigated.
During the incident, a member of the Police was injured in the leg by throwing a flare. He was taken to Limassol General Hospital, where he was found to have a left leg injury. After receiving first aid, he was discharged.
Also, around 1am today, during the celebrations in Nicosia, a group of supporters attacked an anti-riot police team, throwing stones at the policemen. The incident ended immediately, with the intervention of the anti-riot vehicle of the Police.
The operational plan of the Police worked very effectively, since both the above incidents and other minor incidents that occurred were dealt with immediately by the Police.
For the policing of the Cup Final, around 350 police officers were recruited, with the participation of anti-riot teams. To monitor the arrival and departure of fans from the stadium, the helicopter and a police drone were used, while the anti-riot vehicle was also mobilized.
In order to coordinate the actions of the Police, the Crisis Situation Handling Centre operated at the Police Headquarters (MMAD), as well as at the Limassol Police Headquarters, from 1pm yesterday until the early morning hours today.
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Members of the Police arrested a 19-year-old man today to investigate a case of drug importation.
According to the data under investigation, following a check made yesterday by an officer of the Department of Customs and Excise on a package that arrived from abroad at a post office in Cyprus, suspicions were raised that drugs were inside the package and the Anti-Narcotics Service - YKAN was informed accordingly.
Shortly before 11.00 noon today, the 19-year-old suspect went to a post office in Limassol, where he presented himself as the recipient of the package. Upon receipt of the package, members of the YKAN immediately proceeded to check the suspect and arrest him for a flagrant offense, since it was found that the postal package contained a quantity of cannabis weighing approximately 60 grams, as well as two handmade cigarettes containing cannabis, with a total weight of approximately 6 grams.
The 19-year-old was taken into custody, with the YKAN (Limassol District Unit) investigating.
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Pafos Live 25 May 2023
A young man entered high school in broad daylight, grabbed a wallet and disappeared.
The wallet belongs to a female teacher who had put it on her desk for a while. The attacker entered the school through the entrance, grabbed the wallet with about €200 and disappeared.
Police have a description of the perpetrator and the vehicle he used.
