Filenews 13 June 2023
Driving a pickup truck on the front of a supermarket, three people attempted to steal from it, but their attempt remained incomplete. The incident happened shortly after four in the morning at a supermarket on the Kissonerga road to Coral Bay.
As can be seen from the closed circuits of the business and other premises in the area, the van moved in reverse, fell on the metal sliding door on the façade of the business and destroyed it. A masked man got off the vehicle, entered the premises and went to the cash register, which did not contain any money.
The perpetrator fled the scene and boarded a second vehicle waiting at the scene with two other people and fled the scene.
Police rushed to the scene cordoning off the area and began investigating. As shown by the first examinations, the van had been stolen earlier from the Geroskipou area.
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At around 11.30 last night, while members of the Limassol OPE were on motorized patrol, they stopped a man who was moving on foot on a road in Limassol for checking.
During the check that followed, it was found that he was a 52-year-old resident of Limassol while in a body search, he was found in possession of a nylon bag containing a small amount of cocaine.
The 52-year-old was arrested for the offence of illegal possession of narcotics, and then a search was carried out at his home where 9 e-scooters and two bicycles, one of which was electric, were found. They also found a wooden case containing 11 silver coins, four camera lenses and accessories, two laptops, six tablets, five mobile phones, seven pairs of wireless headphones, 5 cameras and various other items, for which the 52-year-old was unable to give satisfactory explanations as to their origin.
Based on the preliminary examinations carried out, part of the property found appears to be stolen.
The 52-year-old was re-arrested for illegal possession of property and detained while the ICF Limassol continues its examinations.
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As part of the investigation of burglary and theft cases, members of the Police proceeded yesterday on the basis of a court warrant to arrest one person.
This is a 33-year-old man who was detained to facilitate interrogations.
The cases concern five cases of residential burglary and theft and one case of attempted burglary, committed on 12/6/2023, in the Nicosia district. The ICF Nicosia continues the examinations.
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Police arrested a 29-year-old resident of Nicosia yesterday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of illegal possession of property and theft.
Specifically, a resident of Nicosia reported yesterday to the Police that between the dates of 5 and 6 June 2023, his bicycle, worth €450, was stolen. The complainant also reported that yesterday he spotted on an internet page, a bicycle being sold, identical to his.
During police examinations, it was found that the seller of the bicycle in question was a 29-year-old resident of Nicosia. Members of the Police located the 29-year-old, who was in possession of the bicycle and subsequent examinations revealed that it was the bicycle stolen from the complainant.
A search of the 29-year-old's home followed, where three bicycles were found, for which he did not give a satisfactory explanation of how they came into his possession. Therefore, the bicycles were confiscated as evidence.
A judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 29-year-old under which he was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
The Ayios Dometios Police Station is investigating the case.
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Pafos Live 13 June 2023
Gold items believed to be stolen goods and a quantity of drugs were found by police in the possession of two young Greek Cypriots.
The vehicle driven by a 20-year-old man who again engaged the authorities was stopped for inspection yesterday late afternoon by members of the force. The young driver, who tested positive, refused to stop and police fired at the tires to immobilize the car.
Inside the vehicle, gold was found for which neither the 20-year-old nor his 24-year-old co-driver gave sufficient explanation. A small amount of cannabis was also found, followed by searches of their homes, where a quantity of 20 grams of cannabis was found in the 210-year-old's home, which he admitted was his own and intended for his personal use. A shotgun barrel was also found.
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A vehicle that had been stolen in the previous days was found on fire in a rural area of the village of Episkopi.
The double-cab vehicle was stolen from an open area in Chloraka. Inside the burning vehicle was found a bumper of a second double cab, which had also been stolen in the previous days and had also been found on fire in a rural area of Emba.
