Filenews 18 July 2023
He thought they wouldn't discover the theft inside the Limassol casino, but a 37-year-old man from Syria, who resides legally in the Republic under subsidiary protection, miscalculated. The Syrian stole a mobile phone he found on a gaming machine and ended up in detention.
According to "F" information, the incident took place last Wednesday night when a citizen had gone to the casino to try his luck at slot machines. The complainant, after sitting at a gaming machine for a while, then departed. He forgot, however, his mobile phone. After 10 minutes, the 37-year-old took his place on this particular machine and after realizing that there was a mobile phone on it, he did not hesitate to steal it, putting it in his pants pocket. He then left the place.
The complainant realized that he forgot the mobile phone and returned back to collect it, but did not locate it. He then filed a complaint with the casino's security staff and after checking the CCTV system, the 37-year-old was found to have stolen it. Casino officials entered the perpetrator's details into the security system in order to locate him.
After four years, the 37-year-old went back to the casino to gamble, but luck was not on his side. Not only did he not enter the casino, but he ended up at the Episkopi Police Station on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone. Specifically, upon entering, he underwent a facial recognition check and then it was found that his details had been placed in the suspects' system. The casino's security officers were immediately informed and the surveillance cameras identified and identified the 37-year-old as the person who stole the complainant's mobile phone. Police rushed to the scene, which inspected the closed circuit, and then the 37-year-old was taken to Episkopi Station and arrested after an official complaint for the crime of theft.
Yesterday (17/7), the 37-year-old was brought before the Limassol Court, which ordered his detention for two days. Under questioning, he initially denied guilt, but later changed his stance and admitted that he stole the mobile phone which he handed over to the members of the police.
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Cyprus Mail 18 July 2023
Two men were arrested on Monday for breaking into a rented villa in Peyia.
According to the police, the incident was reported on Saturday to the local police station by a female tourist, who said that the villa she was staying in had been burgled between 7.30pm and 9.30pm the night before.
The woman reported that a safe containing various documents such as passports, belonging to herself and her family, was stolen.
Police investigation revealed that the perpetrators had gained entry through a closed but unsecured window and testimony emerged against two persons, aged 33 and 37, who were arrested and taken into two-day custody by district court order.
Investigations are ongoing.
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Pafos Live 19 July 2023
A saloon-type vehicle stolen from the residence of a foreign resident of Paphos was found on fire in a rural area of Kathikas village around 3.30 am.
The owner of the vehicle and the residence is currently abroad and had not reported the theft to the police.
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Paphos Police are investigating a case of theft by an employee with the arrest of a 38-year-old domestic worker who was wanted for theft from the residence where she worked in 2019.
According to the spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, a 38-year-old woman who worked as a domestic helper in a residence was reported on 24.12.19 for leaving the residence where she worked and extorting property of about €320.
On Tuesday, the 38-year-old was located in Paphos and arrested under the outstanding warrant against her.
The case file will be sent, Nicolaou said, to the Legal Service for instructions on whether the 38-year-old will be prosecuted or deported.
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Filenews 19 July 2023
Two Syrian nationals pleaded guilty at the Dhekelia SBA Tribunal to facilitating the illegal entry of two irregular migrants from Congo.
The two men, who are legally in Cyprus, were also charged with possession of a knife and the vehicle used for the attempted smuggling was seized. The two Syrians are serving prison sentences of 11 and 14 months respectively, while the two illegal migrants were sentenced to six weeks in prison each.
Further investigations also led to the identification and arrest of a Turkish Cypriot from Famagusta who tried to facilitate the illegal entry of an Iraqi national through the Green Line.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of facilitating smuggling and was sentenced on July 11 to 26 weeks in prison, while the Iraqi national will appear in court to learn his sentence on August 1.
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