Filenews 3 July 2023
A 24-year-old man, who had an outstanding court warrant, was located today and arrested to facilitate investigations into ongoing burglary and theft cases.
The 24-year-old is being investigated in at least seven cases of burglary, theft and illegal possession of property, committed in the previous months, in the Limassol district.
For the purpose of locating and arresting the 24-year-old, police released his photo and personal information on June 23, 2023. After his arrest, the continued publication of his photograph and details is unnecessary.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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A 24-year-old man, who had an outstanding court warrant, was located today and arrested to facilitate investigations into ongoing burglary and theft cases.
The 24-year-old is being investigated in at least seven cases of burglary, theft and illegal possession of property, committed in the previous months, in the Limassol district.
For the purpose of locating and arresting the 24-year-old, police released his photo and personal information on June 23, 2023. After his arrest, the continued publication of his photograph and details is unnecessary.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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Thousands of bottles of alcoholic beverages suspected as to their authenticity were confiscated today by members of the Police and officers of the Customs Department.
Specifically, members of the Police, in cooperation with officers of the Department of Customs, conducted a search this morning at the offices of a company in the Famagusta district.
During the investigation, four bottles of alcoholic beverages, labelled with a specific brand, were found, which were suspected as to their authenticity, following a check by a customs officer.
The four bottles were confiscated, while the search continued at the company's warehouse. A further 3,800 bottles of alcoholic beverages, labelled with the same brand, were found and confiscated there, after a preliminary check carried out by a customs officer also raised suspicions as to their authenticity.
The above goods were intercepted by the Department of Customs, which continues the examinations.
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Filenews 4 July 2023
Members of the Police arrested a 39-year-old man yesterday in connection with an ongoing case of car theft. The same case was preceded yesterday by the arrest of a 24-year-old man, against whom a number of cases of burglary and theft are being investigated.
The theft of the car, worth 9,000 euros, was reported around 8.45 am last Sunday, at the ICF of Limassol, by the 55-year-old owner of the vehicle. According to the complaint, the vehicle was stolen around 7.50 am on Sunday, while parked on a street in Limassol, unlocked and running, with the keys in the ignition of the engine. Inside the vehicle were the sum of 2,120 euros, and two mobile phones, owned by the 55-year-old.
The examinations carried out for the theft of the vehicle revealed evidence against the 39-year-old and the 24-year-old, while following information, members of the police located on Sunday, the car that had been stolen, parked and locked in an open parking area, in Limassol.
At around 8.30 yesterday morning, following information about two suspicious men, who were wandering in the courtyard of a residence in Limassol, with one of them in possession of a gun, members of the Police rushed to the spot, where they found in the courtyard of a residence an air gun, which was then found to have been stolen a little earlier from a warehouse of the house.
Nearby and following information from citizens, members of the Police located and intercepted one of the two suspect men. It was established that the 24-year-old was wanted in connection with the theft of the 55-year-old's car, as well as in relation to a number of investigated cases of burglary and theft, committed in recent months, in the Limassol district. He was arrested on court warrants issued against him for the purpose of investigating the car theft case, burglary and theft cases.
The examinations are continued by the ICF of Limassol.
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A bomb explosion occurred at dawn at the entrance of a house in Nea Ekali, Limassol. The explosion damaged the entrance door.
According to the Police, around 02:45 in the morning on Tuesday, relevant information was received, while members of the Police and pyrotechnics rushed to the scene for examinations.
From initial indications, it was determined that this was a detonation of a low-power explosive device.
The scene was cordoned off by the police, while the examinations continue at first light of day.
The case is being examined by the ICF of Limassol.
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Following the arrest of the 65- and 66-year-old couple from Larnaca, who are alleged to be the collectors in Cyprus of an international ring that deceives the elderly, the police are expanding their examinations in an attempt to identify the mastermind of the large gang, who is Greek and presented himself to the suspects as "Valentinos".
The investigators of the ICF of Larnaka have requested the assistance of Interpol teams in two countries, since it was found that those who presented themselves as pseudo-doctors to the prospective victims, operated from Bulgaria and called from Romanian numbers.
In two cases, the suspects travelled to Bulgaria and apparently handed over sums of money to Valentine's associates. Police are also under the microscope of four mobile phones found in a safe at the home of the couple who were arrested, as well as packages of sim cards from abroad. In the same safe, it is recalled that €16,000, nine gold coins and gold coins belonging to a 79-year-old woman, who said she fell victim to the spiral last Thursday, were found.
The suspects, following instructions from members of the gang, allegedly snatched from a total of four elderly women in Larnaca more than €100,000. So far they have been linked to the 79-year-old's case and efforts are underway to find evidence for the others.
For this reason, in the coming days, reconnaissance factions will take place and the complainants, some of whom needed medical treatment after members of the gang stole money stored in their homes, will be called upon to identify the suspects. A financial investigation will also be carried out against the couple in order to determine whether they acquired assets after May 16, the date on which the ring began its activity in Larnaca. If they acquired property after this date, then MOKAS will also be involved in order to consider their commitment.
Investigators in the case arrived at the arrest of the two suspects, who have no criminal past, assessing information provided by citizens and CCTV footage.
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The Police arrested a 27-year-old man to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of facilitating the illegal entry of third-country nationals into the territory of the Republic, following the arrival of a boat with 20 irregular migrants in the sea area of Famagusta.
The boat was initially spotted by the radar of the Port and Maritime Police, around 8.35pm yesterday, in the sea area of Famagusta. Around 9:30 p.m. A police officer located and intercepted the boat and after picking up its passengers, transported them safely to a fishing shelter in Paralimni.
It was found that there were 20 people on board, including 11 men, two women and seven minors. According to the data under consideration, they departed from an area of Syria after paying the sum of $2000,<> each.
Police examinations also secured testimony that the boat's navigator was a 27-year-old man who was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
The rest of the migrants were transferred to the Accommodation Centre for Irregular Migrants "Pournara", in Kokkinotrimithia.
The Famagusta ICF is investigating the case.
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Pafos Live
The Pafos Police arrested a 38-year-old man for causing concern in a drunken state and obstructing passing drivers.
According to the Spokesperson of the Paphos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, the 38-year-old was on Monday night on Andreou Ioannou Street harassing passing drivers. Earlier, he had struck on an iron structure placed by the Pafos Municipality for road closures.
The 38-year-old, according to police, also made insults.
The Paphos Police were called to the scene, members of which arrested and detained the man.
