Cyprus Police 11 September 2023
A total of 101 traffic complaints were made by the Police, following checks on vehicles, as part of an operation over the last three days, in the areas of Chlorakas, Emba and Tremithousa.
According to the spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, 19 drivers were identified, among others, driving under the influence of alcohol, four drivers driving under the influence of drugs, and the rest concerned minor traffic offences.
Also, 5 vehicles were impounded for examination purposes.
Nicolaou said that coordinated control and patrol operations continue by the Police on a 24-hour basis, with the aim of tackling crime and consolidating security in the wider area.
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Pafos Live 12 September 2023
A cannabis plant grown by an unknown person in a pot was found in a field in the village of Kalepia.
After the information given to the police, the area was placed under discreet surveillance, but no one came to treat the plant, 130cm tall and was eventually uprooted. Last night police identified two drug-positive drivers, a 25-year-old Romanian and a 25-year-old Syrian.
A small amount of methamphetamine was found in the possession of a second Syrian, aged 33. Police also reported a driver who tested positive on a breathalyzer test last night, while thirty other drivers were reported for traffic violations.
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A citizen assisted the police in the immediate detection and arrest of a burglar who entered a men's clothing store on Apostolou Pavlou Avenue.
The attacker, a 39-year-old Georgian who regularly engages authorities with burglary and theft cases, was spotted at dawn in the area, minutes after the store was burglarized.
A citizen passing through the area guided police officers who rushed to the scene who located and arrested the alleged perpetrator.
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Until September 22, it reserved the decision on the amount of the sentence to be imposed by the Pafos district court on a 58-year-old Greek Cypriot.
He was found guilty in a case of wounding a neighbor's dog with a firearm. The completely gratuitous attack occurred on June 19 while the animal was in its owner's fenced yard.
His defence lawyer pleaded today for a mitigation of the sentence, asking for the court's leniency. She said both her client and a close relative face serious health problems.
The court is expected to issue its decision on the amount of the sentence to be imposed by September 22 and until then the 58-year-old will continue to be held in the central prison.
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Filenews 12 September 2023
Two people were arrested by the police and another is wanted in connection with an investigation into the theft of building goods and residential equipment with a total value of nine thousand euros. According to the victims of the theft, one of the three even threatened over the phone not to involve the police or he would do them further harm.
A 43-year-old apartment owner in Geroskipou reported that since last June a large amount of equipment with a total value of €9100 had been stolen from his apartments.
The examinations that followed secured testimony against three persons aged 24, 33 and 45 and the police proceeded to obtain warrants for their arrest.
The 24-year-old and 33-year-old have already been arrested, while the 45-year-old is on the run. According to the police, however, he allegedly called the complainant's wife and threatened her that if they involved the police he would cause them trouble.
The three face charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and misdemeanor, theft and malicious damage, while the 45-year-old also faces the offense of interfering with a court proceeding.
Investigations into the case are ongoing.
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The Police in Limassol and specifically the ICF were mobilized after being informed that the vehicle of a 51-year-old woman was the target of a bomb attack in the area of Agios Athanasios.
Members of the ICF of Limassol are currently at the site for on-site examinations. According to the evidence so far, the explosive device was placed on the front of the vehicle and specifically on the windscreen.
The owner of the vehicle became aware of the damage to the vehicle this morning when she went down to the parking lot to go to work. He said he didn't notice anything the night before.
Investigations continue while the scene is cordoned off.
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The suspected Israelis, aged 19 and 20, were brought back before the Famagusta District Court in Paralimni for the gang rape of a 20-year-old British woman in a hotel room in Ayia Napa on Sunday, September 3. The detention order for the five Israelis was renewed for another six days pending the completion of scientific examinations.
It is noted that two of the five suspects did not appear before the Court after being diagnosed with Covid-19 and were represented by their lawyers.
The 5 suspects face offences of rape, sexual abuse, forced intercourse, indecent assault, sexual harassment and kidnapping. The 20-year-old tourist reported being gang-raped by a number of Israelis in the hotel room.
The girl went from another hotel with her friends to the hotel where the suspects were staying, where a pool party was held. According to her complaint, while at the venue, she was approached by an unknown person, who was Israeli, and began flirting with her. Subsequently, the young man, according to the complaint of the complainant, allegedly grabbed her by the hand and forcibly led her to the room in which he was staying with four other compatriots.
There, the 20-year-old claimed, she was raped successively by people who followed him. It is noted that injuries and bruises were found on the girl's body, which has been recorded in the forensic report.
The five Israelis, who were in Cyprus on holiday, deny raping the 20-year-old, with three of them, according to Philenews, claiming they had no contact with her. The issue is covered extensively by international media and is linked to the case of the 19-year-old British woman, who had reported being gang-raped by 12 Israelis four years ago.
