Pafos Press 7 December 2023
The Police in Paphos proceeded to the arrest of a 26-year-old man in the early hours of Thursday for an investigated case of illegal possession of property to facilitate investigations.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations Michalis Nikolaou, yesterday Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. information was given that a vehicle was parked in a dangerous position in Chloraka. Mr. Nikolaou told KYPE that members of the Paphos Traffic Police went to the place and found the vehicle, which was locked, while its registered owner was not present.
Due to the danger of parking the vehicle, it was towed to the Police. Then today around 1:15 the 26-year-old owner of the vehicle came to the Police. A search of the vehicle, with his consent, revealed four large loudspeakers of unknown value. When interrogated, the 26-year-old did not give satisfactory explanations for their possession, he was arrested and taken into custody.
Investigations into the case are ongoing.
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The Police in Paphos proceeded to arrest a 20-year-old man on Wednesday night to facilitate investigations into an investigated stabbing case.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, on Wednesday at 22:15 there was information about a person driving suspiciously on a certain street in Paphos.
A patrol of the Pafos Crime Prevention Ulam went to the scene and identified a 20-year-old person. During a search, he was found to be in possession of a six-centimeter folding knife with a pointed tip. Subsequently, the 20-year-old was arrested and taken into custody.
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Pafos Press 8 December
Dangerous driving has become a big issue today on the streets of Paphos despite the titanic efforts and campaigns carried out by the members of the Paphos Police Department on a daily basis with a series of campaigns.
The victim of this reckless and dangerous driving today was a small puppy shortly after 09:00 in the morning who was found on the road and tragically died after being fatally hit by an unconscious driver on Alexandroupoleos street in the center of Paphos.
Neighbours managed to record the number plates of the car and report the case to the Police.
The specific driver is said to repeatedly pass through the specific area of Paphos at breakneck speed.
The case was reported to the Police in order to identify the driver.
K.P
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In November 2023, the members of the bicycle police of the Paphos police department filed 66 out-of-court traffic complaints.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, in the context of their activity, the members of the cycling police of the Paphos district during the month of November 2023 made 66 out-of-court traffic complaints, offered assistance to the public in 14 cases, carried out tasks of taking security measures during 5 events and provided assistance in 6 cases to other departments and services of ADE Pafos.
They also carried out a total of 12 stops and searches of suspicious vehicles and persons, car park checks to prevent broken car windows and theft from cars, advised shop and other property owners on security measures for their property, and advised locals and tourists where ought. During the month of November, the members of the bicycle police of the Pafos police department proceeded to police the wider area of Geroskipou and Chloraka, to transport prisoners to the central prisons, to police football matches, to provide advice to tourists and locals where requested, to police events and to providing assistance.
Mr. Nikolaou mentioned that the Bicycle Policing was operational for the first time in the summer of 2017 and today it is active in all the coastal cities of Cyprus. It aims at the upgraded and faster service of the citizens and the stimulation of their sense of security, through the strengthening of the visible police presence and action.
The bicycle police officers, among other things, carry out patrols with a stronger presence in the streets, in the squares and on the beach front, both for the purposes of preventing and suppressing crime, as well as for the observance of road safety rules, but also for the safety and service of citizens, he concluded.
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Yesterday morning, a 67-year-old fugitive from Germany appeared before the Paphos District Court against whom a European arrest warrant was pending and who was arrested by the Cypriot authorities. Against the 67-year-old, who was released, extradition proceedings have begun in Germany, according to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou.
The Paphos Court before which he appeared yesterday adjourned the case until Monday, December 11 and ordered that the 67-year-old remain free with various restrictive conditions, according to Mr. Nikolaou.
According to the Police, while the man in question was at Paphos airport, during the passport control, it was found that he had an arrest warrant pending against him for fraud and embezzlement, with the result that he was initially arrested and detained.
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Cyprus Mail
The perpetrator and the victim are both missing after a man was stabbed in Nicosia’s walled city in the early hours of Friday morning.
Police were called after blood stains were found in front of a law office on Mahmut Pasha street in the north of the walled city.
Upon examinations of CCTV footage, it was learned that a stabbing took place, and both the perpetrator and the victim subsequently fled the scene.
