Pafos Live 15 January 2024
A vehicle belonging to a Paphos police officer and used by him and other members of his family was completely destroyed last night by a fire that was probably set maliciously.
The fire in the vehicle broke out about 15 minutes before ten o'clock in the evening. The vehicle was parked in the parking lot of the house in a village in the low area of Paphos. The fire was extinguished by the fire brigade before spreading to other vehicles parked near the vehicle destroyed by the fire. The scene has been cordoned off and examinations will be held in broad daylight to collect evidence.
The officer serves at the Pafos police headquarters.
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The Pafos District Court issued two days of detention orders against two persons yesterday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of possession of burglary tools and illegal possession of property.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on Saturday night members of the Crime Prevention Unit went to an area in Paphos, following information that there was a suspicious person and a little later they located a specific vehicle, from which a person exited. He was allegedly holding a hand bag, which he left on the ground and then got into the car.
The vehicle was stopped and it was found that the driver was a 57-year-old man and a 29-year-old co-driver, permanent residents of Cyprus.
A search of the vehicle found in the driver's seat various items, which are burglary tools as well as a knife of a prohibited type. The two persons were arrested and detained.
Furthermore, the bag that had been previously left was searched and various burglary tools and property were found in it, which, according to the Police, was suspected to be stolen.
The two persons were re-arrested for unlawful possession of property and taken into custody.
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21 complaints, which concerned driving under the influence of alcohol, were made last weekend by members of the Pafos Traffic Police, while one driver was found driving under the influence of drugs.
As the Pafos Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, told CNA, another 15 complaints concerned speeding, while in one case a woman was driving her vehicle with 92Mg of alcohol, instead of 22 Μg which is the legal limit.
During the same period, a 16-year-old minor was also found driving a vehicle without a driver's license and insurance.
In the context of a coordinated operation from 06:00 on January 12 until 06:00 on Monday, in order to prevent road traffic collisions, the members of the Pafos Traffic Police made a total of 118 complaints, he concluded.
