Pafos Live 29 January 2024
Pafos District Court has issued five-day detention orders against two 27-year-olds to facilitate investigations in connection with an ongoing case of nocturnal residential burglary, theft and malicious damage.
In statements to CNA, the Assistant Police Director of Pafos Operations said that on 27.1.24 at 21:30 a 33-year-old permanent resident of Kissonerga reported to the Pegeia police station that on the same day at about 16:30 his residence in Kissonerga had been burglarized and two mobile phones with a total value of €400 and a sum of money of about €1,200 were allegedly stolen. After his own actions and examinations, he suspected two of his compatriots whom he invited to his residence and after confessing, they returned to him the two mobile phones, one of which was completely destroyed. As for the amount of money, they did not return it to him, according to his claims.
He called the police to the place where the two persons were located and initially arrested as they did not have any document proving their identity.
The burglary was allegedly carried out by further examinations by the police, from the bedroom window which was closed but unsecured.
Examinations revealed the identity of the two suspects, and it emerged that they are permanent residents of Cyprus aged 27 who were arrested on court arrest warrants for the burglary and theft in the early morning of January 28.
The two 27-year-olds were subsequently placed in five-day custody for the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony, night burglary of a dwelling, theft and malicious damage.
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The Pafos Police proceeded to arrest a 29-year-old man to facilitate the investigations for an investigated case of theft from a residence and illegal possession of property.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, on 27.1.24 a 46-year-old woman reported that between December and January 9, her uninhabited house in the Chlorakas area was broken into and several electrical cables were allegedly stolen from her. and various damages of an as yet unknown value were caused.
From tests carried out by the Police, they secured testimony against a 29-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus.
An arrest warrant was issued against the 29-year-old and at 12:30 noon on Sunday he was located at his residence and arrested for the theft from a residence.
Other property was also found in the 29-year-old's possession, such as sanitary items for which he did not give satisfactory explanations and he was re-arrested for illegal possession of property.
The examinations for the case continue by the TAE Paphos.
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Two men aged 33 and 31, who were wanted in connection with an ongoing case of conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery, and assault causing actual bodily harm, offences that according to the evidence under investigation, allegedly committed on October 19, 2023, in Limassol, were arrested by members of the Police.
The two suspects were identified and arrested by members of the Limassol OPE, pursuant to court warrants, following information collection and examinations that took place at noon last Friday, January 26.
On Saturday morning, they were brought before the Limassol District Court, which, at the request of the Police, issued detention orders for a period of three days for the purpose of investigating the case. The case is being investigated by the ICF of Limassol.
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They caught driver running like a rocket on the highway.
He was driving at a speed of 196 km on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, near Kalavasos, at around 11.20am on Sunday and was stopped by members of the Traffic Headquarters.
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From the closed circuit surveillance of the Alpha Mega stadium that recorded the movements of the three suspects – AEL fans – in relation to the incidents that took place inside the stadium at the football match between Apollon and AEL, the investigators of the ICF Limassol reached the traces of three persons who were wanted.
The 3 suspects aged 39, 28 and 21 were wanted and handcuffed on Saturday afternoon, while yesterday they were brought before a court which ordered their detention for a period of four days.
The three suspects are facing 9 offenses involving conspiracy to commit a felony and misdemeanor, rioting, obstruction of a race, use of dangerous objects and throwing dangerous objects, concealment of a face, cancellation of a match and unlawful possession and transportation of explosives.
According to "F", the suspects, interrogated by the members of the ICF of Limassol, did not answer any questions and respected the right to remain silent. According to the same information, the 2nd suspect went up to the stand of AEL and then made gestures towards the stand of Apollon. He then went to the spot where the mass of AEL fans was, where flares were lit.
To confirm the above, the Police contacted the CFA where it was found that the 28-year-old suspect had scanned a ticket with a fan card. According to the same information, a police investigation identified the 28-year-old from his social media account.
In relation to the 38-year-old suspect, from a study of CCTV footage, he allegedly entered the stadium wearing a yellow AEL sweatshirt. Then, while concealing his face, he lit a flare and threw it into the east stand where the Apollon fans were. After throwing the flare, he then returned to the AEL stand and his movements were recorded by the stadium's closed-circuit surveillance.
It should be noted that the Police contacted the competent Authority where the Fan Card of all three suspects was cancelled as part of the measures taken to address phenomena of violence in sports venues. In addition to the above persons, a 30-year-old man the day after the match was arrested and charged in writing with the offence of obscene gesture, where he pleaded guilty. Subsequently, a case was registered against him in the Limassol Court.
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The Game Service issued extrajudicial fines to two persons, aged 63 and 46, to two hunters for using mimic devices and hunting in a prohibited area.
According to the Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on Sunday morning at 06:30 members of the Game Service, who were on duty for poaching prevention purposes, spotted a 63-year-old man in the area of Toxeftra using an echomimetic device. The 63-year-old was fined 500 euros.
Then, at 07:00 on Sunday morning, near the houses in the community of Polemi, a 46-year-old person was spotted hunting. In his possession were found a shotgun, full cartridges and two freshly killed birds which were taken as evidence. The 63-year-old was fined €3,029 for using mimic devices and hunting in a restricted area.
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Police arrested another person on Sunday on suspicion in cases of conspiracy to commit a felony, burglary of buildings and theft, possession of burglary tools, theft and malicious damage, committed in 2023 in Limassol.
This is a 41-year-old man, who was arrested on the basis of relevant testimony, while the arrest of a 33-year-old and a 36-year-old woman, who are already under six-day detention, in connection with burglaries and thefts of premises, with loot exceeding 200 thousand euros.
The suspect is expected to be brought before a court for a detention order.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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The arrest of three Greek Cypriots and the issuance of fines totalling €4,500 for bird trapping offences in the Eastern areas of BB in the last 10 days.
The arrests took place on 19, 21, 23 January and were confiscated by British base police patrols "crickets", nets, bird imitation devices, shotguns and cartridges.
In one case, a Greek Cypriot was found in the area of Agios Nikolaos in possession of three nets 75 meters long, a huge size according to Assistant Police Director Panicos Panagis.
Speaking shortly after the latest arrest, the Assistant Commissioner of Police stressed that police activities to combat bird trapping will not stop.
"We are proud of the success we have had in reducing the volume of bird trapping taking place within BB and are determined to see this continue," he said.
"Our working relationship with Bird Life Cyprus and the Committee against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has also proven valuable in helping us effectively target bird trapping sites. The recent seizures have not been insignificant and finding someone in possession of 75 metres of nets is very serious. You can only imagine how many birds could have been trapped," he said.
Two of the men arrested and fined will appear in court facing "further charges for other offences".
"We will continue to commit more resources and use every piece of technology at our disposal as we move forward. This means using drones and cameras to ensure we are in a better position to detect and record those intending to trap migratory birds within BB," said the Assistant Commissioner of Police.
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The Court of Appeal overturned the first instance decision of the Limassol Court concerning a 22-month sentence to a 35-year-old driver, regarding the death of 62-year-old Marta Tyorjanne from Hungary, in a road accident that occurred in the early morning of December 7, 2022, on the Germasogeia coastal road.
The Court of Appeal held that the sentence imposed on the defendant for the offence of causing death by reckless, reckless or dangerous act or conduct in violation of Article 210 of the Criminal Code was manifestly inadequate. Thus, he increased the prison sentence from 22 months to 3 years.
The Attorney General appealed against the judgment at first instance on the sole ground that the conviction was manifestly inadequate. The Court of Appeal upheld the ground of appeal, namely that the prison sentence of the 35-year-old was manifestly inadequate, taking into account that it does not satisfy the purposes of the Law, does not protect the public, is not dissuasive and does not reflect the seriousness of the offence of causing death by negligence. It was also pointed out that the sentence imposed sends the wrong signals to would-be offenders, especially for such offences that are on the rise as fatal accidents.
The case was handled on behalf of the Legal Service, both at first instance and before the Court of Appeal, by the public prosecutor Konstantina Hadjikonstantinou.
It is recalled that the Limassol Court had imposed on January 19, 2023, a sentence of 22 months imprisonment on the defendant in the offence of causing death by negligence
He was speeding, running a red light and under the influence of alcohol
The terrible fatality that took the life of 62-year-old Marta Tyorjanne from Hungary, a mother of two, is among the worst accidents recorded in the Limassol district in recent years. The unfortunate woman died on the asphalt a few minutes after leaving work. The accident took place on December 7, 2022 when the 35-year-old's vehicle with a 27-year-old passenger was heading east on Georgiou Vasileos Street. At the junction of Panagioti Tsangari Street, the 35-year-old was driving at high speed, did not stop at the red light and collided violently with the vehicle of the 62-year-old who was trying to enter the coastal road resulting in instant death. Determinants of fatality, increased speed combined with alcohol consumption and violation of red lights.
