Pafos Live 22 February 2024
A coordinated operation was carried out by the Pafos Police to prevent road collisions in which one driver was found driving under the influence of drugs, while another 23 complaints were made concerning minor traffic offences.
According to the Police, at 22:45 on Tuesday, a "Z" team of the Pafos Traffic Police stopped a vehicle with a 20-year-old driver for inspection.
In a drug test he was given a positive indication. An additional sample was sent to the General Chemical State Laboratory for further laboratory tests. The 20-year-old is expected to be charged in writing at a later stage upon receipt of the result.
Also, during the vehicle checks of 75 vehicles intercepted in a twenty-four hour period by the Police, a total of 24 traffic complaints emerged.
Coordinated police operations to prevent road collisions continue.
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The Larnaca Permanent Assize Court today imposed a nine-year prison sentence on a 36-year-old man, whom it found guilty after a rape trial. The case had been investigated by the ICF of Larnaka.
According to the complaint submitted to the Police, the rape was committed in January, 2022, in Larnaca. Evidence against the 36-year-old emerged during the investigation of the case by the ICF.
After examining the evidence collected by the police and presented before it by the Prosecutor, the Permanent Assize Court found the 36-year-old defendant guilty and sentenced him to nine years in prison.
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Filenews 21 February 2024
An alarm was raised on Wednesday at the Port and Maritime Police when radars detected two boats with irregular migrants off the coast of Cyprus.
The first boat was spotted at 8:15 a.m. with 16 men on board. Police arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly piloting the boat.
The second boat was spotted at 15:20 and was carrying 20 irregular migrants.
A total of 36 irregular migrants were safely transferred to the Golden Coast fishing shelter in Paralimni, where their details were recorded.
The irregular migrants were then transferred to the Pournara Temporary Accommodation Centre for Migrants in Kokkinotrimithia.
Police investigations are ongoing. On Thursday, the arrested man is expected to be brought before the Famagusta District Court for a detention order.
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Filenews 22 February
A series of complaints by bus and truck drivers was recorded by a specialized unit of the Traffic Police after 24-hour checks in the Famagusta district.
The checks were carried out from 06:00 in the morning the day before yesterday until 06:00 in the morning yesterday in the framework of the European Week of information and checks of the European Traffic Network Roadpol.
The checks were carried out by the Police in cooperation with the Road Transport Department, in Famagusta district, with the participation of members of the Traffic Headquarters Department, including specialized members of the Mechanical Control Office, of the Traffic Police Department.
The focus was on the technical and mechanical inspection of the condition and suitability of buses and trucks that were found to be driven on roads in the Famagusta district.
At the same time, the documents of the vehicles, as well as those of professional bus and truck drivers, were checked.
During the checks, the certificates of suitability of eight vehicles, which were deemed unfit for road use, were revoked.
The following traffic offences were also detected and reported:
- 58 complaints for exceeding the speed limit
- 35 complaints about uncovered or overweight
- 52 complaints for driving without a registration or certificate of fitness
- 20 complaints about the lack of protective bars
- 10 complaints about driving deleted, immobilized or unregistered vehicles
- 220 complaints for various other traffic offences
Daily traffic checks continue by the Police, always aiming at preventing serious and fatal road collisions, increasing safety on the road network and cultivating and consolidating road awareness.
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Police arrested today the fourth suspect wanted for the many burglaries that have occurred in recent months in the city and district of Paphos. He is a 44-year-old Romanian man whom authorities consider to be the mastermind of the ring, three other members of which have been arrested and are already in eight-day detention.
Police believe they have dismantled a ring that systematically engaged in burglaries and thefts of church premises in Paphos after the arrest of the four. These are Romanian residents of Pafos, one of whom is a minor, specifically 16 years old, while the other two are aged 20 and 21.
Authorities appear to have linked the foreigners to at least 15 cases of burglary and theft from churches and chapels in many parts of the Paphos district. For the most part, the perpetrators obtained sums of money and ecclesiastical objects from these actions.
