Pafos Live 3 May 2024
A Syrian man was arrested by police after he was spotted driving a stolen vehicle in Pachna. An investigation by members of the force found that the double-cab vehicle driven by the Syrian had been stolen at the end of March from the village of Pretori in Paphos. The owner of the vehicle already recognized this.
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Three people have been indicted in a direct trial before the Permanent Assize Court that will meet in Paphos on May 27 in connection with a two-vehicle arson case in Tsada, according to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nicolaou.
Nicolaou said that the three persons have been detained for days under successive detention orders by the court, as suspects in the arson of two cars in Tsada, committed on March 29, and this morning they were referred to direct trial before the Permanent Assize Court for the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony and arson.
The court ordered that the three suspects remain in custody.
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A person flagged for several serious cases of poaching was reported yesterday by members of our Service after he was spotted hunting hares with a shotgun, accompanied by 4 hunting dogs in a prohibited hunting area during a closed period for hunting.
Specifically, yesterday morning around 07:10, following information that shots were heard in a specific location north of the community of Peristerona in Nicosia district, and the immediate mobilization of the members of our Service, a person was first identified who appears to have been the "forerunner" of a second person who was then found to be in a prohibited hunting area and accompanied by four hunting dogs that did not have marking numbers. It is noted that in the area where the above person was found, the training of hunting dogs is not allowed. After the second person was located, searches were carried out in the wider area and at a distance of a few meters from where the suspect person was, a hidden shotgun was found.
During the collection of evidence, the suspect grabbed the shotgun and fled to the occupied areas. The members of our Service, having failed to locate the person in question, proceeded to file a complaint with the Police, where members then issued an arrest warrant against the suspect who is being sought.
Against the above person, who in the last 20 years has been reported 11 times for serious cases of poaching, 7 different offences are being investigated.
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Underage vandals do not give up and at the first opportunity cause vandalism and damage to public school grounds. The latest incident was recorded on Wednesday night, when brainless people entered the buildings of the K 'Public Kindergarten and Primary School in Limassol, causing damage and displaying various slogans on the walls.
At the first light of day, crews of the School Board went to both schools for repairs. The offenders appear to have entered the K Public Kindergarten and after climbing on the roof, tore down plaques and threw them into the outdoor area of the playground. Despite the fact that measures and patrols have been taken on school grounds due to the Easter holidays, however, it is found that vandals find a way to act under the noses of the authorities.
Speaking to "F", the president of the Ephorate of Greek Schools of Limassol, Dinos Ellinas, pointed out that there is great concern and concern about these incidents as the offenders in most cases are minors.
According to Mr. Ellinas, security guards have been deployed for days in 24 schools in Limassol that are at high risk. These schools are guarded on a 24-hour basis in an effort to prevent vandalism. The guard will last until next week when the schools will reopen.
Asked to comment on the delinquent behaviours recorded, Mr. Ellinas noted that such acts are condemnable, stressing that everyone, parents, teachers and the Ministry of Education should reflect on the education of offenders, who are mostly minors.
"Certainly there is concern and intense as soon as we see that these individuals are ready to go out into society and spoil everything. This should trouble our society," he argued, expressing hope that with the operation of the camera system that has been piloted in three schools, the results of this effort will become apparent.
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The Police arrested two persons, men aged 22 and 62, following investigations by YKAN yesterday afternoon in Nicosia, in the context of an investigated case of possession of drugs for the purpose of supplying to another person, and money laundering.
Specifically, shortly after 6.30 pm on Thursday, in the area of Agios Dometios, members of the YKAN stopped the 22-year-old suspect for checking. In the possession of the 22-year-old, the members of the Police found a quantity of cocaine weighing about 10 grams and a quantity of cannabis weighing about 8 grams and proceeded to arrest him for flagrant offenses.
A search of the 22-year-old's residence followed, where members of the YKAN found a quantity of cocaine of approximately 90 grams and a quantity of cannabis of approximately 60 grams. The 62-year-old suspect was also found at the residence. In the possession of the 62-year-old, members of the Police found a half-smoked cigarette containing a quantity of cannabis, and a crusher with traces of cannabis, resulting in his arrest for a flagrant offense.
The two suspects, men aged 22 and 62, were taken into custody, with the YKAN district unit in Nicosia investigating the drug trafficking case.
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A 25-year-old young man from Nicosia was arrested in Larnaca for illegal possession and transport of offensive instruments and explosives.
According to Spyros Chrysostomos, spokesman of the Larnaka Police Headquarters, "around 01.30 today in the morning information was received that on Papanikoli Street in Larnaca, next to the "Antonis Papadopoulos" stadium, young people were rioting and setting fires.
Members of the Larnaca ICF and the MMAD went to the area where they found around 20 people hiding in the parking lot of the stadium, who moved threateningly against them throwing stones and Molotov cocktails."
He added that "the members of the Police used chemical means and as a result the 20 people fled to the settlement of Agioi Anargyroi. Police searches in the stadium parking area identified and received as evidence a plastic soft drink bottle containing flammable material to which a firecracker was taped."
As Mr. Chrysostomou said, "at around 02.50 on Cycliki Avenue, a vehicle with a 25-year-old young man from Nicosia was stopped and a search of his car found a plastic water bottle in which there was a firecracker, four clubs, a hood, a pair of gloves, a spray of blue paint, an adhesive tape and a large number of stickers of a specific football team. The findings were received as evidence while the 25-year-old was arrested for the offenses of illegal possession of explosives and illegal possession of offensive instruments and was detained."
Later today, the 25-year-old is expected to appear before the Larnaca District Court for a detention order.
The case is being investigated by the ICF of Larnaca.
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A case was registered yesterday in the Nicosia District Court against a 44-year-old Greek Cypriot for eight arsons. The first appearance before the Assize Court was set for 6 June next.
The offences of which this person is charged relate to criminal acts committed between November 2023 and April 2024. Among the cases is arson at a vehicle repair shop in Pallouriotissa that resulted in the complete destruction of 12 cars and the damage of five others.
As we are informed, the Nicosia District Court decided that the 44-year-old will remain free if and when he meets the strict conditions it set.
The 44-year-old had been arrested in the following eight cases:
>> 5/1/2023 – Arson of a 43-year-old man's car in Nicosia. The fire spread and damaged two other vehicles parked at the scene.
>> 20/11/2023 – Arson of a 55-year-old man's car in Aglantzia.
>> 26/11/2023 – Arson of a 68-year-old man's car in Strovolos.
>> 10/1/2024 – Arson of a car owned by a 47-year-old woman in Engomi.
>> 10/2/2024 – Arson in a café restaurant of a 41-year-old man in the industrial area of Aglantzia
>> 24/3/2024 – Arson of a 50-year-old man's car in Paliometocho.
>> 13/4/2024 – Arson of a restaurant owned by a 30-year-old and a 26-year-old man in Tseri.
>> 16/4/2024 – Arson in a workshop in Pallouriotissa resulting in the complete destruction of 12 cars and the damage of five others.
The person in question had been arrested on 16 April.
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Destruction of greenery on the coastal front of Pafos, denounces the Mayor of the city, Phedon Phedonos.
As he states in a post on social media, "there are no limits to the behaviour and actions of some. They destroyed all the greenery planted these days on the seafront."
Mr. Phedonos in his post suggests installing cameras in the area, stressing that "there is no more with such behaviours".
