Pafos Live 5 June 2024
Paphos Police have arrested a 33-year-old man to facilitate investigations into an investigated case of causing concern in a hotel under the influence of drunkenness.
Pafos Police arrested a 14-year-old boy to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of theft of four-wheeled motorcycles and traffic offences, while a second person is wanted in the case.
A relevant complaint was made by a tourist, who reported that on Monday night the four-wheeled motorcycle he had rented during his stay in Cyprus from a car rental agency was stolen. The police found that earlier in the day, a rental agency had reported that a four-wheeled motorcycle had been stolen from there as well.
On Tuesday night, a police patrol spotted two four-wheelers being driven in the area of Moutallou by two very young persons and when they were signalled to stop, they developed speed and were driving dangerously in order to escape.
On one motorcycle, the driver, aged 14, who has been involved with other cases in the past and who managed to escape with the four-wheeler, was identified, while the other young man who was driving the second four-wheeler, abandoned it at some point and fled, managing to disappear. The motorcycle that was abandoned was found to be the stolen property owned by the visitor.
An arrest warrant was issued against him and after he was spotted driving the stolen motorcycle in the area of Mouttalos, he was stopped, arrested with a court warrant and is in custody.
As far as the second driver is concerned, his identity has not yet been ascertained.
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Shots were fired yesterday at a private company building in the Latsia area of Nicosia.
According to initial information, the shooting, which occurred between 20:00 yesterday and the morning hours today, caused damage to the façade of the building.
Strong police forces rushed to the spot and after the first examinations, it was found that there were 5-6 shots that hit the window of the premises.
The area was cordoned off.
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More than 29,000 fine warrants have been executed nationwide since the beginning of the year.
During a campaign held yesterday Tuesday 04/06/2024 by members of the Warrant Execution Unit of the Nicosia Police Directorate, a total of 173 fine warrants were executed, of which a sum of money over €109,300 was collected.
From the beginning of the year until today, 29,025 fine warrants have been executed by the Police, nationwide, from which the amount of €5,070,900 was collected.
In the corresponding period last year, 31,272 fine warrants had been executed and the amount of €4,908,276 had been collected.
The warrants executed relate to various categories of debts such as traffic and criminal offences, debts to social security and town halls, as well as alimony and private criminal cases.
Police campaigns to execute and collect fine warrants continue.
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Two fires broke out last night in a shelter for unaccompanied minors in the Oroklini area.
According to the spokesman of the Fire Brigade, Andreas Kettis, three fire trucks responded to the fires and after access by the members of the Force with breathing apparatus and pipe installations, the fire was contained.
Kettis said the fire was in seven rooms on the second floor of a building, the contents of which were extensively damaged. There was also damage to common areas, air conditioners and areas on the second and third floors.
The occupants lived on the first floor and exited the site after the fire. The Police and the Welfare Office were present, where they proceeded to register the tenants.
The Fire Brigade proceeded in parallel with the firefighting and checks for any trapped persons. The causes will be investigated today in cooperation with the relevant State Services.
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Charity donation boxes for the benefit of various organizations and social assistance associations, located in all bakeries and other shops, are now the subject of special attention of business managers, following the repeated cases of theft observed recently in Paphos.
The boxes of donations were targeted by fraudsters from the Christmas holidays, with one woman eventually falling into the hands of the police. However, information tells us that in recent times similar practices have been noticed in many cases in businesses of this kind in the municipal area of Pafos, in Geroskipou and in large peri-urban communities. On different occasions these perpetrators entered bakeries and before their intentions could be understood, they snatched, or attempted to do so, contribution boxes from the cash registers and disappeared.
This unprecedented action has put police and businessmen on new alert, since due to the existence of such levy points in almost every store of mass trafficking of citizens, it is assumed that imitators will now continue to appear. That is why in most stores that have charity donation boxes, they are now placed in a place with direct visual contact of employees and in a way that prevents easy theft and escape of the offender.
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Police arrested a person yesterday as part of an investigation into a case of illegal possession of property.
This is a 25-year-old man, who is expected to be brought before the Nicosia District Court today for a detention order.
The case concerns a residential burglary in Nicosia and theft of gold items amounting to €5,000, which was reported to the ICF Nicosia on June 4, 2024.
After evaluating information, a testimony emerged against the 25-year-old, in whose possession a quantity of gold was found.
The ICF Nicosia continues the examinations.
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Limassol police are investigating an assault on four men in Germasogeia early on Sunday.
The incident reportedly occurred after the victims honked their car horn at another vehicle.
Four Cypriot men, all 29 years old, were leaving a nightclub in Germasogeia around 3:30 am on Sunday. While driving on Ampelakion Street, their vehicle was allegedly attacked by the occupants of a car in front of them.
According to reports, the attack stemmed from the victims honking their horn at the car ahead, which had stopped to talk to other individuals.
Authorities were alerted to the incident after a private hospital reported treating four 29-year-old men for injuries sustained in an assault.
Three of the men required surgery due to the attack. Two sustained fractures and the third sustained other injuries, all requiring hospitalisation.
The Limassol Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is investigating the incident. Officers have taken a statement from one of the victims and examined the scene. The investigation is ongoing, and efforts are underway to secure witness testimonies.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from the area is also being reviewed.
The reported description of the suspects is young men in their 30s with beards, speaking Greek, and driving a dark-coloured Mazda vehicle.
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Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a suspect for causing a fire in a cultivated area, currently being investigated as having been set through negligent and reckless actions, not arson.
The case concerns a fire on Tuesday in the Apsiou-Gerasa area which burned approximately three hectares of wild vegetation, trees and bushes.
According to the police, investigations yielded testimony against the 34-year-old man, who carried out maintenance for a prefab property in the area, and at the time allegedly was engaged in external fencing work.
A court warrant was obtained against the man who was arrested and taken into custody. The suspect meanwhile denies involvement and has made allegations that are being investigated.
The fire burned about three hectares of wild vegetation, trees and brush, prompting heavy ground and aerial firefighting efforts.
Limassol CID is furthering the investigation and concurrently continuing to investigate fires in Ayios Silas and Ayios Therapon as arson cases.
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Targeted operations in the districts of Nicosia and Limassol to combat the phenomenon of illegal employment were carried out today by the Police, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour. As part of the operations, eight people who were working illegally were identified and arrested.
The first operation was conducted in the Nicosia district, by members of the Aliens and Immigration Service (YA&M) of Morfou, with the participation of the ICF of Morphou and inspectors of the Ministry of Labour. During the inspection, a check was carried out at a construction site, where seven persons who were working illegally were identified and arrested. One of them allegedly presented the police with a false identity card, while the offence of illegal stay in Cyprus arose against him.
As far as the employer of the above persons is concerned, the investigation of the offenses that appear to arise against him was undertaken by the inspectors of the Ministry of Labour.
During the second operation, which took place in Limassol, members of UNHCR and inspectors of the Ministry of Labour proceeded to inspect a workshop dealing with the cleaning of an apartment building. During the check, a person who was working illegally was identified and arrested presenting a false identity card.
The actions of the Police, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, to combat the phenomenon of illegal employment continue daily.
