Pafos Live 10 September 2024
The Pafos District Court has issued a one-day detention order against two persons to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of illegal possession of property and vehicle theft.
According to the police, a 37-year-old permanent resident of Pafos reported that during the night of July 27 to July 28, his vehicle worth €1,500 parked outside his residence had been stolen. On 7.9.24 at about 21:20, following information given to a member of the Police who was off duty, the vehicle was seen on a specific street in Paphos.
He called there members of the Paphos Police Authority for help and it emerged that inside the vehicle were two persons, a 26-year-old and a 29-year-old woman, who under interrogation did not give satisfactory explanations as to the possession of the stolen vehicle and were initially arrested for illegal possession of property and for the theft of the vehicle.
The 26-year-old was found in possession of a bag containing a crystal substance, methamphetamine, weighing one gram.
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Police arrested a 29-year-old man yesterday afternoon in connection with an ongoing case of assault and incitement to violence or hatred based on sexual orientation. The case is being investigated by the ICF of Limassol.
According to the evidence under investigation, 30 minutes after midnight, early in the morning on Sunday, while a 29-year-old man was walking in an area in Limassol, along with a friend, he was allegedly insulted by another person. After the 29-year-old demanded an explanation from the suspect, the suspect allegedly attacked him, punching him in the face.
The 29-year-old was injured in the face and went to Limassol General Hospital, where he received medical treatment, while at around 2.00 pm on Sunday he filed a complaint with the Police.
The examinations carried out by members of the ICF Limassol revealed evidence against a 29-year-old man. He was arrested on Monday afternoon under a court warrant and taken into custody for police questioning.
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Pafos Press
The Pafos Police arrested a 41-year-old woman on Sunday for illegal employment, while her 37-year-old employer was also charged with illegal employment.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nikolaou, on 8.9.24 at around 11:30, members of the Foreigners and Immigration Service conducted a search in the Ha - Potami area of a restaurant based on information that foreigners were working there. As part of the investigation, they found a 41-year-old Asian woman in the kitchen, who had a permit to work as a domestic helper in a residence and worked at the restaurant where she was found.
Subsequently, the 41-year-old was arrested for illegal employment, while the 37-year-old employer was also accused in writing to be summoned later.
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Filenews
Investigations by the ICF of Limassol and the Aliens and Migration Service have been ongoing since dawn, following the discovery of 20 persons of Syrian origin on a boat in a sea area south of Limassol.
According to initial information, around 3 in the morning a position was taken on the boat at 7 nautical miles by the Port Service. Coast Guard boats rushed to the spot, where they found 12 men, 3 women and 5 children inside the boat.
These persons were taken to the Police to take statements.
Information obtained by the authorities indicates that the foreigners entered the boat from the island, in order to leave Cyprus and head to Italy.
Investigations by the ICF Limassol and the Aliens and Immigration Service are ongoing to identify smugglers. Reports indicate that the persons on the boat are registered as political refugees.
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Bombs in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol by the hand of the same manufacturer. This seems to emerge from the analysis of evidence and other data in the hands of the Police.
Philenews reports that recently, after examinations carried out by the Police pyrotechnics in cooperation with investigators, on an improvised explosive device found in Limassol, it was found that it had the same connection as three other cases of bomb explosions that occurred recently in Nicosia and Limassol.
According to the same information, the last explosive device found was intact and for the case the Police arrested a 19-year-old in Limassol as a suspect. The bomb was dismantled after it was defused, and how it was made was established. It is estimated that the bomb was not made by the young man arrested and detained, but by another person who has knowledge and has access to prohibited materials.
However, an examination of how it was constructed revealed a very interesting fact for investigators. Apparently, it is of the same style as the bomb that recently exploded in the house of a person who had been arrested in connection with the pyramid fraud case in Larnaka.
Also, another element that makes the case interesting is that in the same way it seems that two other bombs were made which were detonated on different occasions recently in Nicosia.
It is noted that the targets have nothing to do with each other, but they seem to have a common denominator: the manufacturer is the same for all explosive devices. Now investigations are turning to identifying this person either through the detection of genetic material in the remains of the mechanisms and evidence found in the scenes, or through other testimonies.
The Police's task is difficult as the bomb maker is very careful and leaves no traces behind, however, the examinations continue and now all four of these cases are being thoroughly examined so that in case of testimony, there will be similar developments.
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Pafos Police made a second arrest on Monday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing hunting case in a restricted area.
According to Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, yesterday the Police proceeded to the arrest of a 27-year-old man, while on Sunday the arrest of a 19-year-old, who yesterday appeared before the Pafos District Court and is under one-day detention. However, a third person is also wanted.
Nicolaou said that the Pafos Police are investigating a case of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, hunting in a prohibited area, transporting a hunting rifle assembled in a vehicle, and failure to comply with a signal made by a gamekeeper, against three persons, two of whom were arrested and a third is being sought.
According to Nikolaou, on Sunday members of the Game Service were patrolling an area of the village of Arodes to prevent illegal hunting. At some point, Nicolaou told CNA, they noticed a vehicle with three people on board, with the passenger shooting a bird from an open window and killing it.
Although a signal was made to stop, the three people escaped at speed.
The Game Service recorded the registration numbers of the vehicle and police examinations found that a 27-year-old man from Ineia and a 19-year-old person were on board. As far as the third person is concerned, his identity has not yet been secured. Arrest warrants were issued against the two people, aged 27 and 19. The 19-year-old was arrested yesterday, the 27-year-old on Monday, while the third person is wanted.
In addition, Mr. Nicolaou said, the members of the Game Service located the feather-killed bird and surrendered. Furthermore, he continued, the 19-year-old's beam has been received as evidence.
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A case of beating in Dali of a traffic policeman by a driver of a garbage truck cleaning service, which cooperates with the Municipality, is being investigated by the Police.
As we are informed, the driver allegedly tried to enter a one-way street, with the traffic policeman indicating that he was prohibited from entering, while a heated argument ensued between the two, which resulted in the traffic policeman being punched by the driver.
The traffic policeman, who has not made a statement so far, was taken to Nicosia General Hospital as a precaution for examinations.
It is noteworthy that, according to information, the employee at the company in question had just taken a job, since the incident happened on his first day of work.
