Pafos Live 24 November 2024
A three-day detention order was issued by the Pafos District Court against a 43-year-old man to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of counterfeiting of banknotes.
According to an announcement by the Communication Branch of the Police Headquarters, the Police arrested a 43-year-old man as part of an investigation into a case of counterfeiting of banknotes. The 43-year-old suspect was placed in three-day detention, with the Paphos ICF investigating the case.
Specifically, last Wednesday, November 20, members of the Nicosia Crime Prevention Unit received information that the 43-year-old was involved in the trafficking of counterfeit banknotes and that in the previous days he defrauded two persons, who reside in the Paphos district, from which he extorted a sum of money.
The 43-year-old presented himself on Friday at the Central Police Station of Nicosia to report the theft of his car. Members of the ICF and the Nicosia OPE went to the Police Station. From the examinations that followed, members of the Police located the 43-year-old's car in an area in Paphos.
In a search of the vehicle, a bunch of green cardboard pieces, the size of a banknote, wrapped in transparent film, two other bundles of green and black cardboard, the size of a banknote, a number of bottles, which is being investigated if they are iodine containers, and a number of bottles, containing black liquid substance, were found and received as evidence. A safe was also found in the vehicle, while a search was also carried out at the 43-year-old's residence, where nothing incriminating against him was found, as reported.
For the purpose of investigating the case, a judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 43-year-old, under which he was arrested and detained. On Saturday morning, he was brought before the Pafos District Court, which issued a three-day detention order for him for police examinations.
In statements to journalists, Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nicolaou said that the Pafos ICF is investigating a case of conspiracy to commit a felony and possession of materials for counterfeiting currency. In the case, he said, the 43-year-old was arrested and is in three-day detention, while a second person is wanted.
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A five-day detention order was issued by the Pafos District Court against two persons to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of conspiracy to commit a felony, cable theft and malicious damage.
According to Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on 18 November an CYTA technician reported to the Pafos Crime Detection Department that on 17 November two CYTA manhole covers, located on Agia Paraskevi Street in Geroskipou, were opened and 200 metres of copper cables worth €3,000 were stolen from inside and damage was caused.
During the examinations conducted by the Police, testimony was obtained against two Greek Cypriots aged 42 and 24 against whom judicial arrest warrants were issued.
The two were arrested on Friday at 6:15 p.m. and placed in five-day detention. The ICF Pafos is examining the case.
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Vandalism occurred on Saturday night at a high school in Nicosia.
According to the police, around 9:00 in the evening a fire broke out in a high school hall. Members of the Fire Brigade rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire.
It was found that the strangers also broke the windows of the hall before setting a fire.
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Police arrested a 20-year-old man yesterday to facilitate investigations into a car theft case committed on November 13, 2024.
The car was stolen on the morning of November 13, from an area of Larnaka at around 7.20pm. The same day he was involved in a road collision, resulting in the death of Giulia Mihaela Vasile, 18.
Police examinations in the case of the theft of the vehicle secured testimony against the 20-year-old, who was arrested yesterday under a court warrant and detained to facilitate interrogations.
A 16-year-old, who was allegedly driving the vehicle at the time of the collision, and an 18-year-old, who was in the vehicle at the same time, had been arrested in the same case. As part of police examinations, a 17-year-old was also questioned, who was also allegedly in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
It should be noted that a case was registered against the 16-year-old, last Friday, November 22, at the Larnaca District Court, regarding causing a fatal road collision.
The ICF of Larnaca continues the examinations
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Two incidents, one of malicious damage and one of burglary and theft, occurred at the 7th Primary School of Limassol in the previous days when unknown persons caused damage and stole a sum of money, causing concern to the educational community and parents.
The first incident took place on the evening of Thursday, November 21. According to police, unknown assailants damaged the door of the Art Gallery, entered the space and disturbed its interior, throwing chairs and objects on the floor. This is an incident of malicious damage.
The second and most serious incident occurred on Friday night, when unknown persons first breached a school room and then, after locating the keys, proceeded to open more classrooms. From these premises they stole envelopes containing about €200 that the students had collected to pay for a photographer. At the same time, the perpetrators caused extensive damage, using fire extinguishers inside the school halls.
Police were informed of the second incident today, while authorities are investigating the case, with the aim of identifying and arresting those responsible. Questions are raised about the security measures in the school area, since it is established that the perpetrators easily managed to enter the school units and act undisturbed.
