Pafos Live 6 November 2024
The third arrest was made by the Pafos Police after the two previous arrests and the detection of a loaded pistol in an open area in Paphos in a police operation in Konia preventing planned or planned criminal acts.
According to an announcement by the Office of the Communication Branch of the Police Headquarters, he is a 29-year-old man from Limassol, adding that the investigation of the case began on November 1, 2024, following an assessment of information that a car without registration plates is hidden in a deserted area in the Paphos district.
Members of the Police located the vehicle and placed the area under surveillance. Around 10:45 p.m. The same day, he was seen approaching the abandoned vehicle, a second car.
From the second vehicle, two persons were seen exiting, one of them holding various items of clothing and a can.
The members of the Police tried to stop the two persons for control. They managed to intercept a 41-year-old man, while the second person fled and took advantage of the darkness to escape.
Subsequent examinations found and confiscated a knife in the 41-year-old's possession, resulting in the 41-year-old being arrested for the offence of stabbing. Inside the abandoned vehicle, a full firearm cartridge and a shell casing were located and seized.
A search was also carried out in the area from where the second person fled, where a can, a hood and gloves, as well as a loaded pistol, were found, which were received for scientific examination.
A court arrest warrant was issued against the 41-year-old, under which he was rearrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
From the continuation of the examinations, testimony emerged against a third person. A judicial arrest warrant was also issued against him. He is a 33-year-old man who was arrested on November 2 for facilitating interrogations and questioned in writing.
As for the person who managed to escape on the evening of November 1, he was arrested yesterday, November 5.
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A fire broke out at dawn on Wednesday at a music and dance club in Paphos.
According to the Police, information was received that around 04:00 a fire broke out in a music and dance center located on Kanari Votsi Street in Paphos.
It is reported that members of the fire brigade went to the scene and extinguished the fire before it spread to adjacent areas.
Tests are expected to be carried out at the scene at first light of day to determine the exact causes of its provocation.
However, from preliminary examinations, the fire appears to have been set maliciously.
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In the context of investigating a case of internet fraud committed in October 2021 in Limassol, the Police proceeded yesterday to arrest one person.
This is a 30-year-old man against whom both a national and a European arrest warrant has been issued.
The relevant complaint was made in November 2021 at the ICF Limassol and concerned the deception of a company via email and the extortion of an amount of money amounting to 30,500 US dollars.
On 16/10/2024, the 30-year-old was located in a European country and arrested on the basis of the European Arrest Warrant, while on 5/11/2024, accompanied by members of the Police, he was transferred to Cyprus, where he was arrested under the national arrest warrant.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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The person who gave the bag with the small amount of methamphetamine to the convict's mother, so that she could hand it over to him, was identified by the investigators of YKAN Limassol proceeding to his arrest immediately. He is a 37-year-old person, known to the authorities, who was brought before the Limassol Court on Tuesday morning (5/11), with the members of the YKAN applying for a detention order for a period of 8 days.
The suspect's lawyer, Katia Pieroudi, objected to the 8-day detention period requested by the police, saying that the time is excessive. Eventually, the Court ordered the 37-year-old to be detained for 4 days.
According to "F", the members of the YKAN obtained testimony against the 37-year-old, who allegedly received instructions from the convict to supply his mother with drugs, so that the latter would deliver them to him when she met him outside the courtroom.
As reported yesterday by "F", the mother of the convict was released to be charged at a later stage. The elderly woman, unaware of the dangers and the fact that she was being watched by police officers, gave her son a wrapped €50 note, inside which was a small bag with a quantity of methamphetamine. The mother's movement towards her son was noticed with the sequel being known.
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Two official vehicles of the Ministry of Interior were stolen over the weekend.
The unprecedented nature of the case has to do with the fact that the burglars revealed the security gaps in government facilities, although of course the competent department of the ICF Nicosia acted immediately and located the cars within a few hours. In fact, two Greek Cypriots were arrested, with one of them admitting to committing the crime.
The burglary in a warehouse and theft of a total of four vehicle keys, as well as the loss of the two cars, was found by a competent employee of the Ministry of Interior (electromechanical service) on Monday morning around 06:40. The latter filed a complaint with the police around 09:00 and the investigation immediately began.
Finally, in a short period of time, the cars were located in areas of the Larnaka district, with information indicating that a satellite positioning system (GPS) was also used.
One car was spotted in an area between Oroklini and Pyla. At the time the members of the Police arrived at the scene, a 43-year-old person was processing the engine of the stolen vehicle. When the latter entered another vehicle to leave the area, he was stopped by police officers and arrested.
The second vehicle was spotted by members of the Police in Chakilero. When he approached the stolen car (double cab), they found a 53-year-old man inside the cabin sleeping. He was arrested and later admitted that on two consecutive nights over the weekend, he broke into a warehouse by stealing the keys and both vehicles.
The two suspects were brought before the Nicosia District Court today, which issued a three-day detention order against them. A case against them will be registered by the end of the week.
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A Limassol court yesterday sentenced a 43-year-old driver to 18 months in prison for causing the death of 89-year-old pedestrian Iosif Diakou on Misiaoulli and Kavazoglou Street four years ago.
Judge Doria Varoshiotou found the defendant guilty on 20 October 2024 of causing death by reckless or dangerous act, in violation of Article 210 of the Criminal Code.
The fatal accident occurred around 6:30 am on 20 March 2020, when the defendant was driving eastbound on Misiaoulli and Kavazoglou Street. The elderly pedestrian was crossing from south to north and had already reached the middle of the road when he was struck.
The court found that despite having unlimited visibility and sufficient reaction time within 60 metres, the driver failed to notice the pedestrian. “When he finally saw him and applied the brakes, it was too late, as the victim was thrown onto the windscreen, hit the bonnet and tragically died after falling onto the tarmac”, the judge noted in her ruling.
While the defence counsel pleaded for leniency citing the defendant’s clean criminal record and ongoing psychiatric treatment for the past three years, Judge Varosiotou dismissed the expression of remorse, stating: “This carries no weight as the defendant denied guilt and was found guilty after trial”.
The court noted that while there were no aggravating factors and the defendant was driving within the speed limit at 49 km/h, the victim had chosen not to use a pedestrian crossing located 94 metres east of the accident site.
In addition to the prison sentence, the court imposed 10 penalty points on the defendant’s driving licence and rejected the defence’s suggestion for a suspended sentence.
