Pafos Live 29 January 2025
Yesterday afternoon, members of the Pafos ICF conducted searches at two residences and premises in the Paphos district, which are owned and used by a 62-year-old Greek Cypriot woman and her 30-year-old son. The information they obtained was that stolen property was kept there.
In one of the two houses, 18 photovoltaic plates, worth €2550, were found, which were stolen from a fenced area in Paphos on 22-23/1/25 and belong to a 59-year-old Greek Cypriot, an unidentified BEAM, a number of hunting cartridges, and three new air conditioners.
Judicial arrest warrants were obtained against the 62-year-old and her 30-year-old son for the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony, Theft, Unlawful Possession of Property, and Unlawful Possession and Transportation of a Firearm and Explosive Materials.
The 62-year-old was arrested, while the 30-year-old is on the run.
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The Police arrested a 26-year-old resident of Larnaca yesterday to facilitate the investigations, which are being carried out in the context of the investigation of a case of rioting, arson and theft, committed in August 2024.
According to a complaint to the Police, at around 10:30 p.m. on August 13, 2024, a group of about 40 persons broke into and entered the building of the AEK Larnaca fans association, where after stealing various items, they set fire which caused damage to the building.
During a football match, which took place last Saturday, January 25, in Larnaca, between the teams Anorthosis and AEK, he was seen in a stand of the stadium hanging a banner, which was identified as the banner that had been stolen during the above incident.
Police examinations secured testimony against the 26-year-old, who was arrested yesterday under a court warrant to facilitate interrogations.
He was taken to the offices of the ICF of Larnaca, where he was questioned. He was subsequently released to be summoned later.
The ICF of Larnaca continues the examinations.
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Police in Limassol were mobilized after a fire broke out in a car of a 25-year-old man around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Preliminary examinations show that the fire was set maliciously.
According to the Police, at the time of the fire, the vehicle was parked and locked in the yard of the complainant's house in a village in the Limassol district and specifically in Paramytha.
The scene was cordoned off
At the same time, the scene was cordoned off by members of the Police. The officer and members of the Limassol ICF, members of the Kalo Chorio police station, members of the OPE and the Limassol YDAP also went to the spot for examinations. An officer and members of the Limassol Fire Brigade also went to the scene and extinguished the fire.
Preliminary examinations carried out at the scene found that the fire was set maliciously with the use of flammable material. Also, the car, worth about €18,000, was completely destroyed.
The tent remains under guard and the tests began at first light of day.
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Tear gas was used last night after about 100 fans of Omonia 29M were present, while the second division handball match between Apollon and their team was taking place at the indoor stadium of Apollon.
Inside the stadium there were about 300 fans of Apollon, while there were no fans of the opposing team.
Around 21:25 in the evening, information was given that about 100 people, fans of Omonia 29M, wearing balaclavas and possessing clubs and other offensive objects, gathered in a nearby area of the indoor stadium.
At one point, they appeared to have moved towards the stadium on foot, wearing balaclavas and some holding clubs. The fans of Omonia 29 threw stones and other objects at the police.
Strong police forces were at the scene, which were deployed to prevent incidents. The anti-riot squads immediately intervened, repelled them using tear gas, and did not allow them to approach the stadium, where there were a large number of Apollon fans.
During the police intervention, a police officer was slightly injured in the leg by an object.
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Police made four arrests yesterday to facilitate investigations into cases of theft and illegal possession of drugs.
Yesterday morning, a Limassol resident reported to the Police that between the dates of 21 and 28 January 2025, unknown persons stole nine cylinders of hot water (boiler) and three water pressure vessels from an erected building in Limassol. From the examinations of the Police, testimony was obtained that a specific car is related to this case.
Around 11 a.m. yesterday, members of the Police spotted the vehicle in question moving on a Limassol road. The vehicle was stopped for inspection, but upon immobilization, three persons on board, tried to flee by running in various directions.
The police managed to intercept two of them, aged 30 and 28, while the driver of the vehicle managed to escape. During their arrest, the 30-year-old and 28-year-old were seen throwing two packages containing methamphetamine, with a total gross weight of 12 grams, and two precision scales to the ground.
The 28-year-old and the 30-year-old were arrested for flagrant offences and taken into custody to facilitate interrogations.
Upon further examinations by the police, the 31-year-old owner of the vehicle was identified, who was subsequently identified as the person driving the vehicle in question. A judicial arrest warrant was issued against him under which he was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
The investigation also revealed testimony against a 38-year-old man, on the basis of which a court warrant was issued for his arrest. The 38-year-old was located and arrested yesterday and taken into custody to facilitate interrogations.
As part of the investigation of the case, members of the Police conducted a search in an abandoned building in Limassol, where five copper, internal parts of hot water cylinders (boilers) were located and received as evidence.
The ICF of Limassol and the YKAN (Limassol District Unit) continue the examinations.
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Prison sentences of eight and seven years, to a 50-year-old and a 55-year-old respectively, were imposed today by the Famagusta Assize Court.
The two convicts were found guilty in a series of burglary and theft cases committed in the Famagusta district between 2021 and 2023.
The case arose after the police searched a car in Larnaka, after receiving information, in which the two convicts were traveling.
During the interception of the vehicle, these persons attacked and beat the members of the Police and tried to escape, where eventually they were stopped and arrested (warning shots were fired).
Subsequently, the house where they live was searched on the basis of a court warrant, during which they found amounts of money in banknotes of various countries, jewellery, gold, watches, shoes and other property, which was believed to have been stolen from houses burglarized in the free area of Famagusta, while burglary tools were also found in their possession.
From further examinations that followed, it was found that the above persons arrived in Cyprus via Turkey, where they then passed from the occupied to the free areas from an unknown point.
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A 23-year-old Nigerian woman who was accused of causing grievous bodily harm to her roommate was not spared jail. The 23-year-old threw the hot water from the bucket while cleaning the bathroom of their home, into her roommate's face, causing burns to 12% of her body.
The Limassol District Court sentenced the defendant to an immediate prison sentence of three years, after being found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The hearing was long and arduous, however, the Prosecution managed to prove the case.
In its judgment, the Court stated, inter alia, that it recognises the seriousness of the offences faced by the accused, the injuries inflicted on the victim, as well as the permanent damage caused to her. As mitigating factors, he took into account the defendant's clean criminal record, her young age, as well as the remorse she expressed through her lawyer.
The horrific events took place on March 22, 2024, in the apartment where the accused, the victim and the victim's friend lived. That day, the 23-year-old defendant was cleaning the bathroom while the victim's friend wanted to enter to shave and go to work as a delivery man. The 23-year-old, however, wouldn't let anyone into the bathroom at the time, leading to a fight between the roommate and her boyfriend.
At one point, the defendant, in a frantic state, took the bucket of hot water with which she was cleaning the bathroom and threw it on her roommate's face, causing burns to her face and neck, which caused permanent damage.
The case was handled, on behalf of the Legal Service, by Public Prosecutor A', Yiannos Argyrou.
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Wearing hoods and gloves, they entered a kiosk in Germasogeia and after one of them threw a metal object threatening the 44-year-old kiosk employee, the other took what he found at the cash register and fled.
The case of robbery at a kiosk, committed around 3 a.m. yesterday, was reported to the Police who, according to an official announcement, are conducting investigations to identify the perpetrators.
"According to the description given to police, the first suspect was wearing a black hoodie, black pants and black sneakers, while the second suspect was wearing a grey hoodie with gloves on his hands, a grey tracksuit and black sneakers."
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They crushed a poacher who was systematically hunting in a forbidden area of Larnaka.
As Filenews learns, people of the Game Service, evaluating information about a person who systematically hunts in a forbidden area, set up a trap waiting for him to appear.
