Pafos Live 9 March 2026
A 27-year-old foreign resident of Paphos reported to the Police yesterday afternoon that his motorcycle, which was parked outside the apartment building where he lives in the city of Paphos, had been stolen.
Around 6 pm yesterday afternoon, the complainant spotted his motorcycle at a point on Evagoras Pallikaridis Street and in his attempt to protect it, he was allegedly attacked by two unknown persons, who after beating him, threw him to the ground and left the scene, driving the stolen motorcycle.
The complainant managed to stop one of the two unknown persons at an adjacent point on the road, but without locating his motorcycle. The Police were called to the scene, whose members conducted a check on the details of the person who was stopped and it was found that he was a 31-year-old, also a foreigner.
He was taken to the Paphos Central Police Station where he was arrested pursuant to a court warrant for the offenses of conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery, theft, assault causing actual bodily harm and malicious damage and was taken into custody.
The complainant was examined by the on-duty doctor of the Paphos General Hospital where it was found that he had a hematoma on his scalp and abrasions.
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The Fire Service received a call for a fire in a pile of wood and waste materials in Polemidia, in the province of Limassol, yesterday at 17:55.
The Monovolikos Fire Station responded and the fire was brought under control at 18:18. During the extinguishing, the members and the vehicle of the Fire Service were stoned by unknown persons.
The Police were called and arrived at the place, where upon their arrival, the unknown persons fled.
The fire truck was damaged, while no injuries were reported to the members of the Fire Service.
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The presence and action of the Police last night was intense, throughout Cyprus, with organized patrols in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, ensuring public order and increasing the sense of security of the public.
The result of the preventive policing operations was the arrest of four persons, for offenses such as theft from an employee, theft of a motorcycle and public insult.
As part of these operations, during the night, 809 drivers and passengers were stopped and checked.
At the same time, 26 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, where two complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 372 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 17 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 204 complaints from drivers for exceeding the speed limit stand out. As part of the police examinations, 9 vehicles were detained.
Coordinated policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue daily, with an increased/enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, with the aim of increasing the sense of security of citizens/protecting citizens and ensuring public order.
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A new incident of violence that, as it states, took place on Sunday morning at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Limassol General Hospital, is condemned in a statement by the General Nursing Staff Branch of PASYDY.
At the same time, it expresses our support and solidarity with their colleague who was attacked, as well as with all the staff of the A&E.
"Unfortunately, once again we are witnessing unacceptable incidents of violence against health professionals, who are attacked while they are doing their work," PASYDY notes, underlining that such behaviours cannot and should not be tolerated.
It also asks OKYPY and the Police to immediately investigate the incident, as well as to determine whether the agreed measures regarding policing and security in the A&E were implemented in practice. "The protection of health professionals is a non-negotiable priority and obligation of the State", notes the Sector, calling for the full implementation of the provisions of the relevant legislation in cases of violence against health professionals, so that those responsible are punished as provided by law.
