Pafos Live 25/10
The Police arrested a 23-year-old man yesterday, as part of an investigation into a case of attempted arson of a store in Limassol.
The 23-year-old was arrested on a court warrant and taken into custody.
The case concerns an attempted arson of a store, which was committed in the early hours of October 24, 2026, in Limassol.
The TAE Limassol continues the examinations.
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A 54-year-old woman, who was injured in a road collision that happened last night in Paphos, is being treated at Paphos General Hospital. In the same collision, a 69-year-old man was also slightly injured.
Specifically, around 8 p.m. yesterday, on Chryssoneras Avenue, in Kissonerga, in the attempt of the 54-year-old and the 69-year-old, to cross the road on foot, under circumstances that are being investigated, they were dragged by a car driven by a 33-year-old woman.
The two pedestrians were taken to Paphos General Hospital, where the 54-year-old was found to have multiple fractures and a craniocerebral injury and was detained for treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. The 69-year-old received first aid and was discharged.
The driver of the vehicle, immediately after the collision, left the scene. However, around midnight she presented himself at the Police Station of the area, where after being interrogated, she was charged in writing to be summoned before a Court.
The causes of the collision are being investigated by the Pegeia Police Station.
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Two incidents of fires in parked vehicles, in Limassol and Paphos, occurred during the night, as a result of which one car was completely destroyed and the second suffered extensive damage. The causes of the two fires are being investigated by the Police.
According to preliminary information from the Police, the first incident occurred around 23:30 on Saturday night (24/10), when a fire was noticed in a car parked in the area of Agios Tychonas in Limassol.
The Fire Service responded to the scene, which extinguished the fire.
According to the spokesman of the Fire Brigade, Andreas Kettis, the Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a commercial vehicle which was parked in an open area on Amathountos Avenue in Limassol.
The fire was extinguished using water pipes and breathing apparatus.
The fire caused extensive damage to the vehicle, while the examinations to determine the causes will continue today by the TAE Limassol.
The second incident was recorded around 03:00 in the early hours of Sunday (25/10), when information was received about a fire in a parked car in the area of Emba in Paphos.
The fire was extinguished by the Fire Service, however the vehicle was completely destroyed.
According to the Fire Department, the private vehicle was parked in a semi-basement parking lot of an apartment building. The smoke affected the exterior paint of the masonry of the apartment building and the electrical installation. The fire was extinguished using water hoses and breathing apparatus. A preventive evacuation of the tenants of the apartments of the apartment building took place.
According to Mr. Kettis, it is likely to be arson and an investigation into the causes of the fire will follow.
The examinations to determine the causes of the second fire will continue today by the Paphos Police Department.
Update - The fire that broke out at 3am today in Emba and completely destroyed a car is ultimately due to arson. This was announced by the Police, after the completion of the exams a while ago.
As announced, remains of flammable material were found at the scene and now the investigations are focused in the direction of verifying the identity of the perpetrator and the causes of the act.
We remind you that at three in the morning today, information was received about a fire in a car, which was parked in the area of Emba in Paphos. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Service, however the vehicle was completely destroyed.
The Paphos Police Department and the Fire Service cordoned off the scene and with the first light of day, investigations began from which the malicious nature of the act was determined.
Update 2 - A former police officer in Limassol is in the crosshairs of criminal elements, after the malicious fire that broke out in a vehicle outside a car rental office, owned by him, on Amathus Avenue, in Agios Tychonas.
The investigators of the Limassol Police Department who are investigating the case and are looking for closed surveillance circuits in the area, from which witness material may be obtained that will help identify the perpetrators.
The incident occurred around 23:30 on Saturday night, when a fire broke out in the vehicle, which was parked outside the vehicle rental offices.
Members of the Fire Service rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire, as well as members of the Police for examinations. The vehicle was extensively damaged.
The scene was cordoned off and preliminary examinations found that the fire was set maliciously.
The owner of the office and the vehicle, who is a former police officer, had been targeted by criminal elements in the past. In communication with the authorities, he stated that he does not suspect any person and that he has no differences with anyone.
Various items for scientific examinations were received from the scene.
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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.
As a result of the preventive police operations, 11 persons were arrested for various offences, including illegal stay in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, illegal entry, theft, illegal possession of drugs, illegal possession of property and driving under the influence of alcohol.
As part of these operations, during the night, 696 drivers and 161 passengers were stopped and checked. At the same time, 52 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, where eight complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 317 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 15 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 100 concerned exceeding the speed limit, while as part of the police examinations, 16 vehicles were detained.
371 alcohol tests were carried out, from which 28 complaints emerged, as well as four preliminary drug tests, without a positive result.
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 20-year-old man was placed in four-day detention today, following the issuance of a relevant order by the Limassol District Court, at the request of the Police, for the purpose of investigating a case of attempted destruction of property with explosives, which was committed on September 30, 2026, in Limassol.
The 20-year-old was arrested yesterday by members of the Police, on the basis of a court warrant, which was obtained after testimony that emerged during the investigation of the case.
The case concerns the detection of an improvised bomb outside the entrance of a store in Limassol, in the early hours of September 30, 2026. The bomb was located by members of the Police, who went to the scene for examinations, after information received from a citizen.
The scene was immediately cordoned off, while the improvised bomb, which had been detonated but did not explode, was safely neutralized by a Police pyrotechnician.
Three other persons, aged 20, 22 and 28, were arrested in connection with the case on October 4, 2026, who were placed in eight-day detention on the same day by court order.
On October 12, 2026, the case was registered for trial before the Limassol Permanent Criminal Court, with the accused being the 22-year-old of the three arrested, while the police examinations continue.
The TAE Limassol continues the examinations.
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A complaint has caused a stir in Kalo Chorio, Larnaca, about an unknown person who allegedly pretends to be a police officer, in order to deceive the elderly and extort money from them.
According to information from the Police, so far it seems that two cases have been recorded, in which sums of money amounting to 50 and 5 euros were extracted, respectively.
Authorities are making efforts to locate the two elderly people in order to investigate the specific cases.
At the same time, the possibility that the suspect is related to similar offenses recorded recently in Nicosia is being considered, without any connection having been confirmed so far.
The incident was made public through a post by the Kalo Chorio Larnaca Community Council on social media, which informs residents about the action of a person pretending to be a member of the Police, attempting to extort money from the elderly.
The Community Council appeals to residents to pay special attention and inform their elderly relatives, in order to avoid new incidents of deception.
"We ask all residents to be especially careful. Do not give money or personal information to strangers and in case you notice something suspicious, contact the Police immediately," the post reads.
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An alarm was sounded in the morning by the Police after the discovery of a suspicious object near the Jewish synagogue in Larnaca, as a result of which the authorities were mobilized and the area was cordoned off for security reasons.
According to the Police, it was an unattended travel suitcase, which was found on Agiou Lazarou Street, at a distance of about 100 meters from the synagogue.
The prescribed safety protocol was immediately activated, while the scene was cordoned off and a team of pyrotechnicians rushed to the scene to carry out an inspection.
The examinations carried out did not reveal anything reprehensible, as it was found that the suitcase contained clothes.
It is noted that in the Jewish synagogue, measures are being taken by the Police after the Hamas terrorist attack.
