Suspected rapist handed eight-day remand
A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of rape was handed an eight-day remand at the Paphos district court on Tuesday. The man was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning after his alleged...
View ArticleNew arrest in document forgery ring
Police in Paphos on Wednesday made a sixth arrest in connection with a case of forged documents being imported to the island. The latest to be arrested is a 37-year-old man. The arrests began last week...
View ArticleYeroskipou protests against planned new amphitheatre stage
Residents of the Paphos village of Yeroskipou on Wednesday staged a sit-in protest against plans to construct a new concrete stage for its amphitheatre. They gathered at the amphitheatre, which is...
View ArticlePaphos barber shop targeted in arson attack
A barber shop in Paphos was targeted in an arson attack on Thursday night. A fire broke out in the shop at around 10.30pm, and while the fire brigade rushed to the scene and prevented it from spreading...
View ArticleBomb explodes under car in Paphos
A powerful explosive device went off on Thursday at around 11pm in the village of Mesogi near Paphos, heavily damaging a car belonging to a 50-year-old man. According to Paphos police spokesman...
View ArticlePaphos mayor Phedonos begins re-election campaign
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos formally announced on Friday night the beginning of his campaign for re-election. In an event attended by former President Nicos Anastasiades and the leaders of Disy and...
View ArticlePaphos man remanded for barber shop arson
A 24-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Saturday, suspected of having set fire to a barber shop. The fire had broken out at 10.30pm on Thursday in a barber shop owned by a Syrian...
View ArticleVandals damage Paphos school, parents call for measures
The Paphos parents’ association reported vandalism of a Paphos primary school on Sunday, The Koupateio school, located in the centre of the city, was damaged by unknown perpetrators, who threw stones,...
View ArticleWoman arrested for driving stolen car high
A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Paphos for driving a stolen car and testing positive for a narcotest, police said on Monday. The woman also had an unspecified quantity of cannabis on her person....
View ArticlePaphos man sought for intentionally driving into another
Police are investigating a case of bodily harm and malicious damage after a 25-year-old after he told officers on Sunday a 59-year-old man allegedly struck him in the face, causing him injuries and...
View ArticlePolice arrest two men in Paphos for car arson case
Police arrested two persons, aged 26 and 23, on Tuesday in Paphos, for investigated car arson case. A 19-year-old Paphos resident was also arrested on March 30, for the same case. According to the...
View ArticleTwo injured and three wanted after Paphos punch-up (Updated)
Two men have been injured and the police are looking for three more after a fight broke out in the Paphos village of Kissonerga over a “like” on social media on Wednesday night. Paphos police’s deputy...
View ArticlePaphos child arrested for letting off flare
A 16-year-old boy from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday night for letting off a flare. The boy let the flare off at Paphos’ Stelios Kyriakides stadium during the football match between Pafos FC and...
View ArticlePaphos woman arrested for stealing supermarket alcohol
A 76-year-old woman from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday evening, accused of having stolen alcoholic beverages and other items from a supermarket in the town. The woman was initially noticed by a...
View ArticleThree arrested for living illegally in Paphos
Three people were arrested on Thursday after it was determined that they were living in Paphos illegally. The arrests were made after checks were carried out both in Paphos’ town centre and in...
View ArticlePolice campaign sees Paphos bars and restaurants charged
Five Paphos bars and restaurants were fined by the police on Saturday night for various violations, the force announced on Sunday. The five owners of venues in the tourist area of Kato Paphos were...
View ArticleArrest for burglaries in Paphos
A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody for five days by the Paphos district court for an investigated case of burglary and theft. According to the police, residents of Chlorakas and Emba...
View ArticleFive years for Paphos man who robbed kiosk
A 25-year-old man from Paphos was handed a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday after having carried out two armed robberies at the same kiosk. The man committed the two robberies, with Paphos...
View ArticleTwo lorries damaged by fire in Paphos
Police on Wednesday are investigating a fire broke out in the early hours in a training vehicle in Paphos. According to the police the fire broke out around 4.30am in a lorry used for driver training...
View ArticleOver thirty thousand euros in unpaid fines collected in Paphos
Authorities in Paphos cashed in €30,615 in unpaid fines as part of an operation to execute warrants. The money was collected on Tuesday through action by the Paphos CID, assistant director of...
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