Fact: A 61-year-old man from Paphos was arrested for harassing a 38-year-old man with racist and threatening content on the internet, including posting abusive, threatening, and racist comments and sending abusive, threatening, and racist text messages.
Fact: A 53-year-old man from the Paphos village of Latchi was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
A 34-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia for committing an “indecent act” among other offenses. The police spokesperson mentioned that the “indecent act” was likely a “gesture or gesticulation.”
A 19-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested for pulling a fake gun on a woman who is believed to have given him the gun.
Fact: A 35-year-old man was arrested for stealing an electricity transformer from a facility belonging to the electricity authority (EAC) in Larnaca.
French police arrested a man who threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris. The man was seen entering the consulate with what appeared to be a grenade and explosive vest, but was later found not to be carrying any explosives. Witnesses reported that the man dragged flags on the floor of the consulate and said he wanted to avenge his brother’s death. It is unclear if the incident is linked to current tensions between Iran and Israel.
Fact: A 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with an explosion outside a nightclub in the Pernera area of Paralimni in March.
A man appeared in court in Morphou accused of drunkenly punching a taxi driver. The suspect denied all charges.
A man named Shant Soghomonian was arrested for starting a fire outside Senator Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington, Vermont. Security cameras recorded him spraying a liquid near the door and setting it alight before leaving the building. No one was injured, but there was damage to the door and surrounding areas.
A 25-year-old man from Limassol was arrested for driving under the influence of narcotics and possession of cannabis. Police stopped his vehicle on the Limassol-Paphos motorway, where he discarded two bags containing cannabis before being apprehended. A drug test revealed cocaine in his system, and he later admitted to the offences. He was charged and released with a court summons pending.