Paphos man gets seven years for burglaries, car thefts, weapons
A 35-year-old man in Paphos was sentenced to seven years in prison for burglaries, car thefts, possession of a weapon, and explosives.
A 35-year-old man in Paphos was sentenced to seven years in prison for burglaries, car thefts, possession of a weapon, and explosives.
Three people arrested on suspicion of committing dozens of burglaries in Paphos will appear in criminal court on June 25. The burglaries occurred over three and a half years, resulting in the theft of goods worth a total of €865,000.
Famagusta Police arrested a 35-year-old man for committing four burglaries and thefts between January and May 2024. The incidents included theft of cables from EAC substations and a residential burglary in Protaras. The suspect was linked to all four cases and remains in custody. Two other suspects, aged 31 and 29, were already apprehended for their involvement in one of the EAC substation burglaries on May 4, with their case progressing towards trial.
Three people from Paphos were arrested on suspicion of carrying out 20 burglaries. A total of €865,000 worth of goods had been stolen over the course of three and a half years.
A 16-year-old child was arrested in connection with a string of break-ins, thefts, car thefts, and cases of vandalism in Nicosia. The child admitted to committing the crimes he is accused of and confessed to three other burglaries and thefts that police had not yet connected him to.
Fact: Two men and one woman from Paphos were arrested in connection with a total of 20 burglaries and other thefts.
Seven burglary suspects were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District Court after a dawn raid. The suspects, aged 23-31, are being investigated for involvement in nine burglaries in Ayia Napa between January and April 2024. Stolen items worth around €5,000 were recovered in the raid.
A coordinated operation by Ammochostos CID officers led to the arrest of seven individuals suspected of being involved in nine burglary and theft cases in Ayia Napa, where electronic devices, clothing, and footwear worth around 5000 euros were stolen. The suspects were apprehended after being observed behaving suspiciously in a residential complex and failing to provide satisfactory explanations for the possession of stolen property.
Fact: Police in Limassol handed out hundreds of fines over the bank holiday weekend, including 20 fines for drink driving and 134 fines for other traffic violations.
A 22-year-old individual was arrested in Limassol for burglaries, thefts, illegal possession of property, and narcotics. The suspect was recognized by a woman who saw him in an auxiliary cottage behind her house. Property totaling approximately 2,708 euros was stolen in three cases between 06/03/2024-20/03/2024. The suspect was found with a small quantity of crystalline methamphetamine and re-arrested for flagrant offenses.