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Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a woman for an investigated case of possession of stolen property while her husband is wanted for burglary and theft.<\/p>\n
According to the police, a priest in charge of Ayia Paraskevi church in Geroskippou square, reported that between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on February 2 or 3 the church office was broken into and \u20ac5,000 were stolen.<\/p>\n
Paphos CID investigated at the scene and determined the perpetrators had entered through wooden window by breaching with a sharp object and removing burglar bars.<\/p>\n
Various items were taken as evidence from the scene and police received a tip off about a likely suspect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police obtained a search and arrest warrant for the suspect and searched the man\u2019s residence in his wife\u2019s presence on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
During the search \u20ac4,705 euros and gold cufflinks, as well as two copper rings, were taken as evidence.<\/p>\n
The wanted man\u2019s wife was arrested and allegations she made during questioning are being investigated.<\/p>\n
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– A woman was arrested in Paphos for possession of stolen property.
\n– Her husband is wanted for burglary and theft.
\n– A priest reported a break-in at Ayia Paraskevi church in Geroskippou, where \u20ac5,000 was stolen.
\n– The break-in occurred between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on February 2 or 3.
\n– The perpetrators entered through a wooden window using a sharp object to remove burglar bars.
\n– Evidence was collected from the scene, and a tip led to a suspect.
\n– Police searched the suspect’s residence and found \u20ac4,705, gold cufflinks, and two copper rings.
\n– The items found were taken as evidence.
\n– The suspect’s wife made allegations during questioning, which are under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[232,771,233,21,3,772,53,250,130,184,284,773,439],"class_list":["post-2908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-arrest","tag-burglary","tag-church","tag-crime","tag-cyprus","tag-geroskippou","tag-gold","tag-google","tag-paphos","tag-police","tag-property","tag-thefts-arrest","tag-wanted-man"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n