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Police officers bungled serial killings probe

An independent probe into how the police mishandled the cases of missing foreign women who were later found to be murdered by a serial killer is expected to find some 20 officers

9th January 2020

Cyprus

Police hope to end road carnage with speed cameras

As 2019 ends, Cyprus mourns the loss of 52 victims killed in road accidents, the highest death toll for two years. Despite Cyprus having significantly reduced the number of road accidents and

31st December 2019

Cyprus

Police retrieve ashes stolen from Swedish couple

Two Cypriots were remanded in police custody on Monday suspected of stealing a box containing the ashes of a Swedish teenager from a car in Limassol as his parents were looking for

30th December 2019

Cyprus

Complaints against police increase 23%

Public complaints against the police force increased by 23% in 2018, while authorities are confident that the findings of the same survey indicate there is an improvement in the way officers behave.

23rd December 2019

Cyprus

No end to Cyprus road death toll

Cyprus is mourning its 51st road victim of 2019 with 21-year-old Panayiotis Panayiotou dying in a car accident, as the 20-year-old passenger fights for his life at Nicosia General Hospital. The two men

23rd December 2019

Cyprus

Traffic watchdog launches zero casualties on roads this Christmas

Road safety watchdog Reaction has launched an awareness campaign aiming to ensure zero casualties on Cyprus roads this Christmas season during a year where fatalities are at their highest since 2017. Cyprus

21st December 2019

Cyprus

Three arrested over ‘spy van’ released as police blasted

Three Cypriots arrested in connection with an alleged Israeli ‘spy van’ equipped with sophisticated surveillance technology capable of hacking communications, were released on Friday. A Larnaca district court rejected a police request

20th December 2019

Cyprus

Cyprus road deaths at highest level for two years

Despite police efforts, the number of traffic deaths has already exceeded last year’s toll, after a young motorist became the 50th victim to lose his life on Cyprus roads. Cyprus has significantly

19th December 2019

Cyprus

Cyprus bolsters patrols along Green Line to deter migrants

Joint Cyprus police and army patrols are being deployed along the ceasefire line to counter an “unprecedented” influx of migrants crossing from the breakaway north. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said the 24-hour

11th December 2019

Cyprus

Are Cyprus police overworked and underrated?

It may have come as some surprise to many Cypriots to hear that Cyprus has the most cops per capita than anywhere else in Europe. Cyprus has the highest number of police

6th January 2019

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