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211. Fur thieves in Limassol strike again

212. Police scanners go after unpaid fines

More people are being called in to the nearest police station to settle traffic fines, according to media reports, with much of the credit going to the recently-installed smart licence plate scanner...

213. Army rifle gets stolen in Limassol

Police are investigating a case where a military rifle and ammunition were reported stolen in Limassol, along with cash and the owner's vehicle...

214. Nicosia man tied up and robbed

A 61-year-old man was robbed in his apartment in Nicosia on Monday night, after a male acquaintance tied him up at knifepoint following a night of binge drinking...

215. Pink panther questioned by Cyprus police

Cyprus police have in their custody a member of the Pink Panthers, the infamous gang of well-dressed jewel thieves that have been staging spectacular heists for decades around the world...

216. DNA catches up with suspect 14 years later

A DNA test has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old man who is being accused of taking part in a robbery 14 years ago in Limassol...

217. Man wanted in women’s fur case

Police have released a photo of a male suspect wanted in connection with stealing women’s fur coats in Limassol...

218. Greek Cypriot priest detained briefly in the north

Four people detained Tuesday afternoon by Turkish Cypriot authorities in connection with an alleged theft of a piece of church stone with archeological value...

219. Bookie’s after work drink cost her 50 grand

A female bookie in Paphos had €50,000 in cash stolen from her vehicle, telling cops her car was burglarised while she went for a drink late after work...

220. Teen driver puts Paphos cops to the test

A young teenage driver forced police officers to prove they were worth their salt when they found themselves against a 14-year-old fearless and very determined boy behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle...

221. Four arrested in suspected credit card fraud scheme

Four suspects have been arrested at Paphos airport on credit card fraud charges, after customs officers found stolen as well as possibly fake credit cards in their luggage...

222. Health inspection worker accused of pocketing public money

A worker at Limassol’s Public Health Services was set to appear in court on Thursday in connection with the theft of public money to the tune of approximately 13 grand...

223. Shots fired as cops arrest car tire thief

A 21-year-old man was arrested Friday morning and another suspect got away during a car chase, when police stumbled upon tire thieves...

224. Cop fires shot after smart device flags vehicle

Police in Limassol fired a warning shot after a driver of a vehicle, which was flagged by the new ANPR system, sped away with cops ending up arresting two other people on foot...

225. British Airways suffers embarrassing data breach

Financial information of potentially hundreds of thousands of British Airways customers has been stolen, during a data breach affecting online payments made through the UK flagship carrier’s website...

226. Police release video of burglary suspect

Police are asking the public for help in tracking down a person of interest in connection with a house burglary ten days ago in Nicosia...

227. Manhunt underway after Paphos mall robbery

Paphos police are conducting a manhunt for a suspect following a currency booth robbery at the Mall, where €7500 in cash was stolen at gun threat...

228. Paphos hotel worker arrested on theft charges

Police arrested a 26-year-old hotel maintenance worker in Paphos in connection with in-room theft, following tourist complaints about items gone missing...

229. Larnaca resident behind global online scam

A global network of online scammers has been dismantled, with the brain of the operation arrested in Larnaca in connection with €18 million worth of damages caused by internet fraud...

230. Woman returns €10,000 she stole from breast cancer society

An employee at the Europa Donna Cyprus, a breast cancer awareness society, was arrested for stealing over €10,000 from the charity...

231. Paphos man with stolen antiquities arrested

Paphos police are investigating a case of stolen antiquities, following the discovery of ancient amphorae and jugs and even a stun gun at a local residence...

232. Couple arrested after casino guest loses wallet with €10,000

Two people were arrested on suspicions of theft at the Cyprus casino C2, following a complaint by a 64-year-old Limassol resident who reported his wallet with €10,000 cash missing...

233. KISA sees institutional racism in ham and pasta arrest

Human rights group KISA is pointing to institutional racism over the recent arrest of an asylum-seeker and single mother on theft charges, calling for an investigation into how state authorities treat refugees who are vulnerable members of society...

234. Six Greek bank staff linked to gang that netted €2.7 million from safe deposit boxes

Six bank employees are being charged as members of a criminal ring believed to have netted more than €2.7 million in cash and valuables from safe deposit boxes of a branch of National Bank in Thessaloniki over a period of 17 years...

235. Police say Strovolos suspect admitted to murders

Police say the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder, during a written deposition admitted to killing the couple but many gaps in the convoluted investigation still remain unanswered...

236. Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch

Twitter urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system rather than disguised by a process known as “hashing”...

237. Cyprus hands back smuggled antiquities to Egypt

Cyprus has handed back to Egypt 14 ancient artefacts stolen and smuggled abroad in the late 1980s after Cypriot authorities seized them...

238. Looted church mosaic has been located on someone's wall

A rare mosaic depicting Apostle Mark from the Church of Kanakaria has been located, according to The Walk of Truth, a non-profit organization which campaigns for these last mosaic fragments from the church be included on Interpol’s list of stolen artworks...

239. Second suspect arrested in retired teacher murder

A 34-year-old woman, who was arrested Saturday night in connection with the murder of a retired teacher in Nicosia, is refusing to allow medical examiners to photograph her without clothes...

240. Police question suspects in retired teacher murder

Police are questioning suspects in the Aglandjia murder case in Nicosia, where the body of a retired teacher was found tied up and gagged, with investigators considering a possible robbery and involuntary manslaughter....