Two remanded over alleged attempted murder in Paphos
Paphos District Court ordered a 22-year-old and a 28-year-old held for six days. A 74-year-old man told police a driver tried to hit him with a car and that two people then threw chairs at him.
Crime & police
Police operations, court cases and safety notices that affect the public, with the accused presumed innocent and private individuals left out.
Twelve arrested overnight as police check 415 vehicles
Officers filed 261 reports, including 78 for speeding and two for drink driving, impounded six vehicles and searched 32 premises.
Limassol holds 90 detainees in police cells built for 34
Holding cells nationwide are more than 100 people over capacity, with sentenced prisoners waiting for space in the Central Prisons and some detainees sleeping on the floor.
Man, 32, arrested over Limassol Marina restaurant arson
Limassol CID said the suspect admitted the offence under questioning. He is due in court on Friday for a remand hearing over the 31 October fire.
Twenty-six arrests as police target drug networks in four districts
Operation Plegma followed a February seizure in Nicosia that led officers to 167kg of cannabis and 62kg of cocaine. Police also froze property and cash, later valued at around €750,000.
Seven arrests after a fraud network run from Cyprus and Israel
Eurojust says a company in Cyprus and Israel supplied fake trading platforms to criminal groups. Police in Cyprus took part in the raids.