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Couple selling cosmetics door-to-door wanted in connection with alleged theft
Police are investigating a case of theft of €2,500 and a credit card on Friday by a couple purportedly pitching a line of cosmetic products to two women in their Larnaca home, a police report said....
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Electronics stolen in Larnaca burglary
Computers and other electronics worth €2,000, as well as jewellery of as-yet unknown value, were stolen from a Russian permanent resident of Cyprus’ apartment in Larnaca on Friday. According to a...
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Two arrested on suspicion of stealing moped
Two young men were arrested early Monday by Larnaca police when they were found to be armed with knives while riding a stolen moped. The 19 and 20-year-old Larnaca residents were stopped on the moped...
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Suspect in custody in connection with drug possession and resisting arrest
Larnaca drug squad officers on Sunday evening apprehended a 19-year-old man for possession of cannabis and resisting arrest The police pulled over the car the man was driving in Faneromeni avenue with...
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Bulgarian man admits to 2015 Larnaca killing
A Bulgarian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty in Larnaca to the killing of a Moldovan woman, who was found dead in a flat in the Mackenzie area in November last year. Plamen Pelov, 32, admitted five...
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Six years for serial criminal with ‘no regard for the law’
Larnaca criminal court Thursday jailed Andreas Charalambous, aka ‘Arapis’ for six years in connection with conspiring to commit a felony and arson, charges stemming from the burning down of a betting...
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Larnaca flooding and energy relocation ‘as planned’
PROJECTS concerning the prevention of flooding in the Aradippou area and the relocation of oil and gas installations are moving forward, a government official said on Thursday. “There was an evaluation...
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Church box robbed with stick and a piece of gum
Police are investigating reports concerning the theft of money from the candle box of the ‘Rodon to Amaranto’ church in Troulli, in the Larnaca district, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The...
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Arrest of man alleged to have pocketed funeral collection
A 32-year-old man from Larnaca has been arrested for allegedly keeping more than €3,000 he had collected as donations supposedly to help another man undergo medical treatment. Police said that a...
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Suspected drug dealer arrested in Larnaca (Updated: five-day remand)
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in Larnaca on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to sell. According to police the man was arrested during a traffic stop, and after they found 3 grammes...
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Five days remand for burglars caught in the act on CCTV
Larnaca district court on Sunday remanded two men aged 20 for five days each on suspicion of entering two separate houses when the owners were home and stealing various items on September 9 and early...
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A ‘different’ Larnaca within years (Updated)
THE removal of Larnaca’s oil and gas installations and the development of the port and marina will turn the town into a tourist hub, Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Monday. “The two...
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Man breaks both legs in balcony jump to avoid arrest
A 30-year-old man from Georgia is in hospital with both legs broken after jumping from a first-floor balcony in Pyla to escape arrest on Monday. According to police the incident occurred at around noon...
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Larnaca man arrested for growing weed
Larnaca drug squad arrested a 32-year-old man Thursday in connection with illegal possession and cultivation of cannabis. Police, who searched the man’s residence discovered a cylindrical container...
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Guilty of raping teenage stepdaughter
THE Larnaca criminal court on Friday found a 35-year-old Egyptian national guilty of raping his teenage step-daughter for four years. According to a court statement, the man committed the offences...
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‘No foul play’ in death of missing Bulgarian (Update 3)
THE decomposed body of a man found in the Kafkala area on the Ayios Theodoros coast near Larnaca, was identified on Friday as that of a 36-year-old Bulgarian national reported missing a week ago....
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Bar review: Bolivar House, Larnaca
Sandwiched between Larnaca’s two best-known bar spots is a long stretch of road which could go on to become the town’s latest place to be, especially with the few establishments beginning to open in...
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Ten years jail for child rapist
The Larnaca Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a 47-year-old man to 10 years in prison for raping an underage girl while living with her mother around six years ago. The defendant, of Greek origin,...
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Burglars make off with €15,000 car
A car worth €15,000 was stolen from a Larnaca residence on Thursday. It was reported to police that around noon on Thursday unknown perpetrators broke into the house and took the car keys but didn’t...
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Goats stolen from Kalo Horio
Goats worth €3,500 were stolen from two yards in Kalo Horio, Larnaca between September 20 and September 21, police were told. The 30-year-old owner of the livestock reported the theft of the 30 to 35...
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