Paphos Life

A case of house theft is being investigated by the police station of Peyia and the Paphos Tae. The perpetrators have earned money, gold and various items of a total value of 15,400 euros.

A couple of British tourists complained to the Police that strangers broke the residence residing in Peyia between 12:00 pm and 22:00 pm.


Members of the Pegeia Police Station went to the scene and further examinations revealed that the perpetrators came from a closed but unsecured bathroom window.

According to the complaint, the perpetrators have earned 400 euros, 150 pounds, a mobile laptop worth 1,000 euros, a men's watch of 8,000 euros, a women's watch worth 700 euros, sunglasses and goldsmiths, all of which have a total value of 15,400 euros .

The police collected various documents from the scene in order to identify the perpetrators.

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Earned ?

Matter of translation Lofos-5. Earned - made etc.

Is it not just - 1200hrs & 2200hrs ( without the . )

Burglaries can and do happen in any area, not just Peyia, but I have to say this the police seem unable to stop this or patrol village areas, they are too busy harassing motorist to find the time to stop these very disturbing crimes.

I agree Jim. And whilst there is a valid argument for cutting road deaths due to speeding, drink driving, mobiles/seatbelt et al, this should not be done at the expense of crimes such as burglary. Left unchecked it will worsen - muggings and robberies are already on the increase. There must be a zero tolerance clampdown and the police's presence should be felt.

Jeanne

Most burglars use illegal vehicles to and from committing their crimes and to transport the stolen goods.

Therefore the traffic officer doing vehicle checks of whatever sort (speed enforcement/vehicle defects/documents) is actually assisting in reducing and detecting crime.

boycott wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:15 am Most burglars use illegal vehicles to and from committing their crimes and to transport the stolen goods.

Therefore the traffic officer doing vehicle checks of whatever sort (speed enforcement/vehicle defects/documents) is actually assisting in reducing and detecting crime.

Yes, by cracking down on easier to detect crime you are targeting some of the same people who also do the other crimes. That was the whole philosophy around zero tolerance, wasn't it?

I think they are cop outs. It's a long shot that you might just happen upon a vehicle used in a crime. If a burglar has a valid driving license and wasn't speeding or using a mobile then why on earth would they be stopped - on account of looking a bit dodgy or burglar-like on the highway or main roads of Paphos? . I would say that they would be extra careful not to be. Perhaps a few patrols around the back streets sometimes might yield more. Traffic patrol are looking for driving offences, you get stopped, you get a ticket, you go. I have had experience of 4 break-in incidents. The latest the police arrived for one was 2 days later. They took fingerprints then left them behind. Not once did they canvas the neighbours, look for any local CCTV or give any impression that they were particularly bothered at all. I consider myself a good citizen, always a supporter of the police force and I know the job is difficult one but they absolutely fall down in this area. Where I live it is extremely rare to see a police car and that will only be when a crime has already happened. Being 10 minutes away from the central station - there's no excuse for that. Surely a presence - even now and again - will make it more difficult for the would be burglar.

And if they smash your patio door open as in 2 of the incidents - one with an alarm system, there's no deterrent other than perhaps an electric fence!

Citizens and police working together is the answer - it's not just the citizens' responsibility - we should have a system in place that does everything possible to help us live in a crime free environment.

Jeanne

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Boycott...Most burglars use illegal vehicles to and from committing their crimes and to transport the stolen goods.

Therefore the traffic officer doing vehicle checks of whatever sort (speed enforcement/vehicle defects/documents) is actually assisting in reducing and detecting crime.
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Are you referring to Cyprus? and car theft, well I have been here a very long time and apart from maybe one or two cars stolen then this is not a true statement, what is lacking is Police patrolling villages, I have never seen them doing this at any time, and yes cars do drive well past the speed limit of 30KPH where are the Police, I'll tell you on motorways looking for easy targets, get out of the patrol cars and use their feet. Some chance.

In a bygone Cyprus there was little or no crime, the Police are still in the twentieth century and haven’t moved forward with the crimes on the island, which appear to be at epidemic levels of late.

A little off subject. My eldest daughter is a Supervisor in one of the big hotels along TOTK road. Today one of the guests was asked by a waitress not to take plates out by the pool as it's classed as a safety hazard due to people cutting bare feet on broken crockery. Anyway the English "lady" in question took umbrage at this request and smashed the plate into the waitress's face knocking a tooth out and splitting her lip.
The family who were leaving the Hotel today then jumped into a taxi and headed for the airport thinking they would get out of the country. Fortunately the police contacted the airport and the woman was arrested and is being held at Paphos police station until she appears in court on Monday. The husband and children were allowed to return to the UK.

Jim

Jim B wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:28 pm A little off subject. My eldest daughter is a Supervisor in one of the big hotels along TOTK road. Today one of the guests was asked by a waitress not to take plates out by the pool as it's classed as a safety hazard due to people cutting bare feet on broken crockery. Anyway the English "lady" in question took umbrage at this request and smashed the plate into the waitress's face knocking a tooth out and splitting her lip.
The family who were leaving the Hotel today then jumped into a taxi and headed for the airport thinking they would get out of the country. Fortunately the police contacted the airport and the woman was arrested and is being held at Paphos police station until she appears in court on Monday. The husband and children were allowed to return to the UK.

Jim

That is horrifying Jim. I hope the waitress will be ok and that piece of shit woman is locked up for a good while. Makes me so angry reading things like this.

Hear hear Jimgym, this is appalling.

It’s unbelievable that anybody would behave in such an appalling manner on holiday in a hotel restaurant, needs the book thrown at her, it makes you wonder what type of Tourists is coming onto the island ......

Hudswell wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:57 pm Hopefully this incident will make the news as a lesson to others.

Believe me if it does I will share it here immediately.

My daughter called last night and was still very upset as was the girl who was assaulted.
It's all too common these days; my daughter often calls, I think just to get things off her chest of how she or her staff have been verbally assaulted or threatened with violence.
I do hope the courts come down heavy on thugs like this women, nobody goes into work to be assaulted.

Thank you for all your concerns, I know the waitress who was assaulted personally so will pass on your thoughts

Jim

JimX wrote -
Are you referring to Cyprus? and car theft, well I have been here a very long time and apart from maybe one or two cars stolen then this is not a true statement, what is lacking is Police patrolling villages, I have never seen them doing this at any time, and yes cars do drive well past the speed limit of 30KPH where are the Police, I'll tell you on motorways looking for easy targets, get out of the patrol cars and use their feet. Some chance.

Yes I am referring to Cyprus, however I did not mention stolen cars.

If a person goes around breaking into houses they do not bother with such things as driving licences/insurance/MOT/VEL or the mechanical state of the said vehicle.
They are people of the lowest order who have no consideration for anyone but themselves!
Have you ever seen a burglar walking down the street carrying the preverbal sack of swag? I suspect not.
The stolen goods go into the rear of the vehicle then to the fence for cash for drugs (either to take to buy to deal)

Yes the Police could and should do more in the villages.

Traffic police and normal Police patrols always arrest more crime offenders than CID.

Very harsh but I would rather have my home broken into than me or a person seriously injured or killed in a road accident.

No excuses boycott the police here are as ineffectual at stopping crimes as they are in the UK, go back to basics start walking the streets as they used to do, get back to policing as it uses to be.

This is the terrible outcome of a Police car chase yesterday in Sheffield UK, so who is right doing this, for sure the Golf that was being chased at very high speed was the reason basically for this chase but is it worth four peoples lives and even a one-year-old baby, I think not!, fortunately, police chasing cars does not happen that often on Cyprus, they do not have the time with other traffic policing.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/c ... 27506.html

I see in the Cyprus Mail the "young lady" I mentioned was remanded until tomorrow; I hope she's enjoying her extended holiday.

Jim