Four cases against a 49-year-old man from Limassol,[/B] involving extorting money with false representations from three elderly people and a young girl in Larnaca province,[/B] are being investigated by the CID and the Kofinou, Kition and Aradippou Police Stations.
Senior Lieutenant Haris Hatzigiasemi, a spokesman for the Larnaca Police Department, told the Cyprus News Agency that on May 20, a girl, a musician by profession, complained to the Larnaca Police Department that on May 18, an unknown person extorted 160 euros from her. "According to the complaint, the unknown person presented himself as a film producer and asked her to cooperate, that is, to sing in this film," he said."
He added that "the unknown person, claiming that he had forgotten his wallet in Limassol, mentioned to the girl that he had to pick up the film's sets from Larnaca airport, so he managed to take the money from her. However, since then the girl has not had any communication with him."
In a second case, "on June 16 it was reported to Kofinou Police Station, by an elderly man, that on the 3rd of the month, an unknown man went to his house, located in an isolated area of Agios Theodoros Community of Larnaca District and asked him for 50 euros to put fuel in his car, claiming that his credit card was not working. The unknown man told the elderly man that he would return the money the next day, even giving him his mobile phone number."
The elderly man according to his complaint "contacted the number several times and only after about two weeks, the suspect replied and asked for time to pay him the 50 euros. Then, according to the elderly man's complaint, the suspect did not answer the phone again."
Hatzigiasemi added that "on another occasion and specifically on June 20, a retired man complained to the Kiti Police Station that on the afternoon of the 18th, an unknown person went to his house and managed to extort the sum of 150 euros from him. According to the pensioner's complaint, the description of the unknown man was similar to the complaints made to the Larnaca Police Station and the Kofinou Police Station."
In addition, "on June 20, an elderly person living in the refugee settlement Kokkinies, complained to the Aradippou Police Station that he handed over the sum of 100 euros to an unknown man with the promise to return it to him."
Specifically, he said, "the man visited the elderly man at his home and told him that he knew some of his friends, even using real names that were his fellow villagers (from the occupied village of Lysi) and that he needed 150 euros to put a envelope in a wedding that was taking place in the area of Kition, since his credit card did not work".
According to the complaint, the elderly man "was convinced by the stranger that he would return the money, however, since then, he has not contacted him."
Hatzigiasemi also said that "arrest warrants were pending against the 49-year-old for similar offences in other provinces. The man was arrested last week by members of the Paphos CID and the Court, on Friday, June 24, issued a detention order against him for two days. Yesterday, Tuesday, the 49-year-old man reappeared at the Paphos District Court where he was charged with similar offences."
The Paphos Court "set Friday 1 July as the date for the suspect to answer the charges. Subsequently, the 49-year-old was re-arrested by members of the Larnaca CID and taken into custody. Today the suspect was brought before the Larnaca District Court where the Police registered a total of 4 cases against him".
The Court set July 6 as the date for the 49-year-old man to answer the charge of taking property with false representations, and until then ordered him to remain free.
The cases are being investigated by the Larnaca CID and the Police Stations, Kofinou, Kition and Aradippou.
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