Detained by court order, on Friday, a man aged 54 years old, suspected of investigating cases of burglary of a dwelling and theft of property, theft of a car, as well as a case of illegal possession of property found after a search of his residence.
According to a statement from the Communications Branch of the Police Headquarters, the suspect was arrested on a court warrant at around 7.30am on Friday morning, when he was located at his residence by members of the police. His arrest warrant had been issued following evidence obtained as part of an investigation into a case of residential burglary and a case of car theft, committed on April 03-04, in Paphos.
According to the evidence under investigation, in the evening between 3 and 4 April, a car, worth 1,000 euros, was stolen, which was parked in a field opposite the residence of its owners.
The stolen car was allegedly used on the morning of April 4, by the perpetrator of a residential burglary,[/B] also in Paphos, from where money, jewellery and other jewellery, watches, bags, purses and other items were stolen, with the value of the stolen goods estimated to be in excess of 8.950 euros.
On the afternoon of the same day, April 4, members of the police located the stolen car parked in an area of Paphos.
After the 54-year-old suspect was located and arrested this morning, a search was conducted at his residence, where among other things, pairs of sunglasses, a collector's medal, a Playstation electronic gaming device, and two women's bags containing women's clothes were found. For their possession, the suspect failed to provide a satisfactory explanation,[/B] resulting in his arrest for the offence of unlawful possession of property, with police investigating whether the recovered items were the product of theft.
Subsequently, the 54-year-old was brought before the Paphos District Court, which, at the request of the Police, issued a three-day detention order for the purpose of police examinations. The Paphos CID is investigating the case.
Source: KYPE
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