Around 2.30 yesterday afternoon, following a tip-off that two persons were stealing copper from a building[/B] under construction in Paphos district, members of the Police went to the scene where they spotted a person holding in his hands an iron cutter and a copper pipe.
At the sight of the officers, the unknown man fled on the run but was intercepted by the police members. During the stop, he allegedly got hold of a one-metre-long piece of iron and used it to attack and hit a member of the Police in the leg[/B], causing actual bodily harm.
The man was arrested for the offences of assaulting a police officer, obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duty and possession of an offensive instrument, while during the examinations it was established that he is a 44-year-old resident of the Paphos district. A body search was carried out and a sum of money and a quantity of a crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine were found in his possession. Various items were taken from the scene for further scientific examination.
Later in the afternoon of the same day and specifically at around 6.45pm, a person was spotted coming out of a warehouse located in the aforementioned building under construction. He was immobilized and from the examinations that followed it was established that he was a 38 year old resident of Paphos district where he was questioned and allegedly admitted to the theft of copper together with the 44 year old arrested person.
The above were taken into custody while the Polis Chrysochous Police Station continues the investigations.
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