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Man Arrested for Stealing Police Vehicle

Published March 24, 2026, 07:11
Man Arrested for Stealing Police Vehicle

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the theft of a police vehicle in the SOPAZ area of Aradippou. The incident occurred while the vehicle was parked in the area as part of measures for foot-and-mouth disease. The perpetrator entered the vehicle and fled, driving it away. An officer who was responsible for the vehicle followed him in another vehicle and intercepted him at a dead end, recovering the patrol car. The officer claims that the perpetrator took advantage of his temporary absence from the vehicle to steal it. The officer who was in charge of the vehicle has been suspended pending an investigation into the circumstances of the theft and any possible disciplinary offenses.