Crime

According to reports by Greek authorities, on Monday police arrested 10 people in connection with the vandalism of tollbooths on the Athens-Patra highway that occurred earlier during the day. Authorities reported that two cars carrying a total of 10 people...

Three gunmen broke into the Sklavenitis supermarket branch at Nea Halkidona at 467 Acharnon Street, northwest of the Athens center near the Athens-Lamia National Highway. Shots were fired and a security guard, aged 42, was injured when a bullet fired by the gunmen hit his leg...

Constantinos Barbarousis, the deputy of the neo-nazi political group Golden Dawn has been implicated in the violent beating of an off-duty police officer over a traffic violation, according to eyewitness reports published by ekathimerini.com. The incident took place on Friday...

According to the CNA, the Cyprus police have arrested two Israelis at the Paphos Airport in Cyprus for having in their possession what authorities are calling a fake or "replica" pistol. The police were aware of the travelers and their...

A 29-year-old convicted robber allegedly jumped to his death when he leapt out of the window at an Athens police station when he was told he could face additional charges for other crimes, the Greek authorities have reported. Pellumb Marnikolaj,...

On Monday a 68-year-old man, Constantinos Loizidis, and his 44-year-old daughter, Eleni, were found dead after initially being reported missing while on a family holiday along with Loizidis' wife on July 15. According to police sources, the suspicious circumstances in...

  A 42-year-old Italian national was arrested on the island of Mykonos accused of having counterfeit banknotes. According to police, during a police operation on Thursday evening police officers found in the Italian national's possession 15 counterfeit 20-euro banknotes which had...

On August 3, a violent crime of passion took place in the town of Koropi, near Athens. The victim was a 35-year-old woman, mother to two underage boys. The perpetrator was a 26-year-old woman, the girlfriend of the victim’s...

Greek Data Protection Authority approved on Wednesday the opening of about 2,500 personal files of dissidents or ordinary civilians kept by Greek authorities after the civil war and until 1974, unless they concern national security or particularly serious crimes. In...

Businesses leasing beach space and providing customers services such as lounge chairs and umbrellas, have over-stepped a few laws while trying to beat out competition and get as many customers as possible. The law in Greece stipulates that businesses need...