Hellenic Police
Crime
Athens Suffers Anarchist Hits Every Other Day
In Exarchia, central Athens, Hellenic Police have registered 59 violent attacks by anarchist groups against them in the first four months of the year, or 15 hits per month.
The favorite target of anti-authoritarian groups is the PASOK offices on...
Crime
Robber Arrested Is Brother of Imprisoned Greek Terrorist
Hellenic Police on Wednesday arrested two men who robbed a money transfer truck in Athens. One of them was the brother of an imprisoned member of Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire terrorist group.
Police arrived on the spot at...
Animals
Horse Injured After Carriage Collides With Taxi in Athens
A horse was injured after its carriage collided with a taxi in central Athens on Sunday afternoon, Hellenic Police says.
The incident took place on Amalias Street, across Zappeion park, near the Greek Parliament. Bystanders told police that the collision...
Crime
Greek Police Arrest Two Violent Burglars, One Dead During Chase
Greek police on Monday arrested two burglars, while a third one plunged to his death during the chase, after they tied an elderly couple up in their home in Palaio Faliro
According to the police, four men of Georgian origin...
Greece
Greek Police Evacuate Occupied Buildings
Hellenic Police on Monday morning evacuated two Athens buildings that were occupied by anarchists; the operations were legitimate, said deputy citizen protection minister.
Greek police entered the Drakopouleio blood donation center in central Athens, where they found 127 Syrian refugees,...
Greece
Protesting Farmers Clash with Police in Athens (video)
Protesting farmers from Crete on Wednesday clashed with riot police outside the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, with the latter resorting to extensive use of tear gas.
A group of Cretan farmers arrived at the ministry building in central...
Crime
Greek Police Suspect Serial Killer After Fatal Shooting of Taxi Driver
The killing of a 52-year-old cab driver in the early hours of Tuesday in northern Athens has led Hellenic Police to suspect that it might be the act of a serial killer who targets taxi drivers.
On Wednesday, Greek police...
Greece
Greek Police to Put 'Sheriffs' in Small Towns, Rural Communities
The Citizen Protection Ministry is proposing the establishment of "local policeman" in small towns and rural areas where there are no nearby police stations, according to an Eleftheros Typos report.
The local policeman (like the U.S. sheriff) is to enhance...
Greece
Most of Greece's Public Service Vehicles Belong in the Scrapyard
The economic crisis in Greece has forced public organizations to keep in use vehicles that should have been scrapped years ago, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report.
Most ambulances of the National Health System are hardly operational, drivers and paramedics...
Crime
Possible Involvement of Former Greek Police Chief in 'Gypsy Mafia'
Information on the possible involvement of a former police chief in the so-called "gypsy mafia" has been forwarded to the prosecutor's office by the Hellenic Police Internal Affairs Directorate.
The information comes in the form of recorded conversations in which...